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 alcohol emanating

She had drunk wine.

looked up as he no longer tried to hide the

as he snarled, “Did you drink with someone? Did you

about to break her wrist. She wanted to pull her hand back but

up with tears. The more she struggled, the harder his

was as if he was deliberately trying to hurt

had a good time. Answer me!” Elliot

time? I don’t

struggling. By the time she registered the first question, streams of hot tears ran

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

throat. The next second, he yanked her into his

drunk, but he

cold tip of his nose landed on the crook of her

delicate skin carried

It was odd.

not smell alcohol on

she felt Elliot’s nose on her skin, gently tickling

nervous that she forgot to breathe, and

was a good thing that he

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

and he might not have any feeling in

enough to do this was because she was prepared to deal with

Elliot did not seem to realize that

he lifted his head from her

or should I?” Elliot said in a hoarse voice that

froze in stunned

smell like

Hold on…

wanted her to take her clothes

Right now?

snapped back to reality, she pushed her

to get away and tightened his arms around

and violently tore the

“Ah!”

her dress, Avery felt

boiled as she scowled,

her on the couch and stared coldly at her exposed shoulders

place, Mrs.

dress that Elliot had

had arranged the meeting that

dress had also been

managers tried to get her drunk, and they would not let her go

turning them down and left the

was pregnant, so she could not

no way that she would

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