Elliot reached his arm out through the car window.Clipped between his slender fingers was a pack of tissue. Avery was stunned. She was about to decline but ended up uncharacteristically accepting it."Thanks."The warmth of his palm still lingered on the tissues.Elliot quickly averted his gaze from her face and rolled up the window as the car sped off.It was ten in the morning at Tate Industries, and all of its employees were working away at their respective stations.It had been a month since the company had paid wages. However, Tate Industries was an old player in the industry. Even if all kinds of negative news were circulating on the internet, its employees refused to give up until the very last moment.If she had not known about the company's many debts, Avery could not imagine that the calm atmosphere in front of her was an illusion.She entered the meeting room with the company's vice president, Shaun Locklyn.The lawyer went straight to the point when he saw Avery

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.Th

In the bathroom of the master bedroom, the nurse was carefully drying the water droplets off of Elliot's body with a dry towel.His legs were still weak and he was only able to stand up if someone was holding on to him, so he needed the help of the nurse.This nurse had been taking care of him ever since he met with the accident.He was a middle aged man who was meticulous and careful with his work."You have a bruise on your thigh, Mr. Foster," said the nurse as he put on Elliot's bathrobe and helped him out of the bathroom. "I'll go get some ointment for you."Elliot sat on the edge of the bed and opened up the bathrobe to look at the bruise when the nurse walked out of the room.It was not like he had no feeling in his legs, but when Avery had pinched him, he held back and pretended like he had felt nothing.For some reason, he kept recalling Avery's crying face.Also, the unique fragrance of her body continued to linger in his mind.Elliot had never felt this way about a w

In Avery's eyes, Elliot's face had turned into that of a demon baring its sharp fangs at her."Why?" she asked bitterly. "Even if you didn't want kids, there's no need for you to say such cruel words!"Elliot's deep eyes were cold as he said, "What if you decided to take the chance if I didn't make myself clear?"Avery took a deep breath and shifted her gaze from him.She was terrified. It felt like she was about to fall into a bottomless pit.Her reaction piqued Elliot's curiosity.His lips curled up as he mocked, "You're not really thinking of having my kid, are you?"Avery glared at him."I suggest you take my warning seriously. You know the kind of person I am. My actions will be much more severe than my words. Don't test me if you want to live," Elliot said, then turned to look out the window.Avery clenched her fists and huffed, "Don't worry, I will never give you children. You know how much I despise you. The most urgent matter right now is to quickly get a divorce!"T

It clearly stated “calcium tablets" on the bag as calcium supplements for pregnant women were the same type that the elderly and those that lack calcium take."Do you have to tell other people exactly what kind of medication you take?" Avery asked.Her cheeks were flushed, but her tone was relatively stable.She hurried off after she said that.She kept the bag of pills in a drawer, then washed up in the bathroom.Things could not go on like this. Everything would be exposed if she did not leave soon.All of her checkup reports were in the room. Elliot would find out about everything if he decided to check her room.Of course, reason told her that Elliot might be a little extreme, but he was not actually crazy. He probably would not go as far as to check her room.Besides, if he did not mention divorce, she had no way of divorcing him.Her stepmother accepted the exorbitant benefits from the Foster family after all.Avery sat on the edge of the bed with her mind in such a fre

"Who told you there was someone Elliot liked? Where did you get the information? Do you know what her name is?"Chelsea was beginning to feel uneasy despite being adamant that Elliot had no other woman besides her.Avery shook her head and said, "What I said was just my opinion… I don't know Elliot as well as you do."Avery changed her stance after calming down a little.She realized that things were not as simple as they seemed, and she did not want to be dragged in.She just wanted to give birth to her babies and live an average life."You scared me! I thought you saw him with a woman!"Chelsea relaxed after hearing Avery's explanation."Elliot isn't the kind of man you think he is. He hates women and kids.""Do you know why he doesn't like kids?" Avery asked casually."To be honest, I have no idea. I don't want to know either. If he doesn't like them, I just won't have them," Chelsea said, then furrowed her brows and mumbled to herself, "He's actually pretty nice to me."

The car sped past Avery, leaving a trail of dust.She lifted her head and saw the blurry tail lights of the Rolls-Royce in the darkness.Was that Elliot's car?She wiped the tears off her face, calmed herself down, and walked toward the house.She saw the car parked in the courtyard when she arrived.She waited outside in hopes of going in after Elliot had gone to his room.Her eyes stung. She looked up at the stars shining brightly in the night sky.It was a beautiful spring night.Before she knew it, she had been standing outside for an hour.The driver had already moved the car into the garage.The lights in the living room were still on, but there was nobody in sight.Avery felt normal, so she walked slowly into the house.On the veranda on the second floor, Elliot, dressed in a grey robe, was sitting in his wheelchair. The last dregs of wine sat at the bottom of his wine glass. He had watched Avery the entire hour that she had stood outside in the cold. He could

"Sit."Elliot glanced coldly at Avery. "Okay," she said. She took the couch opposite him. There was a laptop sitting on the coffee table.The screen was facing her and on it was surveillance footage. There was a bed in the footage, and on it was her and Elliot.Avery's blood boiled at the sight on the screen.She shot to her feet, pointed at the laptop, and yelled, "Are you a pervert?! Did you install a camera in the bedroom?"She was livid.She wanted to forget about the three months that she had shared a bed with him.He was in a vegetative state during those three months, so she had never even seen him as a man.Even those who looked sophisticated in public would have some inelegant behavior in the privacy of their bedrooms. It was the reason Avery could not accept that she had been under surveillance for three months!Nobody had told her there was a surveillance camera in the room when she stayed with him.The sight of Avery's trembling body actually calmed Elliot

It was Sunday, and Avery did not get out of bed until it was ten thirty in the morning.It was the first time she had slept in at Elliot's house.When she walked out of the room, the group of men in the living room shifted their gaze toward her.Avery was dressed in a loose nightgown with her disheveled hair falling to her shoulders, framing her clean, spotless face.She did not expect Elliot to have guests that day.Elliot and his guests stared sternly at her as if they did not expect her to suddenly appear.Something snapped in Avery's head.When she realized the awkward situation she was in, she instantly turned around and made her way back to her room.At that moment, Mrs. Cooper walked over and pulled her in the direction of the dining room."You must be hungry, Madam. You were sleeping soundly when I went to your room earlier, so I didn't wake you.""Those people… Who are they?" Avery stammered."They're friends of Master Elliot. They came to visit him. Don't worry. It

Avery felt like someone was strangling her.She felt suffocated as the world began to spin around her.How could Elliot be Mr. Z?!Mr. Z sent her eight hundred thousand dollars and wanted to invest in Tate Industries. How was it possible that Elliot would do that?However, if he was not Mr. Z, then what was he doing there?Her mind spun as she looked at the man before her. His wheelchair, dark shirt, and unusually fair skin told her that the man in front of her was no other than Elliot Foster. Avery let out a cold breath and subconsciously took a few steps back, but the door to the private room was closed."Leaving before saying hello?"Seeing her so nervous made Elliot press his lips into a thin line."What are you doing in a place like this?"Avery raised her hand to push a strand of hair behind her ear. She forced herself to stay calm as she said, "I… I'm here to have dinner with some friends.""This is a bar.""Oh…"Avery glanced around the private room. It was a larg