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 relief at the

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

then, a man's husky voice

Are you awake?"

What's going on?

voice coming

daytime." She took a deep breath to

picking up the

her mumbling to herself. He looked forward

the screen, her

with Elliot for

instantly felt like tossing her phone

at her phone dazedly. She flushed. She wanted

what had happened, but she could not bring herself to

you awake?" He took the initiative and

gasped and massaged her temples. "I'm

I?"

course," he said,

happened the night sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt

before.

birthday," he said

wished that I would get a son

"Huh?"

been drinking because James was on his way back to the

was about to get

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