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.

finished her breakfast and returned to

bruise on her face was lighter than the day before, and it did not

light layer of makeup to cover up

stay cooped up in the

her multiple times throughout the week, and Trust Capital was sending

every other day.

emerged from the room after she

to the office, Madam? Let me get the driver," Mrs. Cooper

the driver.

was waiting at the front

Ben's

favor to ask."

it?" Avery asked sounding puzzled.

I'll come pick you up. We can

we meet."

"Okay," Avery responded hesitantly.

at the gates of the mansion

of black, he had the exact same car

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

and fastened her

in at the office," Ben grinned."

mean by 'we'? Who

managers at the office. Elliot's birthday is coming

sure what to buy. That's where

his birthday?"

your husband at all?" Ben

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