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.

 

of alcohol emanating

 

She had drunk wine.

 

suddenly looked up as he no longer tried to hide

 

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

 

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

 

You’re hurting me!” she cried as her eyes welled up with tears. The more

 

as if he was deliberately trying

 

Elliot snapped. Seeing her face twist in agony further angered

 

time? I don’t know

 

the first question, streams of hot

 

Elliot! I didn’t!” she said

 

his throat. The next second, he yanked her

 

drunk, but

 

his nose landed on

 

skin carried a warm,

 

It was odd.

 

could not smell alcohol on

 

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

 

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

 

thing that he stopped

 

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

 

have any feeling in them yet. She

 

brave enough to do this was because she was

 

seem to realize that

 

his head from her neck, his

 

to take it off, or should I?” Elliot said in a

 

in

 

like another man’s

 

Hold on…

 

to take her

 

Right now?

 

her

 

chance to get away and tightened his arms around

 

up and violently tore the back of

 

“Ah!”

 

the protection of her dress, Avery felt a sudden chill on her

 

body boiled as she

 

stared coldly at her

 

place,

 

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

 

was the one who had arranged

 

dress had also been Shaun’s

 

get her drunk, and they would not let

 

ended up turning them down and

 

was pregnant, so she

 

she would

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