The doors to the black Rolls-Royce were locked.Avery was sitting in the car, and she was filled with regret. She must not have been fully awake when she had entered the car that morning.By the time she realized what she did, the doors had already been locked.What was the meaning of this? Was this an abduction?"What do you want, Elliot?" Avery asked as she glared at Elliot with furrowed brows.Was it not the day of his engagement?Where did he find time to come and see her?"Do you know Eric Santos, Avery?" Elliot asked as he looked up at Avery with a sharp gaze. "Don't lie to me!"After Avery answered his call that morning, her phone had run out of battery and shut down.She had no way of knowing what was happening online.Avery was suddenly alert at the sudden mention of Eric."I don't. Why?"She stared at Elliot's familiar yet distant face and forced herself to stay composed."Why would he help you if you didn't know him?" Elliot snapped as he spoke faster, "I saw
"Elliot said to cancel the engagement. He's not coming," Henry said, then quickly held on to his mother.Rosalie was dumbfounded."What's wrong? Did something happen?"Henry shook his head and said, "I don't know. He hung up right away. Maybe something happened! I'll get the driver to send you home for now. I'll explain everything to the guests and send them home after lunch."The entire thing was an embarrassing mess!However, nobody dared speak about it.All of the guests' eyes fell on Zoe's crying face.She had never been through anything as humiliating as this in her entire life! She did not want to stay there for another moment. She picked up her gown and ran out of the banquet hall in tears.She was not going to let Avery get away with this!Over at Starry River Kindergarten, Hayden was watching the engagement party when Zoe suddenly ran out!This made his little brows furrow.If Elliot Foster was not at the banquet hall, did it mean that he was not going? Otherwise,
The kiss felt like it lasted an eternity.Elliot did not release Avery from his clutches until he heard the sound of someone tapping on the car window.Mike was staring confusedly into the car.Avery was so shocked that the color drained from her face.She was about to open the door and get out when Elliot grabbed onto her and said hoarsely, "The windows are tinted. He can't see us."Avery was relieved!The kiss had driven her into a frenzy of emotions.Her cheeks were unusually flushed while her hair was a disheveled mess. Elliot had taken off her jacket and thrown it to the ground!Avery picked up her jacket.Elliot handed her a bottle of water."I don't want it!" she snapped as she glared coldly at him.The thought of what he had just done to her made her so mad her head was throbbing.She would rather die of thirst than drink the water he was offering.Elliot ignored the hateful gaze Avery shot at him.All of the anger and resentment he felt melted away with their kis
Forget about the engagement.Zoe was already prepared for the day Elliot would break up with her and make her leave the Foster family.Even if he could not give her his love, he would still give her a hefty reward.It would not be a total loss for her as long as she got that money.When the black Rolls-Royce pulled up in front of the entrance, Rosalie exclaimed to Zoe, "Elliot's back! I'll make him give you an explanation right away!"Zoe stayed seated on the couch and did not get up.Her heart was completely shattered!How could Elliot tell her that he was still in love with Avery Tate on the day of their engagement?Not only did he not love Zoe, but he also did not respect her at all.All of this was still based on the premise that she was Shea's doctor and had operated on her twice.Without any of that, Elliot might not even give her another look.Elliot got out of the car and walked into the living room."Mother," he said when he saw Rosalie."Are you okay, Elliot?" Ro
At Starry River Villa, Avery's phone rang the moment she walked out of the shower.She immediately picked it up and answered the call."Hey, Wesley," she said."Why was your phone switched off all morning, Avery?"Wesley had tried to call her several times before finally getting an answer."My phone was dead. I just charged it," Avery explained regretfully. "Did you call me to talk about Eric Santos?""Yes, I did. Eric's worried you'd be mad.""I'm not mad," Avery said. "I just feel that I have caused him trouble. I'll call him later.""Okay," Wesley said as he felt relieved. "I almost went over to your house when I couldn't reach you all morning. Mike told me you weren't home when I called him to ask… Where did you go?"Avery was taken aback and rendered speechless by the question.She came up with an excuse moments later and said, "I went out for a jog.""I see… I guess it's important to get regular exercise. Are you able to settle the problems with your company this time?
"It'll be fine. I won't mention you even if he manages to find me. Don't worry!" Eric said."Okay. Make sure to work on your rehabilitation therapy. I'll be waiting for your comeback.""I'll give it my all!"…That evening, Eric received an unexpected guest at his villa in the mountains.He did not anticipate Elliot Foster to find him so soon.Elliot arrived with a woman next to him."Hello, Eric. I'm sorry for barging in on you," Elliot said politely. "I've been looking for you for a long time, and it would have taken me even longer had it not been for the video that you posted this morning." Eric's face remained neutral. He responded to Elliot in an equally courteous manner and said, "How can I help you, Mr. Foster?"Elliot glanced at Shea, then said, "There's a cat over there, Shea. Why don't you go and take a look?"Shea walked away to see the cat with the bodyguard.Elliot looked away from Shea and turned back to Eric."She's my sister. She's had a mental disability
Has Avery ever spoken the truth? Was she being cautious or was she treating him as the enemy?If she was being cautious of him, why? What was she afraid of? If she treated him as the enemy— That was even harder to understand! He had never done anything to hurt her, why was she so hostile toward him?Elliot's brows were scrunched tightly the entire journey back. Once he reached home, Mrs. Cooper took Shea.Elliot received a call and immediately drove away.At the Twilight Bar, Ben saw Elliot coming over. He immediately pulled him over to the sofa."Elliot! You have been missing the entire day, where have you been?" Ben poured him some wine."I went to see Eric Santos." He accepted the glass of wine and took a sip. "None of you will guess who performed his surgery."Everyone looked at Elliot, waiting for him to continue, but he did not want to continue."Have I been treating Avery badly?" He furrowed his brows and downed the alcohol. "She was the one who had asked for the divor
Elliot started to carefully think back about what he had said, but his head hurt. He could not think in peace.Forget about it! No matter what he had said, it was alright if Zoe heard.…Zoe felt as if something huge had hit her head! It felt like her mind was being slowly pulled apart! Although she did not want to accept that Avery's skills were better than hers, she had no choice but to do so. Avery was Professor Hough's last pupil! The anonymous doctor that operated on Shea twice was her too! She was the only one who did not want anything from Elliot. That would not be the case if it was anyone else!Thus, everything that she had received from Elliot was thanks to Avery. If Avery were to reveal the truth to Elliot one day, she would everything that she now had. Instantly, she went from the dominating to subservient. She had to quickly try and come up with a way to turn the tables around.After breakfast the next morning, Zoe accompanied Rosalie on a walk in the garden."