Avery glanced at him boldly too.

She, like him, dressed up exceptionally well too, for she wore the most expensive dress in her wardrobe. Her makeup was light and delicate while her hair was tied up naturally, completing her elegantly stylish look.

"Let's go in," he said.

"You go ahead! I'll wait out here." Avery was waiting for Tammy.

Elliot frowned. "Weren't you waiting for me?"

Avery rolled her eyes. "That's quite the wishful thinking you're indulging yourself in. Not to mention your shamelessness. I'm here to welcome my guests, and I'm waiting for all of them to arrive. But that doesn't include you even though you're on the guest list."

Elliot glanced at the guests in the banquet hall and said to her, "You should go on in and rest for a bit. I'll welcome the guests here."

"Tammy and Jun are the only ones who aren't here," she said. "Could you give Jun a call and ask them?"

Elliot took out his cell phone and dialed Jun's number, but the call went unanswered.

He dialed Tammy