No one would have dared touch his phone without his permission. The only other explanation would be that he had been forced into handing over his phone.

"Avery, the only reason Elliot had insisted on you returning to Aryadelle was that he did not want you affecting our lives. He was not concerned for your safety. After you had left, he promised me he would stay in with me and our child. He told me that he would never leave us. Please don't disrupt our lives from now on. If it's alimony you want, you can get it from me. I can pay you however much you want, so don't bother Elliot anymore! He doesn't even want to speak to you." Ruby began to sound increasingly impatient.

"Hand him the phone! If he tells me that himself, I promise that I will never bother the two of you ever again!" snapped Avery.

"I'm sorry, but he won't be able to speak to you. I made him promise me that he would never talk to you again! I'm pregnant now and get emotional easily, so he has been spoiling me rotten, not