Avery awkwardly took out her phone to focus on something else.Ben glanced at the screen and lowered his gaze to look for any change in Elliot's heart rate.'Good for him! His heart rate is as steady as a rock!' he thought. Ben began to wonder if there was anything wrong with the monitor, or if Elliot had indeed managed to overcome all urges.Jun too was staring at the heart rate monitor around Elliot's wrist and said, "The monitor should be fine. The numbers were moving when Avery was wearing it just now.""How did Avery do on the challenge?" Ben asked.Jun glanced at Avery; Avery was expressionless, but Tammy was staring daggers at him. He looked away and said, "She won. The monitor will beep if her heart rate gets to high, but I didn't hear anything while she was playing."Ben hummed in response and looked over at Avery.Avery lowered her head and focused on her phone, clearly trying to avoid them.The first video ended, and the second one began with a mature beauty posing i
Elliot gaped at the woman next to him.He only stole one glance at Avery from afar when he had just entered the villa. She was smiling then, but that smile vanished when she caught sight of him. By the time he sat down on the couch, Avery had already quietly moved out of his sight.Now that she was sitting beside him, Elliot could see how slim her face was as well as the panic in her eyes.'She has slimmed down so much!' he thought.Avery seemed to have lost her edge. She looked extremely fragile to the point that he felt as if he could crush her with just one hand. She met his eyes for a brief moment, before trying to get up and leave.Elliot immediately grabbed onto her wrist, refusing to let her go.Everyone else in the room watched the drama unfold with anticipation. All of Jun and Tammy's friends knew that Elliot and Avery were once in a romantic relationship, and they could not help but feel excited when they saw the way the two interacted with one another.Maybe it was
No one forced Elliot to drink.Once he finished the bottle, Ben looked at him and asked, "Have you recovered from your injury? Didn't the doctor tell you to stay away from alcohol for three months? It hasn't been three months yet, right?"Jun heard them and hastily brought a bottle of fruit juice."Elliot, drink some juice!" Jun cleared all the wine bottles in front of Elliot. "There's still food left in the kitchen, do you guys want some?"Ben finished his own bottle and dragged Elliot toward the kitchen. As soon as the two left, the mood in the living room lightened up instantly.Ben poured a glass of juice and passed it to Elliot."If only I knew that it's going to be this awkward, I wouldn't have brought you here," Ben said with a bitter smile, "Why don't I send you back?"Jun stood beside them and said, "You both drank, so neither of you can drive. I booked an ambulance today, so maybe you guys can go back by ambulance?"Both Ben and Elliot were rendered speechless by the
"I'm going to find Avery."Jun was flabbergasted. 'So scary! This is terrifying!' Jun thought. He had not been there the last time they fought, but he had seen Elliot in the ICU ward, and he remembered how long Elliot had to remain in the ward. Yet, Elliot was now looking for Avery, despite failing to resolve their last conflict. 'Is Elliot going to make the same mistake?' he wondered.Jun was terrified. Unable to stop Elliot, he dashed off in search of Ben and Tammy."He had only had one bottle," Ben analyzed the situation calmly. "He can't be that drunk.""But Avery doesn't want to see him!" Tammy retorted anxiously. "Avery told me this herself! No way! I need to stop him!"With that, Tammy tried to head upstairs to stop Elliot. Jun latched onto her arm whilst Ben held her another arm to stop her."Relax, Tammy. I'll go up to check on them." Ben was worried that if he allowed Tammy to go, everyone would be made aware of what was going on. Elliot had embarrassed himself once,
Avery stared at Elliot's handsome, yet expressionless face. She was too angry to speak. Prior to her pregnancy, she would have argued with him, but her pregnancy had weakened her, and she found that she no longer wanted to fight and argue with him. If Elliot shamelessly insisted on staying in her room, there was nothing she could do. After all, he had let go of his pride entirely.Perhaps it was because Elliot's words had not provoked Avery like he thought it would that confused him.'Was I not straightforward enough, or has she already spoken to Eric about this?' he thought."Avery Tate, I won't let you go no matter who you end up with in the future. You are not marrying someone else as long as I'm still breathing," he said, further threatening her.Avery felt nothing. She had not thought of marrying again, so his threats meant nothing to her."Do you want to be the 'mistress' that badly?" She stared directly into his eyes as she mocked him.Embarrassment flashed briefly in El
Avery called after him, "Elliot, can you stay away from me from now on, if I give you a child like we agreed on?"She did not want to be involved with him any longer.Elliot stopped and responded coldly, "Give me the child first, and then we can negotiate." With that, he opened the door and stepped out of the room.Ben was waiting outside the door and asked, "Elliot, are you okay?"Avery heard him. She felt irritated, and she could not seem to suppress or avoid the emotion she felt.She collapsed onto the bed once the footsteps outside the door disappeared into the distance. After a few minutes, she picked up her phone and video-called Mike.Mike picked up immediately. "Avery, have you eaten?"Mike was playing with Hayden and Layla.Avery spotted a faint figure moving in the kitchen from her screen, but Mike adjusted the camera right away to focus on the children."I have…" Avery relaxed at the sight of her children. "Hayden, Layla, what are you two playing with?""We are p
"Avery!" Tammy stormed inside the room. "Do you know what Elliot just told Jun?"Avery tensed and sat up from the bed, thinking, 'Why did he go to Jun? Could it be that—'"He told us that he was not going to attend our wedding, but just now he told Jun that he is attending the wedding!" roared Tammy. "How can he change his mind so quickly?"Avery sighed a breath of relief."By the way, why did he come looking for you? What did you two talk about?" Tammy sat down by the bed and stared intently at Avery's face. "He didn't bully you, did he? I wanted to come help, but Ben said he will come up instead—""He didn't," Avery said calmly, "There are far too many guests around for him to lose his mind.""Good. Do you want to go out for a bit? The breeze out there is so cool tonight! It's not cold!" said Tammy. "You probably can't sleep this early."Without hesitation, Avery nodded. "I don't have extra clothes though. Is my sleeping gown okay?""Hahaha! They are all in the pool right now
"I didn't respond directly," Avery said carelessly."That's so mean! Are you trying to keep him on the hook? You know that he likes you, but you refuse to tell him the truth."Avery shook her head. "I just didn't bother because he was being unreasonable.""Oh, that's true. The two of you aren't back together… Hey, is there a chance that you will get back with him?" Tammy grabbed Avery's arm and stared at Avery whose hair fluttered in the wind."How could we?" Avery tucked her hair behind her ears. "He hasn't even explained to me what is going on with Shea. Besides, I feel disgusted every time I am reminded that he had been in a relationship with Zoe. I would rather stay single for the rest of my life than get back together with him.""It makes sense that you would feel disgusted… He shouldn't have gotten Zoe pregnant if he didn't like her!" Tammy commented. "Why else do you think I call him a dirtbag all the time? How dare he act all loyal and in love with you right now? Ugh!"Av