Avery did not think that Elliot would lie to her, but Ruby seemed too confident to be lying.

She needed to know the truth, and she needed to know it quickly.

In Aryadelle, Jun's head felt heavy. He had not slept a wink.

At eight the next morning, his parents came to visit him.

He did not need to speak to them to know that the nanny had informed his parents about what had taken place.

"Jun, what is your plan?"

Confused, he asked, "Why are you two acting so serious? It's not like this is the first time Tammy and I got into a fight..."

"Oh. So it was just a small argument, then?"

"Big or small, it's between me and her." Jun's expression darkened. "I need to go back to sleep, so just go home!"

"If you won't speak to us, then we are going to the Lynch's mansion right now to talk to Tammy," said Mrs. Hertz and got up.

"Mom! Don't do that!" Jun said hastily. "She said she needs some time to cool down. Don't go to her."

"What's there to cool down from? You two are just trying to