Chapter 12

It was nine at night.

Dry leaves rustled on the ground in the fall wind.

Avery emerged from a cab and winced at the sudden chill.

She clutched her purse and quickly rushed toward the front door of the Foster mansion.

In the dark of night, she donned a strappy red dress which was sexy yet enchanting.

When she left the house that morning, she was wearing a t-shirt and casual pants.

The thought that she had deliberately dressed that way to entertain other men made Elliot clench his fists.

Avery only noticed Elliot sitting in the living room couch when she was changing her shoes in the foyer.

He was wearing a black shirt, which made him appear even more gloomy and cold.

The expression on his face was as indifferent as ever, so she did not look at him for long.

Once she had changed her shoes, she hesitated. She did not know whether she should greet him or not.

He did give her that pack of tissues that morning.

Avery walked uneasily into the living room and looked at Elliot.

The atmosphere was different that night. Mrs. Cooper would usually come out to greet her when she arrived home.

Was Mrs. Cooper out?

She took a deep breath as her heart thumped in her chest. She decided to avoid him.

“Come here,” Elliot said icily.

Since they were the only ones in the living room, she could not pretend like she did not hear him.

“What is it?” Avery said as she stopped and glanced at him.

“I said, come here,” Elliot said in a terrifyingly forceful voice.

Avery’s heart tightened, and she involuntarily walked over to him.

She did not dare disobey him even if he was in a wheelchair and did not pose as big of a threat to her.

She walked to his side, looked at his handsome but stern face, and took a deep breath.

“What is it? Is it time for us to get divorced?”

Elliot’s brows furrowed upon hearing her words.

of

She had drunk wine.

he no longer

he snarled, “Did you drink with

about to break her wrist. She wanted to pull her hand back but could not move

You’re hurting me!” she cried as her eyes welled up with tears. The more

deliberately trying

me!” Elliot snapped. Seeing her face twist in agony further angered

don’t know what

she registered the first question, streams

said with eyes filled with tears

adam’s apple bobbed up and down his throat. The next second,

she had not drunk, but he clearly

landed

skin carried

It was odd.

could not smell

felt Elliot’s nose on her skin, gently tickling

against his wide chest. She was so nervous that she forgot to breathe,

that he stopped treating her

her wrist, but the pain was still there.

fully recovered, and he might not have any feeling in them yet. She placed her hand on his trousers

this was because she was prepared to deal with the

Elliot did not seem to realize

his head from her neck,

or

froze in

she smell like another man’s

Hold on…

to take

Right now?

pushed her hands against his chest and tried

to get away and tightened his arms

Avery up and violently tore the

“Ah!”

of her dress, Avery felt a sudden

boiled as

stared coldly at her exposed shoulders

place,

held on to the high-end dress that Elliot had just ripped and held back

had arranged the meeting

also been

that the two bank managers tried to get her drunk, and they would not let her go even when she tried to come up with

turning them down and

pregnant, so she

was no way that she would be out

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