As the President of the Sterling Group, Elliot felt terrible. First, she broke his heart, then he did not get an immediate reply to his text despite him initiating the conversation.

He was in an utterly foul mood! He looked at her message with red eyes. He quickly typed on his phone, [I bet you're feeling really smug now, huh?]

Avery was speechless. 'What a heated message,' she mused.

Avery, however, took into consideration the fact that he had not slept the entire night. It was only norma