Shea usually stayed out and would only return home on certain occasions.Elliot was happy to see his sister that day, but his father seemed to be in a bad mood. After having a few glasses to drink, his father suddenly started beating Shea.All the joy and fantasies were shattered at that very moment.The servants in the house ran off and Shea was wailing from being beaten; his mother was pulling his father back in an attempt to stop him, but his father shoved her aside forcefully. In the end, his elder brother helped his mother back into her room while his father dragged Shea outside.The moonlight shone through the night, but all Elliot saw was darkness. He wanted to end the misery and the source of it was his father. If he killed his father, his family would not suffer any longer.That night, he put an end to his father's life with his own hands."Avery, it's not what you think... Shea is my closest family, how could I..." Elliot tried to explain.Just then, the door to Avery'
Avery woke up from the nightmare.It was dawn outside the window, and she sat up to switch on the lights.The room brightened instantly and the fear within her slowly faded as she looked around her familiar surroundings.She picked up her phone to check the time; it was half-past six in the morning.Her body felt like it was both freezing and burning at the same time, and when she raised her hand to touch her chin, she came into contact with a thick layer of sweat.Her heart was still throbbing from the dream and she knew that her phone conversation with Elliot triggered the nightmare. She had somehow filled in the blanks of what Elliot had not managed to finish.It was not a random dream; Charlie had indeed said something similar to her in the past. The only difference was that he had not gone into the details at the time because he had only heard rumors.In her dream, not only was Elliot a murderer, he was going after her life as well.Avery felt as though there was a stone p
"I told you to keep an eye out for any movements made by Wonder Technologies. What's going on over there right now?" Avery asked."Wanda has hidden away from the public, saying that she has fallen sick. Right now, another stakeholder of the company manages all operations of Wonder Technologies," Shaun said, "While you were recovering from childbirth, Wonder Technologies kept making huge moves. They first bought out an online shopping platform that was about to announce bankruptcy, before establishing an alliance with dozens of enterprises... They are switching markets because they know that they couldn't beat us in drones, so now they are trying to develop towards the electronics field."Avery remained thoughtful for a moment. "Has Wanda been kicked out of the game?"Shaun shook his head. "No. The company might be switching to a different field, but the management style still belongs to Wanda. I heard from a friend that their goal is to list."Avery lowered her gaze and started thi
The gentle voice of a man came through the phone. "Avery."Avery immediately recognized the voice."Adrian!" She had not expected Adrian to call her. "Is this your number, or are you calling me with your family member's phone?""My elder brother bought me a phone," Adrian said, "He bought it for me because I said that I wanted to call you."Avery chuckled. "Have you been discharged? How are you feeling?""I-" Before Adrian could finish, a rough voice of a middle-aged man interrupted him."It's late, Adrian, why aren't you sleeping? Who are you talking to? The doctor said you need rest." It was Adrian's father. "Give me your phone. I will give it back tomorrow."Shortly after, the call ended.Avery scowled at her phone after they hung up.Although Adrian was ill, it had been days since his surgery and he was not a child anymore; she was surprised that his father would not give him the freedom to make a phone call.Adrian's father made it appear as though he was doing it for Ad
She lowered her gaze thoughtfully, before hurrying off to the bathroom to wash up.Tammy had mentioned to her before that she was going to attend Jun's wedding, but now that she couldn't get in touch with Tammy, Avery was slightly concerned.Had Tammy changed her mind last minute and decided not to go, or has she been provoked to do something stupid?Shortly after, Avery got dressed and hurried out of her room with her purse.When Mrs. Cooper saw her running out, she asked, "Avery, what's wrong? It's still early. Do you want to have your breakfast before heading out? I thought the wedding wasn't until noon?"Avery went towards the door and changed her shoes. "I'll pass on breakfast. I need to go find Tammy."The bodyguard drove her to Tammy's house and she pushed the door open as soon as the car stopped.Tammy's mother was watering the plants in the yard and when she spotted Avery, she immediately said, "Avery, Tammy headed out early today. Didn't she tell you?"Avery froze. "S
At ten in the morning, most of the guests had arrived. All the guests gathered in small groups and chatted with wine in their hands at different corners of the hall.Avery accompanied Tammy and sat down by the table. She could sense watchful eyes directed at them. Naturally, the others were not looking at her, but at Tammy.A lot of people were surprised to see Tammy attend Jun's wedding as his ex-wife; everyone was curious as to whether something interesting would happen when the bride and groom showed up."Mike is here." Tammy nibbled at the pistachio and glanced at the entrance from the corner of her eyes, informing Avery of each guest they knew when they arrived.Avery looked over at the entrance and saw Mike coming in with Chad."To be honest, I am really jealous of them right now," Tammy confessed casually, "What is the conflict between Jun and I when compared to the adversities those two have to go through?""If it makes you feel any better, you're right. During new years,
Elliot noticed and mirrored her motions. Half an hour later, he placed all the unshelled pistachios into a bowl and pushed it towards Avery.Avery took one glance and said, "I don't want it.""Then I won't continue."Avery passed the bowl to Tammy and Tammy's expression instantly transformed into a face that looked worse than crying. "Your man gave that to you, so I'm not going to be the third wheel here! Besides, it's bad to eat too many nuts!"Avery immediately took the bowl back."I'm fine with ruining my health, give it to me!" Mike snatched the bowl from Avery and said cheerfully to Elliot, "I guess a successful man is just good at everything. You are definitely going to win if there's a competition for deshelling nuts."Avery noticed that Elliot's expression had darkened from the corner of her eyes. She took a deep breath and took the bowl back from Mike.Ben was trying his best to hold his laughter in.Chad kicked at Mike."Why are you kicking at me? Elliot knows to des
She felt dazed.They were sitting right next to one another, was it necessary to chat through messages?After sending Avery the message, Elliot opened the chat group while waiting for her to reply.'Tammy is so fierce! What kind of script is that? If this is a TV show, I am definitely going to call whoever directed it a mad man; but why do those words sound so romantic coming out of Tammy's mouth?' Ben typed.'Jun knows Tammy best, after all! Does this mean we need to make a transaction to Jun now?' Chad typed.'Jun has earned a fortune this time!' Ben replied.'Mike is asking me to add him into this group. Should I?' Chad asked.'You must want it for you to even ask. Go ahead and tell him to send money to Jun as well!''System notification: Mike has entered the chat.'Mike sent an animated picture of himself after entering the chat group and no one could dream of being as coquettish as he was.Elliot, Ben, and Chad all made transactions to the group. Mike had not expected to