Elliot strode over to the side of the bed, looming over Avery. "I can settle my own needs."Avery was instantly relieved and the tightness in her chest loosened."Why don't you go home then?"Two people squeezed together in bed was a lot less comfortable than sleeping alone. "I don't feel like it." Elliot sat down on the edge of the bed, and he studied Avery. "This lesson was very memorable."This would not have happened if he had known what every part of her body looked like.Avery could not guess his thoughts, so she said calmly, "It's in the past.""I want to truly learn my lesson." Elliot's eyes darkened as he said, "Ben told me that the woman in the video said I couldn't satisfy you. I should've realized it then. When have I never satisfied you? When have I never given in to your needs? I was careless.""You're not careless. It's just your vulnerable masculine pride at work," mocked Avery. "So what if I said you can't satisfy me?"Elliot gazed at her provocative dainty f

Chelsea felt like someone had rammed a rod into her heart and was in the process of shattering it to pieces. "I know that it has been proven that Avery is innocent, but how could they get together in just one night?" thought Tammy. "Did Elliot go looking for Avery? Is it because he cares about the baby, or is it because he cares about her?"Chelsea was too afraid to guess.She felt ridiculed and hurt. She looked back upon the last three years and knew that she had been living the life of an idiot. She no longer held out the hope of being with Elliot, but she did not want any other woman to have him either.She found Wanda's number and dialed it."Did you find the people you were supposed to help me find?""Do you want to act now?" Wanda asked. "Do you have a plan?""Just find the people I need. You don't have to care about anything else," Chelsea responded. "I can't take this for another second!""Okay, let me make some calls. I'll get back to you later," Wanda said, then wa

Avery was sorting the baby's clothes in the master bedroom of Starry River Villa.Tammy was sitting leisurely next to her and watching her tidy away all the clothes."Do you seriously plan to raise the baby yourself, Avery? That would be exhausting!"Avery folded each piece of clothing, one by one, and said gently, "That's true. My mother was the one who helped me with the kids before. I've never really had to go through that kind of exhaustion.""That's right. Your mother's gone, and I bet you wouldn't feel secure leaving the baby with the nanny," Tammy said. "You said Elliot is moving in. Is that for real?""That's what he said." Avery placed the clothes in the closet, then said, "I'll let him do what he wants.""If that's the case, then how would that be any different from a normal married couple?!" Tammy exclaimed, then teased, "Oh, I guess there is a difference. The difference is that he's moving into your house and not the other way around."The mention of Elliot made Aver

When Avery glanced at her phone, her heart skipped a beat. Then, she answered the call."Avery!" Elliot's roar rang through the phone.Avery was taken aback, then asked, "What's wrong?""You're alright?" He sounded surprised to hear her voice. "You're alright, Avery!""I'm fine. Were you hoping something happened to me?" Avery teased. "Who told you I wasn't alright?""Someone saw you at a restaurant and said you were in trouble." Elliot's voice returned to its usual calm. "It's a good thing it wasn't you.""Oh. If that's the case, the woman must look a lot like me… Could she have been Nora?" Avery had deliberately said this.Elliot was not interested in this at all. "I don't care who it was, as long as it wasn't you."Avery hummed in response. "Where are you right now?" Elliot asked after two seconds of silence."I'm eating with Tammy.""Did you bring your bodyguard?" he asked."I did," Avery said as she glanced at the bodyguard standing nearby."Go home once you're done

Elliot felt that Avery was overreacting, so he sat down next to her.When the nanny came over with the bowl of soup, she saw that their eyes were glued to each other. She quickly placed the soup on the table and left."If he really is tired, then he can rest at home for as long as he wants. I have no opinion." Elliot was worried that Hayden might hear him, so he lowered his voice and said, "It's been a month since school started. Hasn't he had enough rest after staying home for a month?""I'll go talk to him later." Avery picked up her bowl of soup and ate a spoonful of it."He might not be tired, but he might be hiding something from you." Elliot took the spoon out of her hand and continued, "Your son is more complicated than you think.Avery wanted to snatch the spoon back, but Elliot had already picked up a spoonful of soup and held it near her lips."I don't want you to feed me." She got the spoon back with reddened cheeks. "I called his teacher and spoke to her about it. She