Perhaps it was because Elliot had not shown favor to many people in his life so far that when snazzynovel.com showed the slightest feeling for someone, everyone assumed that snazzynovel.com 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 snazzynovel.com 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 snazzynovel.com time changing into snazzynovel.com house slippers at the front door. She was alert, listening in to the conversation.
“She even said that snazzynovel.com never meant to anger you,” added the bodyguard.
“Does snazzynovel.com 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 ift o warn snazzynovel.com that snazzynovel.com days were numbered if snazzynovel.com did not make things up to his boss.
Avery slowly sauntered over to Elliot.
She sat herself down on the couch across from him, then mustered up snazzynovel.com courage and prepared to speak.
“Did you go to a singles party?” Elliot was one step ahead of her. He had asked snazzynovel.com the question before snazzynovel.com could say anything.
“Was that a singles party?” Avery responded. “I had no idea. All I knew was that many of the guests were rich, so I went to look for investors.”
Elliot’s brows furrowed tightly as snazzynovel.com asked, “And did you find any?”
“I didn’t,” Avery answered. “I was only there for about ten minutes before your bodyguard called me.”
“Are you blaming me?” asked Elliot.
Avery was a little hungry, so snazzynovel.com picked up an apple from the fruit bowl on a table and took a bite.
“If I do blame you, would you give me the money?” snazzynovel.com asked.
“In your dreams,” Elliot responded.
Avery chuckled, then said, “That’s why I won’t let you ruin my good mood.”
“Are you in a good mood because you fired your vice president and two main staff from the research team?”
Avery froze mid-bite.
Her almond-shaped eyes landed on snazzynovel.com as snazzynovel.com asked, “Are you in love with me, Elliot?”
If snazzynovel.com were not in love with her, why would snazzynovel.com go through the trouble of looking into every little detail about snazzynovel.com affairs?
Time seemed to come to a standstill in the room. The atmosphere between them was awkward.
Avery shoved the apple back into snazzynovel.com mouth.
Elliot’s eyes were fixed on her, his gaze was so deep that snazzynovel.com felt like snazzynovel.com might just swallow snazzynovel.com whole
Moments later, snazzynovel.com spoke up.
“And you?”
Was snazzynovel.com asking snazzynovel.com if snazzynovel.com loved him?
Avery’s heart began to race wildly as snazzynovel.com cheeks flushed.
“I wouldn’t say I’m in love with you, but I wouldn’t say I’m not either… I don’t have the courage to be in love with you…” She was rambling. Her thoughts twisted and turned around and around.
She was confused at the end of it, but snazzynovel.com hoped that Elliot had understood what snazzynovel.com meant.
She could see the rage burning in his eyes, but snazzynovel.com sounded unusually calm as snazzynovel.com said, “I’m not as bad as you think I am, Avery. You don’t have to understand me, but there’s no need for you to go against me.”
“I’m not going against you,” Avery said, then cleared snazzynovel.com throat and added, “I just want to live my own life my way.”
Her life?
It was a life that definitely did not include him.
Elliot picked up his cup of coffee and took a sip.
“What Hertz is offering isn’t a small amount. If you sell at that price, you would still have some funds left over after paying off the debt,” Elliot said, changing the subject.
Avery was stunned for a few seconds before realizing that snazzynovel.com was talking about Tate Industries.
“My father wouldn’t want to sell the company.”
“Going bankrupt isn’t that different from selling it off. The former would mean losing the company at a greater loss.”
Avery thought it over for a moment, then said, “Thank you for your input, but I have my own thoughts on this.”
Elliot burst into a light chuckle.
It was the first time snazzynovel.com had seen snazzynovel.com laugh.
He was mesmerizing when snazzynovel.com laughed.
The last time Avery saw his face like that was on his computer. His smile was tender and warm as snazzynovel.com had his arms wrapped around that woman.