She plugged the blow-dryer in and walked towards him.He opened his arm and wrapped them around her waist. Her heart throbbed, feeling as though she was being surrounded by a love that was both gentle and heavy. She could sense the heat on his skin through his clothes, and soon, she started to feel his breath on her as well."Elliot, have you been feeling really exhausted?" She asked."Yes, but it's worth it," he drawled and breathed deeply as he entered a relaxed state."Close your eyes, then, and don't think about anything.""Okay."She switched on the blow-dryer and ran her fingers through his hair; the warm wind was sleep-inducing and though his hair dried thoroughly shortly after, she didn't have the heart to turn it off because she could feel like he had fallen asleep while leaning against her.The weight of his body was pressed against her and she realized that she would have said yes if Nathan had asked for 30 million a month at this very moment, she might have agreed.
She shook her head frantically with tears in her eyes. "No... Elliot, it's not you... It's really just a nightmare."Seeing how desperately she tried to explain, he nodded and asked, "Tell me then, what nightmare did you have?"She took a deep breath to slowly calm herself down."I dreamt of the day of our wedding. We were standing in the church surrounded by guests and I was really excited. Suddenly, the roof of the church was lifted and following a blinding ray of light, a gigantic black monster appeared and reached its enormous claw out, before taking you away with it..."She couldn't help but start sobbing once again.Elliot believed her and studied her empathetically, "Avery, it's just a dream. It's not real. There's no gigantic monster in this world. Even if there was one, I would kill it before it can take me."She sighed a breath of relief after seeing his face right next to her. "Yeah. That dream just seemed so real, so I couldn't help myself. I feel much better to see y
"Avery said that she told her patient to leave something red by the window. Just check to see if you find any red objects next to anyone's window, and I will go find him," Mike said and took out a photo, "Here, this is a photo of the guy."Chad looked at the photo for a few moments and exclaimed, "Why does this person look so familiar?""I knew you were going to say that. Don't you think he looks like Shea?" Mike said, "Avery agreed to treat him because of that."Chad took the photo into his hand for a closer look. "They do look kind of similar, but up close, not that alike.""Let's discuss when we find him! He's a poor guy, being locked in the house without any freedom." Mike scowled. "Avery is just too nosy, but that's what I like about her.""It's not like it's affecting her own life. It's nice to do good deeds that are within one's capability."In a certain residential area, Peter's sister spotted a drone in the sky when she was hanging the clothes and called out, "Peter, the
Avery froze. She had not expected Elliot to have guests over.Elliot had never had the habit of inviting guests over, and because the others weren't speaking out loud, she had not heard them at all before she went downstairs.Avery's face flushed three seconds after being stared at by the others and she immediately turned around to head back upstairs.She had been quiet when she went down the stairs, but extremely loud when she headed back up.Back in the living room, the others looked away."Elliot, that's the woman you are marrying this time?""Isn't that the same woman? Have you forgotten that she almost killed you?""I was wondering why she looked so familiar? She was the same woman from last time? Elliot, you sure are loyal!""It's not like that. That woman gave birth to Elliot's children. Three of them! That's not bad!""But Elliot doesn't like kids!""Hahaha! He doesn't like others' kids, but he's bound to like his own, right?"The others discussed cheerfully in front
"How can you not care? You are being taken advantage of! It's not like you don't have money, or have issues finding another woman! Dump her and you can find other women to give birth to thirty children that share your family name!""..." Both Elliot and Avery were rendered speechless."Yeah! What's with your taste in women? That Avery knows no manners! She didn't even say hi when she saw us just now, who does she think she is?""She has no manners! Considering what she's done to you so far, she has always been that arrogant! How can you put up with a woman like that?""Elliot, dump her and we will introduce better women to you. You won't even have to delay your scheduled wedding day.""Yeah! My sister has always liked you. Not only is she prettier than Avery, but her figure is also perfect! She is definitely going to make you happy!""It's fine. Avery and I have been in love with each other for many years and I don't want anyone but her," Elliot refused politely.Around the corn
A while later, Elliot and Avery walked down the stairs and the others stared sternly at their entwined hands."Let's head out to eat!" Elliot walked towards them. "If we depart now, we will arrive at the hotel in time.""Sure! But is she going out dressed like this?" Someone stared at the way Avery was dressed and said, "Elliot, don't you think that it's embarrassing for you if she walks out dressing like that?"Elliot scanned Avery up and down. She was wearing a sleeping gown that was slightly creased at the bottom and a pair of flat slippers. Though it was a casual outfit, it was also a refreshing one; on top of that, he didn't have a change of clothes for her and she was hungry, so going out to eat became his first priority.Elliot glanced at Avery and did not respond to the man.Avery looked at the man with a smile. "I don't want to trouble everyone. Whoever thinks it's embarrassing to eat with me, you may be excused from eating with us later."The others' wanted to argue, bu
Elliot looked troubled. He said to everyone, "She has a very low alcohol tolerance and goes berserk once she is drunk. Not only will she swear and scold, but she will also flip tables. If you can bear the consequences…I'll let her raise her glass to you all?"Avery immediately raised her wine glass in cooperation."Hey! Hey! Forget about it! We haven't seen each other in a long time! We finally are able to gather to drink. Avery, place your glass down!" One of them sternly said.Avery timidly placed her glass down.The waiter began to serve food. Soon, the table was filled with food.Avery was famished, so once the dishes were served, she immediately said, "Everyone, the food has been served. Let's feast! Help yourselves!"Then, she picked up her utensils and took a piece of meat to eat.Everyone had a good level of living quality. They were used to eating expensive meat and seafood, but when they saw Avery only going for the expensive meat, they were still a little uncomfortabl
On the way back, the driver asked, "Miss Tate, where are we heading to?""My house." Avery had a full meal, so she was rather sleepy at that moment. She looked at her phone to see if there were any new messages.Mike sent her a few screenshots taken with the drone.[Mike: We mainly scouted the first target area this morning. We found seven units that placed red objects outside their windows. I checked each of them. I didn't find your patient. Will continue in the afternoon!]Avery did not expect that Mike would work so quickly. She replied, [Thank you.][Mike: Are you finally up? I heard that you spent the night at Elliot's last night. Where are you now? If you're still at Elliot's, I'll go there for a free meal!][Avery: I'm not at his house. A group of terrible people came to his house today. I chased them away.][Mike: F*ck. Are you that fierce? They are still his guests!][Avery: Is this your first day knowing me? It's because I knew that they were not good people. Also, on