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

in sweat when she woke up. She sighed

herself, "It's

then, a man's husky voice came from

Are you awake?"

and stared at her phone, thinking," What's

voice coming from

don't appear during the daytime." She

picking up the

to herself. He looked forward to

the phone and saw the screen, her face

on call with

felt like tossing her

she thought as she stared at her phone dazedly.

but she

awake?" He took the initiative

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

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course," he said,

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birthday," he

you wished that I would get a

"Huh?"

because James was on

was about

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