Chapter 75

At breakfast the next morning, Avery and Elliot sat at the dining table in silence.

She was having eggs and toast, while he was eating cereal.

"Thanks for getting my phone back last night," Avery said, shattering the silence between them.

"I’m sorry about my mother," Elliot said, finally expressing the apology that had been bothering him.

Avery's cheeks flushed as she said, "You weren't the one who hit me. Why are you apologizing?"

"She shouldn't have slapped your face," Elliot said in a stiff voice. "If anyone touched my face, I would-"

Before he could finish his sentence, Avery lifted her hand and gently caressed his cheek. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

His skin was surprisingly smooth and felt good against her fingers.

Elliot's eyes were smoldering as his Adam's apple rolled in his throat, while his hand trembled slightly

around his glass of milk. 2

"Okay, we're even," Avery said as she withdrew her hand and lowered her head to have a sip of her

tea.

Her heart was thumping wildly in her chest, and the skin on the fingers that touched his cheek felt like

they were on fire.

her breakfast and returned to her

face was lighter than the day before,

layer of makeup to cover up

could no longer stay

her multiple times throughout the week, and

every other day.

from the room after she got

the driver," Mrs. Cooper said then

the driver.

at the front door when

spare today, Miss Tate?" Ben's

favor to ask."

puzzled. "Are you sure I could help?"

assuredly. "Are you at home? I'll come pick you up. We can talk more

we meet."

"Okay," Avery responded hesitantly.

gates of the mansion half an hour

was white instead of black, he had

the office today, Mr. Schaffer?" Avery asked as she

and fastened

need to clock in at the office," Ben grinned." We need your

'we'?

at the office. Elliot's birthday is

buy. That's where

birthday?"

all?" Ben sighed as he felt

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