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

She sighed

whispered to herself, "It's in the past, Avery... don't be

then, a man's husky voice came from her

Are you awake?"

gaped and stared at her phone, thinking," What's going on? Is

voice coming

ghosts don't appear during the daytime." She took a

up the

her mumbling to herself.

the screen, her face

with Elliot for

like tossing

she thought as she stared at her

she could not bring

you awake?" He took the initiative and broke the moment of

massaged her temples. "I'm

I?"

he said,

the night sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ

before.

happy birthday," he

that I would get a son

"Huh?"

been drinking because James was on his way back

was about to

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