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

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

a man's husky voice

Are you awake?"

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

coming from

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

picking up the

had heard her mumbling to herself. He looked forward to her

the phone and saw the screen, her face

on call with Elliot for five

felt like tossing her phone

she stared at her phone dazedly. She flushed. She wanted

but she could not bring herself

awake?" He took the initiative

gasped and massaged her temples. "I'm sorry... I didn't say anything weird last night,

I?"

course," he

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before.

happy birthday," he said

that I would get a

"Huh?"

James was on his way back to

was about to

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