Avery and Elliot had agreed that even if Henry were to expose everything to the media, they would still proceed with the wedding.

Elliot's current mental state broke Avery's heart. She wanted to proceed with the wedding, but she did not want to force him into it.

Most of the guests were his friends, but it was still difficult to tell if he would be treated like a monkey in a circus after the expose.

Avery's tears dropped onto Elliot's trousers.

He watched her sad expression and said hoarsely, "Don't cry."

Avery's reason returned upon hearing his voice.

"I won't cry. There's nothing to cry about," she said, then put the bowl of water away and picked out a new suit from the closet.

"Now that everything's out in the open, there's no reason for us to be worried about it." She placed the suit on the bed and began to unbutton Elliot's shirt.

His shirt was not dirty, but it was wrinkled.

She did not want to see him wearing wrinkled clothes.

For years, Elliot had always been a dash