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 woke up. She sighed a breath of relief

"It's

husky voice came

Are you awake?"

phone, thinking," What's going on? Is my

voice coming

the daytime." She took a deep

picking up the

had heard her mumbling to herself. He looked forward to

screen, her face stiffened. The

been on call with Elliot for

like

she stared at her phone dazedly. She flushed. She

what had happened, but she

awake?" He took the

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

I?"

course," he said, "you

head started to hurt even more as she tried her best to remember what had happened the night sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on

before.

happy birthday," he said

wished that I would get a son

"Huh?"

She had been drinking because James was on his

was about to

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