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.

was deadly silent, but the expected gunshot

slowly opened her eyes, now drenched

as he repeatedly pulled the trigger

in an instant, nearly

him, a hollow chill sweeping through

Hm?" Avery's thumb caressed her wet chin in a disturbingly intimate

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

see me differently, and eventually, Elvis would too. If I could become a 'double-agent,' perhaps I could extract information from them

squinted, seemingly satisfied with

into the small of Elsie's back and

you. The death of Lily, you played a significant part. It

Elsie's expression was unreadable.

word from the man was like a knife carving into her heart,

planned. I

on her slender waist, "Elvis' clothes do look good on you.

room, the sunset painted her pallid cheeks with a tragic

staggered to the full-length mirror and

thin. Her skin was marred by shameful bruises,

hadn't taken her, but he'd toyed with her, tormented

already felt

trigger pull had

tears defiantly spilled over, streaking

time was running

time, Avery's gun would

knock at the

away her tears,

"Ms. Archer!"

friendly bodyguard, his eyes filled with concern, "Are you alright?" "Come in,"

of ointment from his jacket and handed it to her, "We

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

ever thought of..." Tom's eyes reddened, his sentence

"I have, Tom."

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

There's got to

his eyes wide 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 for you. Together,

"You're too naive."

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

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

a nemesis perhaps not even Ms. Evadne and

air grew still as they sat in silence, as helpless as castaways stranded on

something that might

voice, "The other night, the Bright Group's heir, Warner, came looking for Avery. They

Elsie's brow furrowed.

a lot more at ease when he

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