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.”
and said, “I‘m coming with you!”
strode over to them
to Avery?!”
happening right now either. When I called her this morning, she said she would be
weekend. Isn‘t she at home?” Elliot said
there’s more you’d like to know, we can talk
leave, then
one that organized Miss Tate’s party. He was also the one who set the
“Didn’t she go through the guest list
said, “Don’t follow me. Go and get yourself a new pair
“Yes, sir.”
should use your head and not your fists when faced with someone who’s obviously stronger than you are. You’re usually a rational person, so what happened tonight?” Elliot asked as he looked at Chad’s
and answered, “I‘m sure he didn‘t invite you
it. Even without your history, he still wouldn‘t have invited me,” Elliot
“Yes, Sir.”
the building and got
Sir?” asked
a
company and inquired about the last location of Avery‘ s phone before it had been
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