Avery walked up to Nick and said firmly, "I will at least ask him to give me an explanation before I leave."

"I'm too lazy to care about your business!" said Nick. He had had enough of her stubbornness.

"I know your bark is worse than your bite. So is Elliot's," said Avery. She felt a glimmer of light in her heart.

Although she was kidnapped and humiliated, she was happy that she had known Elliot's thoughts.

'If Elliot had had no feelings for me, he wouldn't have come to seek help from Nick,' Avery thought.

"That's mushy! Don't you feel shy?" Nick blushed and strode out of the living room.

Somewhere in the city, Nick's bodyguard left Avery after they had arrived at the hotel safely.

When she walked to the lift, her bodyguard walked to her and patted her shoulder, "Avery! You're finally back! Jed called me and said that you were kidnapped, and I was super anxious!"

Avery's bodyguard was new to Ylore. He did not have a lot of friends here, hence he could not get any information a