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.

room was deadly silent, but the expected gunshot

slowly opened her

voice mocking, as he repeatedly pulled the trigger at Elsie, "I'm just messing

an instant,

at him, a

Hm?" Avery's thumb

the chill in her heart, she knew this was her chance to explain, and

loyalty, they'd see me differently,

squinted, seemingly satisfied with her

moment, he slid the gun into the small of Elsie's back and pulled

It was your leak that made her act rashly,

Elsie's expression was unreadable.

carving into her heart, flaying her dignity and

planned. I

clothes do look good on you. Make sure you wear them at his

returned to her room, the sunset painted her pallid cheeks with a

to the full-length mirror

the mirror, her body was naked, trembling, and thin. Her skin was marred by shameful bruises, evidence of Avery's afternoon

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

she already

bullets, Avery's trigger pull had been a death

tilted her head back as tears defiantly spilled over, streaking

was

gun would surely

a knock at the

knock, so she quickly wiped away her tears, dressed, and went

"Ms. Archer!"

bodyguard, his eyes filled with concern, "Are you

ointment from his jacket and handed it to her, "We all use this. It works

was one of Avery's men; he knew what had happened that afternoon. "Thank you," Elsie's

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

"I have, Tom."

took a deep breath, her tears hanging on her lashes, "I've thought about it a lot, even dreamed of it. But I can't

got to

and earnest, "You could turn to Ms. Evadne and Mr. Thaddeus! Even with Avery's big business abroad, he's no match for the Abernathy Group and the Ashbourne family back home! I'll keep an eye on Avery

"You're too naive."

full extent of his dealings. You're just one of his bodyguards, not attached to his hip 24/7; you stand no chance of getting your hands on anything valuable. If he senses you're onto him, you won't just be risking your job, you'll be risking your life. My life isn't worth much, but I'd rather not drag any innocent people down with me. That's a fate worse

years, she had accompanied him on numerous trips abroad, yet

that he was a nemesis perhaps not even Ms. Evadne and Mr. Thaddeus could

still as they sat in silence, as helpless as castaways stranded on a storm-lashed deserted

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.

looking 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 soundproofing was so good, I couldn't hear a

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