Chapter 278

She could feel his breath brushing against her cheeks, and it smelt like alcohol. She believed that he

was drunk, otherwise, he would not have wrapped his arms around her in front of all his employees.

"You shouldn't drink so much if you can't handle it." Avery tried to get up from his lap, but he tightened

his arms around her waist and refused to let go.

"Avery, let's drink." He picked up the bottle and poured alcohol into the glasses. "Were you drunk last

night because James was arrested?"

His arms loosened slightly, and she immediately got up from his lap. She turned to look in Wesley's

direction, but he was nowhere to be found.

"Elliot! Where is Wesley?" She stared at Elliot's flushed face and felt that he was getting more and

more sly. His subordinates must have taken Wesley away when Elliot was holding her.

"Given how drunk he got, of course, they escorted him to a place so he might rest," Elliot drawled and

handed her a glass. "Don't worry, I won't do anything bad to Mr. Brook."

Avery's phone rang. She unlocked the screen and saw one new message from

asking about Professor Hough's secret

He might find out about you, so be

relieved when she saw the message but tensed almost immediately again. She looked

and accepted the glass,

just now?" he

she realized that Elliot had been

felt her emotions roiling

what you said?" She sat down

be damned if you come looking for me

forgotten. He lifted an eyebrow and retorted with a

gathering, not for you."

then why bother with what I was doing outside? Careful

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I'm drunk, do you?"

miserable, I might as well

warm light, his eyes looked gentle and

said to Elliot's bodyguards,

that, she walked away

glass down and

of you doing clinging onto each other like that?" Tammy

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heated cheeks and said,

Elliot drunk? The way he was holding onto you was like how a hungry

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