Chapter 223
Wesley noticed the fight as he left the hall
When he rushed over, he realized that things were not as simple as they seemed.
Mike was getting beaten up by two men, and one of those men was Avery’s ex-husband, Elliot Foster.
Wesley quickly yanked Mike to his side, then asked Elliot, “Why are you hitting Mike?”
Elliot had arrived three minutes ago.
When he saw Mike pinning Chad down and beating him up, the blood shot to his head, and he kicked Mike without another word.
Once he had leveled the playing field, the fight became a to-against-one brawl.
“He was hitting my assistant, Mr. Brook,” Elliot explained as he dusted himself down “Chad’s weak and can’t handle a fight.”
Wesley noticed Chad’s broken glasses, then shot a glare at Mike.
“Avery’s phone’s turned off. We don’t know if something’s happened to her,” he said. “I’m going to look for her now. You can either go back to the hall and entertain the guests, or you can come with me to search for her.”
suppressed his rage and said, “I‘m
them and blocked their
happened to
now either. When I called her this morning, she said she would be here by six. However, it’s almost seven and
Isn‘t she at home?” Elliot said as his eyes filled
We‘re going to search for her now, Mr. Foster. If there’s more you’d like to know, we can talk about it once we find her,” Wesley
two men leave, then walked over to
him and explained, “Sir, Mike was the one that organized Miss Tate’s party. He was also the
frowned, then asked, “Didn’t she go through the guest list herself?” “I heard she’s been busy with something,” Chad
him, then said, “Don’t follow me. Go and
“Yes, sir.”
faced with someone who’s obviously stronger than you are. You’re usually a rational person, so what happened tonight?” Elliot
answered, “I‘m sure he didn‘t invite you because of our previous
wouldn‘t have invited me,” Elliot said calmly. “Don’t be
“Yes, Sir.”
building and got
Sir?” asked the
make a phone call
and inquired about the last location
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