Chapter 820

Elsie's heart thundered like a drum in her chest, her insides twisted into a tight knot of anxiety. Despite this, her gaze remained as still as a deep forest lake, betraying no hint of the turmoil within.

Her ironclad composure was honed by Avery's rigorous training. Now she had to use it against him.

When Elsie remained silent, Avery's lips curled into a sinister smirk as he closed the distance between them step by step.

Suddenly, with lightning speed, Avery drew a gun from behind his back, pressing the cold, menacing barrel against Elsie's sweat-drenched forehead.

"Mr. Chambers!" Harvey, who had been standing nearby, paled, his heart pounding violently in his throat.

"Elsie, are you the rat? Answer me!" Avery's eyes were dark and threatening as

he demanded a response, each word laced with intensity.

Elsie met his bloodthirsty gaze without flinching.

Silence.

"Answer me!" Avery's hand, gripping the gun, was knotted with veins as he roared.

"It's me."

Elsie knew there was no turning back.

Avery wasn't seeking a confession with the gun to her head; he already knew she was the informant.

He was driven by his cruel and sadistic nature, wanting to witness the woman he raised, the woman he molded in Evadne's image, beg for mercy before him.

He despised her, relishing the pleasure tormenting her brought.

He was a complete psychopath, a despicable madman!

Elsie's trembling gaze hardened with resolve, confronting Avery's crimson eyes,

"Yes, it was me. I revealed Marilla's whereabouts to Lily. There's no use in explaining now. Do what you will."

She was done.

If she were to die now, at least it would be a release.

But it meant she would never again see those bright, joyous eyes.

Avery's already pale face turned ashen, the hand holding the gun trembled, his chest heaving rapidly.

He disengaged the safety, and Elsie's heartbeat ceased at that moment, she closed her eyes in despair.

Click-

The sound of the trigger being pulled.

silent, but the expected

contracted as she slowly opened

he repeatedly pulled the trigger at Elsie, "I'm just messing with you, look how scared you

in an instant, nearly collapsing on the

at him, a hollow

me, why did you leak the information? Hm?" Avery's thumb caressed her wet chin in a disturbingly intimate

knew this was her chance to explain, and she did

see me differently, and eventually, Elvis would too.

satisfied with her

into the small of Elsie's back and pulled

you. The death of Lily, you played a significant part. It was your leak that made her act rashly, fall into Gary's trap, and ultimately led to her demise. It plunged Jareth into immense grief, aging

Elsie's expression was unreadable.

into her heart, flaying her dignity

planned. I know you

her slender waist, "Elvis' clothes do look good on you. Make sure you wear them at

her room, the sunset painted

mirror and slowly shed her

and thin. Her skin was marred by shameful

he'd toyed with her, tormented her to extremes. Throughout, she'd

already

without bullets, Avery's trigger pull had been

head back as tears defiantly spilled over,

was running

gun would surely be

knock

quickly wiped away her tears, dressed,

"Ms. Archer!"

Tom, the friendly bodyguard, his eyes filled with

a tin of ointment from his jacket and handed it to her, "We all use this.

had happened that afternoon. "Thank you," Elsie's fingers trembled as she

hard on you. Haven't you ever thought of..." Tom's eyes reddened, his

"I have, Tom."

on her lashes, "I've thought about it a lot, even dreamed of it.

not? There's got to be

for the Abernathy Group and the

"You're too naive."

even I couldn't grasp the full extent of his dealings. You're just one of his bodyguards, not attached to his hip 24/7; you stand no chance of

trips abroad, yet she

was a nemesis perhaps not

as helpless

something that

suddenly remembered something and lowered his voice, "The other night, the Bright Group's heir, Warner, came looking for Avery. They had a lengthy private chat in

Elsie's brow furrowed.

like he was ready to chew someone out. After talking with Avery, he seemed a lot more at ease when he left. Although I was stationed outside the door with another bodyguard, the

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