chapter 968

The doorbell to Avery's room rang a while later.

Avery heard it, but she did not feel like opening the door nor did she want to know who was on the other side.

She felt hollow. It was as if she was floating on the surface of a body of water but could not drown no matter how much she wanted to.

She wondered for a moment why she felt this hopeless. She wondered if she still harbored delusions about Elliot.

Despite all the times he had lied to her, she had never really learned her lesson.

Otherwise, she could have immediately left after he revealed his plan.

The doorbell continued to ring and it gave Avery a splitting headache.

She had a feeling that whoever was ringing the doorbell would not cease until she opened the door.

She held onto the edge of the bed for support, got to her feet, then dragged herself toward the door.

When she opened the door, a tall, familiar silhouette appeared before her.

Elliot, she took a step

it wrong!" Elliot's heart ached at the sight of Avery's red, swollen eyes. "I wasn't in the room this entire time. Someone called me out for drinks

then shut the door behind

on him. She examined him

clean and had practically no wrinkles on them, but his brows were furrowed, and

I found out

turned around

was hard for her to tell if he was telling the truth or

not close at all. We've never had any private interactions before. If I was in the room at the time, I definitely wouldn't have opened the door for her." Elliot

saw her walk into your

I didn't ask for the service. I'm guessing the housekeeping manager arranged for it. The cleaner knows Mr. Goldstein's niece and let her into the room. I'll take you over to check

felt as if she had

she had lost control earlier as his

understood

chains around her heart, then threw her arms around Elliot, and buried her face in his broad, muscular

followed her

the air now. " Elliot held her tightly in his arms and rested his chin on the top of her head. "Give me some credit next time, won't you? I didn't exhaust my efforts to get you over

" Avery took a whiff of his familiar scent, then

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