It was a long and painful night.When it was all over, Avery was so tired that she passed out.The next morning, Elliot showed up at Sterling Group around ten in the morning as usual.Once he entered his office, Ben walked in."I went to Twilight to see you last night, but I didn't catch you. Did you and Avery Tate leave early?"Elliot raised his brows and said, "That's what you're here to talk about?"Ben smiled bitterly and placed the file in his hand on Elliot's desk."This is the financial reports for Tate Industries from the past few years. I took some time to look into it. They're in pretty deep trouble."Ben paused, then added, "Their finance director embezzled at least three hundred million dollars. I heard that he was Jack Tate's brother-in-law."Elliot's eyes twitched slightly.If what Ben said was true, then developing the new product was not the only reason Tate Industries was facing bankruptcy."This is the lesson. All of us should be careful about picking the c

Chelsea decided to add fuel to the fire when she saw Elliot's savage fury."Before she married you, Avery Tate was dating your nephew, Cole. It's not a big deal since everyone has a past, but she slept with your nephew after she married you! She's made a fool out of you. I bet they did this thinking you were going to die back then!"Elliot's fists were clenched and his face was stone-cold.His expression was a face of seething anger. His cold eyes glared furiously at the maternal health file on his desk."I suspect they did this to get your inheritance. When the doctor issued a notice of critical illness, all of us thought you didn't have long to live. If she got pregnant with your kid at the time, then your estate would fall right into her hands. They planned everything to the tee! When you unexpectedly regained consciousness, it ruined their plans.""Get out!" Elliot roared.Whether or not what Chelsea said was true, the thought of this scandal being exposed to the public made

Elliot unceremoniously slapped Avery's hand away and hissed coldly, "Letting you live is already showing you mercy. Shut your mouth and stop p*ssing me off!"Avery looked at his heartless expression and swallowed all of her pain.There was nothing she could say or do to make him change his mind.She pressed herself into the seat and gazed miserably out the window.When the car came to a halt in front of the hospital, Avery was forcefully yanked out of the car and dragged to the gynecology clinic.Elliot stayed in a car and lit a cigarette.Avery's teary eyes and the hateful expression she shot at him kept replaying in his head.He refused to go easy on her!Everyone who betrayed him had to pay for the consequences.The large doors to the operating room slowly shut after Avery was pushed into surgery.The doors reopened about half an hour later.The doctor walked out and informed the bodyguard, "The surgery is complete, but we'll need to observe the patient for at least an ho

Elliot frowned.He would have almost believed Cole’s words if had not seen the form that Avery filled out with his own eyes."Avery said that the child is yours, then it's yours!" The bodyguard scolded. "How dare you do such a thing! It's not enough to repay even if you have nine lives!"Cole cried out, "Avery lied! Uncle, the reason I broke up with her was that she wouldn't let me touch her. I dumped her, and she hated me! She deliberately said that the child in her belly was mine! She wanted revenge on me! Uncle, you must believe me! No matter who the child in her belly belongs to, it can't be mine!"Elliot looked at the man lying on the ground with his face filled with fear. He suddenly lost all meaning and purposes to pursue this further.This was the man that Avery liked.This cowardly and spineless man could easily betray her when he encountered problems."Drag him out!" Elliot's voice had no emotion at all. "But don't kill him."How could he let Cole die so easily?He w

"There's a close friend that I used to know. She needs a nanny to take care of her grandchildren, and the pay is very high. I thought about it. A job is just a job anyway, so I went to try it out. Today is the third day of work, and everything is fine so far. I can earn a thousand and five hundred a month!""Your father is already gone, and he didn't leave you with any property. I can't drag you down," Laura added.Avery's tears fell uncontrollably once she heard it."A close friend of yours is quite rich, isn't she?" Her voice was a little hoarse, but now that she started crying, her voice became even hoarser."Being a nanny for a friend… it must be tough!""It's not tough! Now as long as I can make money, I'm satisfied. My pride isn't worth as much! Moreover, the rich will not necessarily stay rich their whole lives. Maybe I'm not as rich as my friend now, but maybe my daughter will make a lot of money in the future."Laura took a few tissues and wiped Avery's tears."Mom… you

Kill him?Avery frowned.Although she hated Elliot, she never thought of killing him.Even if the child in her belly was now gone, it was impossible for her to have this thought.Besides, could she really kill him?Seeing that Avery was hesitating, Cole said, "My uncle is on a business trip now. You go back and think about it. Avery, as long as you can kill Elliot, I can marry you right away. I will give you whatever you want. I have told my parents about us and they are very supportive."Cole's attitude was sincere and his eyes were earnest.When she was in love with him previously, she had always wanted to be recognized by his parents.However, he had been reluctant to disclose their relationship.Now, she no longer needed the approval of others."What if I fail?" Avery asked him. "If he finds out that I want to kill him, do you think he will keep me alive? Cole, you were a coward before, and now you're just the same. If you want to kill him, you do it yourself. If you can'

"It's not your baby being aborted, of course you're not impulsive!" The doctor, seeing that Avery was very emotional and that the matter was indeed somewhat serious, had to change his tone, "Miss Tate, I am so sorry. Just now, I used the wrong words. Please have a seat and drink some water first, I'll go and have a look." The doctor poured her a glass of water and then immediately went to his seniors. About half an hour later, the doctor was back. "Miss Tate, do you know Chelsea Tierney? She's the one who came to check your file." Getting the answer, Avery left the hospital. Never thought Chelsea regarded her as a pest and a thorn in the flesh! However, there was no way she was going to be beaten passively. She would definitely find a way to make Chelsea pay the price! Avery entered the president's office of Tate Industries. Her father had worked in the office before he died. The vice president had been waiting inside for a long time. "Avery, I want you to come he

"I don't know the password. My dad didn't tell me the password before he passed." Avery frowned and shook her head. She did not lie. It was true that Jack had not told her about the company before his death, let alone his last words related to the password. There were so many people in the room at that time. If Jack had said it, she could not have been the only one who knew. "Uncle Locklyn, why don't I go back and ask my mom?" Avery discussed with the vice president, "When I saw my dad for the last time, he left this world after saying a couple of words to me. My mom might know a bit more." The vice president did not doubt it. "Okay. Don't tell anyone about this. This is a top secret of our company. I'm only telling you because you're the heir appointed by President Tate." Avery glanced at the safe, and a very sober voice in her mind seemed to sound some alarm bells.They had to tell her about this secret because they could not find someone to open the safe. If they had

Laura placed her hand on Avery's shoulder and said, "You are his daughter, so he won't hurt you. I was with him when he first started his company. When we were married, I didn't ask for anything. I also invested a lot of money for his business. If he dares hurt you, I will never forgive him, even if I'm dead."…Monday.Avery took a cab to Sterling Group.That was the first time she went to Elliot's company.The Sterling Group building towered high and was majestic.She stepped out from the cab and headed towards the ground floor lobby."Miss, do you have an appointment?" asked the receptionist.Avery replied, "No. Please contact Chelsea Tierney for me. Say that Avery Tate wants to meet her. She will see me when she hears my name."The receptionist stared at Avery for a while. She noticed that she dressed well, so she called the PR Department for her.Soon, Chelsea came down.She came out from an elevator and walked towards Avery. She glanced at her with a fierce gaze."Did

On Friday afternoon, Avery received a call from Mrs. Cooper."Madam, Master Elliot will be back tonight. You should come back too!"Avery had been living at her mom's place ever since Elliot forced her to have an abortion."Alright. It's time that I end things between me and him." Avery hung up and went to Elliot's mansion.It was seven in the evening.Elliot's plane landed at the airport.He hopped into a black Rolls-Royce with the escort of his bodyguards.Once he was seated, he realized that Chelsea was in there."Elliot, how's my new hairstyle?" Chelsea wore a pink puffy dress. She tucked her hair behind her ear and seductively smiled at him.Chelsea wanted to surprise him in the car.Elliot quickly glanced at Chelsea and was no longer calm.He was tensed and his face was as cold as ice. Tension arose in the car.Chelsea noticed that. She felt anxious."What's wrong, Elliot? Don't you like my hairstyle? Or is it because this dress is ugly…?" Chelsea was nervous. Her vo