Chapter 21
It was a long and painful night.

When it was all over, Avery was so tired that she passed out.

The next morning, Elliot showed up at Sterling Group around ten in the morning as usual.

Once he entered his office, Ben walked in.

“I went to Twilight to see you last night, but I didn’t catch you. Did you and Avery Tate leave early?”

Elliot raised his brows and said, “That’s what you’re here to talk about?”

Ben smiled bitterly and placed the file in his hand on Elliot’s desk.

“This is the financial reports for Tate Industries from the past few years. I took some time to look into it. They’re in pretty deep trouble.”

Ben paused, then added, “Their finance director embezzled at least three hundred million dollars. I heard that he was Jack Tate’s brother-in-law.”

Elliot’s eyes twitched slightly.

If what Ben said was true, then developing the new product was not the only reason Tate Industries was facing bankruptcy.

the correct wife,” Ben sighed. “If Jack Tate hadn’t had an affair with Wanda Tate

“This proves that

do you plan on

icily, “Don’t you have work to do? Do you have that much free time on your

reminder, though. Shouldn’t you do something about that bruise on your neck? If I didn’t know better, I’d think you got scratched by a cat. It looks like you two

Elliot

hurried out of

had left, Chelsea knocked on Elliot’s

busy, Elliot? I have something outside of work to talk to you about,” she said as

busy

over to his desk and said, “I’ll just tell you now!

said, “Take a look at this. I’m

a seat on the chair across from him, and her eyes immediately fell

hard to

jealousy

with Avery Tate last night?” she exclaimed with a slight

“Shut up!”

furrowed brows

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