"I'll send you a location. You can come when you're ready!" Cole said. "We'll talk about everything else when we meet."

Cole hung up after he finished speaking.

Avery's body froze and her heart was beating ridiculously fast.

She wondered if Elliot had been up to all that when he disappeared in the past couple of days, and the answer appeared in her mind immediately following that thought.

After all, no one could take Elliot's shares if he did not give the nod.

Her tears immediately blurred her vision.

She finally realized why everyone around Elliot hated her so much—they already knew about everything well in advance.

How could they control themselves not to yell at her if Elliot transferred the shares?

She felt as if she had done an unforgivable sin!

They must have felt that she forced Elliot into doing that, but the truth was that she had every intention of discussing it with him before. Unfortunately, she did not get the chance to do so.

The result was the same regardless o