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.

faint smell of

She had drunk wine.

up as he no longer tried to hide the disgust in

gripped her slender wrist as he snarled, “Did you

She wanted to pull her hand back but could not move

cried as her eyes welled up with tears. The more

trying

Answer me!” Elliot snapped. Seeing

I don’t know what you’re

struggling. By the time she registered the first question, streams

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

his throat. The next second, he yanked her into his

that she had not drunk, but he clearly smelled

of his nose landed on

delicate skin carried a warm, milky

It was odd.

smell alcohol on

stayed completely still as she felt Elliot’s

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

that

pain was still there. The thought of being abused by him angered

not have any feeling in them yet.

do this was because she was prepared to deal with the

to realize

he lifted his head from her neck, his dark eyes

off, or should I?”

froze in stunned

like

Hold on…

her to take her clothes

Right now?

pushed her hands against his chest and tried

a chance to get away and

up and violently tore the

“Ah!”

her dress, Avery felt a sudden chill on her

in her body boiled as

and stared coldly at

your place, Mrs.

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

one who had arranged the

also been Shaun’s

that the two bank managers tried to get her drunk, and they

turning them down and

was pregnant, so she

was no way that she would be out

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