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.

smell of alcohol emanating

She had drunk wine.

longer tried to hide the disgust

snarled, “Did you drink with

wanted to pull her hand back

her eyes welled up with tears. The more she

as if he was deliberately trying to hurt her and

me!” Elliot snapped. Seeing her face twist in

don’t know

time she registered the

didn’t drink, Elliot! I didn’t!” she said with eyes filled with

apple bobbed up and down his throat. The next second, he yanked her into

had not drunk,

nose landed on the crook

and delicate skin

It was odd.

smell alcohol on

Elliot’s nose on her skin, gently tickling

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

good thing that he

of her wrist, but the pain was still there. The thought of being abused by him angered

his legs had not fully recovered, and he might not have any feeling

do this was

not seem to

he lifted his head from her neck,

man’s alcohol. Are you going to take it off, or should I?” Elliot said in a hoarse voice that

froze in stunned

she smell like another man’s

Hold on…

wanted her to take her

Right now?

reality, she pushed her hands against his chest and tried

did not give her a chance to get away and tightened his arms

and violently tore the

“Ah!”

her dress, Avery

boiled as she

her on the couch and stared coldly

place, Mrs.

that Elliot had

who had arranged

dress had also been

managers tried to get her drunk, and they would not let her go even when she tried to come

them down and left

so

way that she would be out drinking with

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