Chapter 1005

"I'm not sure if I’m drunk." He rubbed his aching temple with his slender fingers.

How he wished he was drunk! If he were drunk, he would not remember anything that happened

tonight the next day.

"It looks like you had one too many a glass, " said Avery. "Go lie down. I'll get Mrs. Scarlet to make you

a bowl of hangover soup. Drink it before going to sleep."

He agreed to her request and ended the call.

About half an hour later, Mrs. Scarlet came up with a bowl of sour plum soup.

Elliot was lying in bed, and he was still wearing the same clothes. His eyes were shut. Only one

bedside lamp was turned on in the room, and it was quite dim.

Mrs. Scarlet was not sure if he was asleep, so she stood by the door of the room.

Then she heard his deep voice, "Come in."

He opened his eyes and sat up.

Mrs. Scarlet served the sour plum soup. Inadvertently, she caught a glimpse of dark red blood on his

palm.

bleeding!"

of the soup. He

"Don't tell Avery anything."

head: "Okay. Next time

tonight." Elliot continued to drink the

know what he

me?"

"No matter what he said

of that mouth!”

he was

he set aside his soup. "He said that my

now. Was he telling me

Scarlet fell to the ground

must have come to ask you for money, didn't he?" Mrs.

didn’t tell me anything about this. After all, I’m just

looked at her with his eyes that resembled a dark pool. His dark eyes seemed

penetrate through

everything.

after a child. That child was taken to see

the same child that left. The child

Mrs. Scarlet as tears streamed down her face. "We servants who

but we didn't dare say anything. I’m not sure if this

arrangement."

a sigh of relief, but the pain he felt did not

her own

she might have done such a thing was because she was

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