Chapter 113

"Yes, sir," Chad responded.

Soon after, a cup of coffee was placed in front of Elliot.

As Chad exited the room, he bumped into Chelsea who was on her way over.

She was not wearing any makeup, and her face looked unusually haggard. 1

Chat approached her, intending to speak to her, but in the end, he said nothing. 3

Chelsea entered Elliot's office and shut the door behind her.

"I'm sorry, Elliot," she said in a hoarse voice as she stood in front of Elliot. "This was all due to my

brother's scheme. He knew that you were still recovering, so he made you go up that hill. It's an

especially steep hill. We don't usually go up there ourselves. He wanted you dead." 1

Elliot stared silently at her pale face, then said, "I know."

"I'm sorry. He won't apologize to you. He already left the country," Chelsea said through the lump in her

throat. "Please forgive my family, Elliot. My father's getting old, and I'm afraid he won't be able to

handle the backlash. If you have to punish someone, then punish me. I'll take it all without question."

Elliot continued to stare at her in silence.

if he was seeing her for

the most immaculate makeup and

all these years, Chelsea," he finally said in a soft voice

void of emotion. "Leave the company and never appear in front of me again.

I'll leave

face

It was over!

completely over

and tried to hold back her tears, but

escape her

look at Elliot, then turned and ran out

building, it was Ben's turn to

Elliot would not want to hear a word

next week, Elliot. If you don't want to have a party at a hotel,

something small at home,"

sip of his coffee, then said coldly, "Forget

and

prepared your birthday present, though. How is she

what she's giving you isn't something you can get

Ben said, throwing out

did not care, but the look in his eyes gave him

been working on it all day and all night just so she could

continued. "Don't you want to see it for

sweater with their

not like wearing sweaters because he found

of knitting a whole sweater was even more

his eyes, it was foolish of anyone to do

he would never call Avery

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