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.

smelled the faint smell of

She had drunk wine.

up as he no longer tried to

hand gripped her slender wrist as he snarled, “Did you drink with someone? Did you have a

break her wrist. She wanted to pull her hand back

she cried as her eyes welled up with

as if he was deliberately trying to hurt her and make

had a good time. Answer me!” Elliot snapped.

good time? I don’t know what

time she registered the first question, streams of hot tears ran down her

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

and down his throat. The

not drunk, but he

his nose landed on

soft and delicate skin carried a warm,

It was odd.

not smell

still as she felt Elliot’s nose

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

that he stopped

her wrist, but the pain was still there. The thought

had not fully recovered, and he might not have any feeling in them yet. She placed

brave enough to do this was because she

Elliot did not seem to realize that

head from her neck, his dark

it off, or should I?” Elliot

in stunned

smell like another man’s

Hold on…

wanted her to take her

Right now?

reality, she pushed her hands against his chest and tried

a chance to get

violently tore the

“Ah!”

Avery felt a

in her body boiled as she scowled, “Elliot Foster! You

tossed her on the couch and stared

your place,

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

the one who had arranged the meeting

dress had also been

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

ended up turning them down and left the

was pregnant, so

no way that she would be out drinking with other

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