Chapter 20
Avery felt like someone was strangling her.

She felt suffocated as the world began to spin around her.

How could Elliot be Mr. Z?!

Mr. Z sent her eight hundred thousand dollars and wanted to invest in Tate Industries. How was it possible that Elliot would do that?

However, if he was not Mr. Z, then what was he doing there?

Her mind spun as she looked at the man before her. His wheelchair, dark shirt, and unusually fair skin told her that the man in front of her was no other than Elliot Foster.

Avery let out a cold breath and subconsciously took a few steps back, but the door to the private room was closed.

“Leaving before saying hello?”

Seeing her so nervous made Elliot press his lips into a thin line.

“What are you doing in a place like this?”

Avery raised her hand to push a strand of hair behind her ear. She forced herself to stay calm as she said, “I… I’m here to have dinner with some friends.”

“This is a bar.”

“Oh…”

Avery glanced around the private room. It was a large room that was lavishly decorated, but she felt like she was in hell and could not settle down.

“I… I think I came to the wrong place. I’ll go look for them now.”

“Avery Tate,” Elliot hissed. His voice was as cold as ice. “Did you not take what I said this morning seriously?”

“I heard you,” Avery said, “but I have no reason to live my life by your words.”

She remembered what happened last time like it was yesterday.

She had not drunk that night, but he had insisted that she had dressed like a prostitute so that she might go out drinking with other men.

Avery’s reply made Elliot raise his thick brows.

He knew she was different from other women. She had her own opinions, and she did not back down in the face of power. Most importantly, no matter how sternly he warned her, she would never take his threats seriously.

Which also meant that she did not take him seriously at all.

Elliot picked up a glass of wine and took a sip.

Avery took a deep breath and asked, “What are you doing here? Didn’t you say you were going to the old mansion for dinner?”

wanted to ask what he was doing

he was Mr. Z, but she did

because she had no idea what his answer would

he was Mr. Z, how would they proceed to discuss

was not, how would she deal with

Elliot ordered as he glared at

Avery raised her brows.

he trying to

I don’t drink,” she replied. She could not read his eyes, nor could she read his heart. All she wanted to do

but noticed that it was locked

of opening that door no matter how much

going on, Elliot? Let me out!” she snapped

threatening tone. “Did you not hear me, or

sweat dripped down her back, and her ankles

could drink, then she would drink with him to

could not

not drink even if he strangled

door was locked, so there was

toward him and try to reason

morning,” Avery said as she stood next to him and lowered her gaze. “I had something to do today, but it wasn’t something on campus. I made an appointment

he?” Elliot asked as he raised his gaze and stared at her

don’t know

name, but

“Shaun came with me.”

“Where is he, then?”

“Stuck in traffic.”

a deep breath, looked straight at Elliot with her watery eyes, and said, “I’m not a child. Even if I am your wife,

Elliot picked up his glass and

could not help but be distracted by the sensual

drunk, drinking like

home

thought, Elliot’s big

the pain, he had already yanked her over and thrown her

couch was soft, but

did he

that he could throw around as

not allowed to have her

and got up from

to reason with her, then

up, from the corner of her eye, she saw a tall figure looming over her and

Elliot was standing up!

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