Perhaps it was because Elliot had not shown favor to many people in his life so far that when he showed the slightest feeling for someone, everyone assumed that he was in love with that person. The kind of love that Avery dreamed of was one of mutual respect and not one where one party held all the control and power in the relationship.When the car arrived at the Foster mansion, the bodyguard got out and walked right up to Elliot."Miss Tate told me in the car that the things she said last night were simply to test out the lie detector," explained the bodyguard, probably in fear of Elliot losing his temper.Avery was taking her time changing into her house slippers at the front door. She was alert, listening in to the conversation. "She even said that she never meant to anger you," added the bodyguard."Does she not have a mouth? Why are you speaking for her?" snapped Elliot.The bodyguard immediately dismissed himself, but not before throwing a threatening glare at Avery, as

Why was Elliot asking about art galleries and recitals?What led to his massive change in taste?"Pick something that a woman in her early twenties would like," Elliot said.Chad finally understood where all of this was going."Of course, sir. I'll send you the tickets once they're booked."Elliot was not in his office at Sterling Group the next morning.Ben and Chad seized the opportunity to gossip about their boss. "Mr. Foster might as well have told me straight up that he wanted to take Avery out," Chad said with a chuckle. "I wonder what happened between them. I didn't expect things to progress so quickly. I thought they were getting a divorce!"Ben was analyzing the situation, then said, "I'm guessing they slept together again. Elliot is a stone-cold b*st*rd, but after he slept with Avery, I bet he couldn't control his urges even if he hated her to death.""Chelsea would lose her mind if she found out," said Chad."Don't tell her. She's spent the past few nights getting

Avery did not know whether to laugh or cry."Relax… I was forced into it. When our family was struggling with money, my stepmother married me off for the engagement gifts and cash. I'm still waiting to get a divorce!""What the hell was she thinking?!" Tammy exclaimed. "Why didn't you tell me sooner? We should go to the police!"Avery reached out to calm her down, then said, "It's not as bad as you think. We're from two completely different worlds, so we should get divorced anytime now."Tammy was still not convinced."Who is he? Tell me… You husband… D*mn it! I still think this is insane!""It is pretty nuts. I'll tell you who he is after we're divorced.""Absolutely not! You need to tell me right now! I'll stand up for you!"Avery knew about Tammy's bad temper all too well.If she found out about Elliot, she would definitely go after him.Her relationship with Elliot was already on the rocks, and Tammy's involvement would just add fuel to the fire."Just focus on looking i

Elliot felt like a joke.Why did Avery not want to be discovered by her friend?Was it that embarrassing for her to be seen with him?The recital began soon after, and Avery calmed down.It was a good thing that Tammy did not see her!She wondered where Tammy was seated.She wanted to turn and look around, but reason stopped her from acting rashly.Tammy was at the recital with another friend and was seated in the fifth row. "Who's that on the first row? Three people taking up all those seats. What a waste!"Tammy was complaining to her friend who was scrutinizing the row of nearly empty seats. "Probably someone rich! We're on the fifth row and the tickets cost over a hundred and fifty bucks, so I bet first row tickets are expensive! It looks like they reserved the whole row. You can tell right away that that guy in the middle is super-rich. The woman next to him is either his daughter or his lover. The muscular guy on the other side is definitely his bodyguard."Tammy agr

"Mr. Foster, are your legs alright without the wheelchair?" Chad asked gently.He knew that Elliot had not used the wheelchair today as he had not wanted there to be any obstructions while he was on his date with Avery. Him having to roll the wheelchair would have definitely been a bad experience for Avery. It was a shame that she did not appreciate his boss's thoughtfulness.Elliot pushed Ben and Chad aside.His expression was cold as he curtly said, "I'm fine.""Let's go have a drink, Elliot!" Ben said as he grabbed onto Elliot's arm once again. "Charlie Tierney's around, so let's get him to join us."Elliot's ominous expression concerned Ben.Charlie was Chelsea's older brother.Ben was the one who called Charlie when Chelsea angered Elliot.The Tierney family business was based in Rosacus City.As the heir to the Tierney empire, Chalice spent most of his time in Rosacus.After a moment of silence, Elliot said, "No."He made his way to the elevator. He did not walk qu