Chapter 273

Avery heard his question. She slightly sobered her up.

Did he think that she would spill the truth simply because she had a bit too much to drink?

He had underestimated her.

She had drunk a little too much, but it was only beer and not wine. Beer would not completely make her

lose her mind.

She decided to ignore him and go to sleep.

Elliot listened to her breathing and stared at the screen of his phone, reluctant to hang up. She would

have never called unless she was drunk.

Avery jolted awake at eight in the morning. It was a nightmare that had woken her. A nightmare about

the time when her father had just passed away.

With his death and the company declaring bankruptcy, Avery and her mother had wandered the streets

like homeless strays. She had been thirsty and dying for water, but they had not a penny to their name,

so they could not buy water. 2

up. She sighed a breath of

and whispered to herself, "It's in the past, Avery...

husky voice came from her

Are you awake?"

What's going on? Is my phone possessed?

coming from

during the daytime." She took a deep breath to prepare

up

her mumbling to herself.

Avery unlocked the phone and saw the screen, her face stiffened. The screen showed that

on call with Elliot for five

like tossing

as she stared at her phone dazedly. She flushed.

happened, but she could not bring

awake?" He took the initiative and broke

her temples. "I'm sorry... I didn't say anything

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"Huh?"

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