Chapter 20

Avery felt like someone was strangling her.

She felt suffocated as the world began to spin around her.

How could Elliot be Mr. Z?!

Mr. Z sent her eight hundred thousand dollars and wanted to invest in Tate Industries. How was it possible that Elliot would do that?

However, if he was not Mr. Z, then what was he doing there?

Her mind spun as she looked at the man before her. His wheelchair, dark shirt, and unusually fair skin told her that the man in front of her was no other than Elliot Foster.

Avery let out a cold breath and subconsciously took a few steps back, but the door to the private room was closed.

“Leaving before saying hello?”

Seeing her so nervous made Elliot press his lips into a thin line.

“What are you doing in a place like this?”

Avery raised her hand to push a strand of hair behind her ear. She forced herself to stay calm as she said, “I… I’m here to have dinner with some friends.”

“This is a bar.”

“Oh…”

Avery glanced around the private room. It was a large room that was lavishly decorated, but she felt like she was in hell and could not settle down.

“I… I think I came to the wrong place. I’ll go look for them now.”

“Avery Tate,” Elliot hissed. His voice was as cold as ice. “Did you not take what I said this morning seriously?”

“I heard you,” Avery said, “but I have no reason to live my life by your words.”

She remembered what happened last time like it was yesterday.

She had not drunk that night, but he had insisted that she had dressed like a prostitute so that she might go out drinking with other men.

Avery’s reply made Elliot raise his thick brows.

He knew she was different from other women. She had her own opinions, and she did not back down in the face of power. Most importantly, no matter how sternly he warned her, she would never take his threats seriously.

Which also meant that she did not take him seriously at all.

Elliot picked up a glass of wine and took a sip.

asked, “What are you doing here? Didn’t you

doing in the room that

to ask if he was Mr. Z, but

because she had no idea what his answer would

If he was Mr. Z, how

with the blatant

“Come and drink with me,” Elliot ordered

Avery raised her

was he trying to

drink,” she replied. She could not read his eyes, nor could she read his heart. All she wanted to do was leave that place. “Enjoy

the door but noticed that

opening that door no matter how

Elliot? Let me out!” she snapped as her cheeks

in a threatening

sweat dripped down her

would drink with

she could not drink right

not drink even if he strangled

door was locked, so there was no way

walk toward him and

had something to do today, but it wasn’t something on campus. I made an appointment to meet someone tonight. He

he?” Elliot asked as he raised his gaze and stared at her

don’t

his name, but

came

is

“Stuck in traffic.”

said, “I’m not a child. Even if I am your wife, I have my

up

She could not help but be distracted by the sensual movements of

get drunk, drinking like

get home if he

lost in thought,

By the time she noticed the pain, he had already yanked her

couch was soft, but

What did he think

that he could throw around as

not allowed to have

her teeth and got

with her, then there was no

preparing to stand up, from the corner of her eye, she saw a tall

was

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