Avery wondered if she would be his mistress if that woman was still alive.

If she was dead, then was she her replacement?

Either way, it made her heart ache and left a bad taste in her mouth.

While Avery was lost in thought, Elliot's thoughts also wandered.

"Tell me, what exactly do you like about Cole?" he asked as he pulled out his cigarette box. His face was the epitome of an enigma.

"I don't like him anymore," Avery said coldly.

If they had not talked things out earlier, she might have continued to use Cole to anger him.

It was childish, but Elliot was always losing his temper over the smallest things.

If she did not retaliate, she would lose her mind.

"Is it because you realized he was nothing but a penniless loser?" Elliot asked as he held the unlit cigarette between his fingers.

"Is money all you think about?" Avery retorted. "Back when Cole was pursuing me, he would write me love letters every day. On the weekends, he would take me to art galleries and music recitals. We would have the

most wonderful conversations-" s "Sounds like a load of superficial bullsh*t to me! It's precisely because all he thinks about is getting into a woman's pants that his business is a mess," said Elliot, cutting her off. "What you consider wonderful was nothing but a joke!" 1

was fifteen, I liked guys who were cute. When I was sixteen, I liked guys with good grades. At seventeen, I was into basketball players. I liked talented guys when I was eighteen... I loved Cole. It's all

roared as he snapped his cigarette in half; his

pursed her lips and

did not return to her room but walked to the dining room because she was still

eat, Mrs. Cooper?" she asked.

nonchalant as if it were someone else and not her that had just gotten into a fight

Cooper immediately prepared dinner

table, pulled out her phone, and saw a series of text messages

be that into me either,

give him much spending money! How could he possibly have two

to get to the bottom of this! Also, why did you have

I'll tell you once I've found the

website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the

hand clenched

at the living room and noticed Elliot was

hear everything if she talked

the call and sent Tammy a text: [I can't talk right now. Let's talk on

his shower that night, Elliot paced back and forth in his room in a

weak legs were now

floating around in his

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