Chapter 36

“Madam Avery hasn’t come home yet,” said Mrs. Cooper. “I’ve been waiting in the living room the whole time and I haven’t seen her all night.”

Elliot’s eyes turned dark.

If she did not come home, where could she have gone?

Did she lie to him about coming home to write her thesis?

“I’ll give her a call right now,” Mrs. Cooper said as she rushed toward the living room.

Avery had been abducted the moment she had set foot out of Forrance Villa, and now, she was on the other side of the city.

She had been dragged into a car, blindfolded, and her wrists were bound.

The car drove on for about an hour before coming to a halt.

She was taken into a room and thrown into a chair.

When her blindfold was taken off, she heard the unfamiliar voice of a strange man.

“Apologies, Miss Tate. We’re just doing our jobs. We won’t hurt you as long as you cooperate with us.”

until her eyes

mask, so she could not see

as you don’t hurt me. However, I won’t do anything illegal even if

man chuckled lightly, then said, “I doubt a weak little lady like you would

untied Avery’s hands and connected her to

have to answer my questions truthfully. You won’t get past this test, otherwise. If you lie, you’re

stayed silent for a moment, then nodded

worry, I won’t

then began

“Avery Tate.”

code

“No.”

she answered, the man glanced at the machine’s

were within the normal parameters, proving that

were you at Forrance Villa tonight? Who invited

Avery remained silent.

lie to me?” snapped the man. “Don’t think too much about the questions,

by my answer,” Avery said nonchalantly. “Do you

Fosters?”

“Who?”

you know Elliot Foster?” Avery

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