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?”

to ask what he was doing

wanted to ask if he was Mr. Z,

no

would they proceed

he was not, how would she deal with the blatant lie she had told him

as he glared

Avery raised her brows.

was he trying to

eyes, nor could she read his heart. All

noticed that

no way of opening that door no matter how much strength she

on, Elliot? Let me out!” she snapped as her cheeks flushed with

Elliot said in a threatening tone. “Did you not hear me,

her back, and her

she could drink, then she would drink with him to his

could not drink

drink even

was locked, so there was

walk toward him and try to reason

gaze. “I had something to do today, but it wasn’t something

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

know his

don’t even know his name, but

“Shaun came with me.”

“Where is he, then?”

“Stuck in traffic.”

eyes, and said, “I’m not a child. Even if I am your wife, I have my own

she spoke, Elliot picked up his glass and took

not help but be distracted by the sensual movements of

drunk, drinking like

he get home if

she was lost in thought, Elliot’s big hand

he had already yanked

but Avery was

did he think she

that he could

allowed to have her own

teeth and got

her,

of her eye, she saw a tall figure

Elliot was standing up!

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