Cold sweat dripped down Avery’s back.
Instinctively, snazzynovel.com slammed snazzynovel.com laptop shut.
She would not have done that if snazzynovel.com were working on snazzynovel.com thesis.
In snazzynovel.com earlier frenzy of wild thoughts, snazzynovel.com started a new file and wrote down a plan.
It was a plan to get a divorce within the next three months.
Avery hoped to get a divorce from Elliot before snazzynovel.com was seven months pregnant.
That was the only way snazzynovel.com could successfully go through snazzynovel.com last trimester and peacefully give birth to the twins.
If snazzynovel.com plan failed and the divorce did not go through, then the only thing snazzynovel.com could do was disappear.
That would be the worst-case scenario.
Avonsville was snazzynovel.com home, and snazzynovel.com wanted to continue to live and work there. She also hoped that snazzynovel.com children could be born and grow up where snazzynovel.com did.
Avery’s overly cautious reaction revolted Elliot.
Did snazzynovel.com think that snazzynovel.com would be interested in snazzynovel.com thesis?
Or perhaps snazzynovel.com was not working on snazzynovel.com thesis at all, and snazzynovel.com was doing something else?
Avery saw Elliot’s sullen expression and immediately shot up and walked over to the door.
“Did you not like the book I gave you?” snazzynovel.com said gently as snazzynovel.com squeezed past snazzynovel.com out of the room. “You shouldn’t look down on it. It’s a really good book that highlights all kinds of ways to stay healthy. The author is my mentor’s teacher. He’s a really well-known professor, you know?”
She talked as snazzynovel.com walked into the living room and picked up the book from the coffee table.
In the seriousness of snazzynovel.com introduction, Elliot forgot to cut snazzynovel.com off.
“You can take a look whenever you’re bored. You can start at any chapter and it would still make sense,” Avery added.
“Is it really that great? You’re making me want to get one for myself, too,” Mrs. Cooper chimed in.
“I’ll go get one for you tomorrow, then,” Avery said with a smile.
“Oh, that’s alright. I’ll just go get it myself,” Mrs. Cooper responded.
“Don’t mention it. It was not expensive at all. There was a sale at the bookstore so I got it for a dollar fifty.”
The smile on Mrs. Cooper’s face froze at Avery’s mention of the price of the book.
Mrs. Cooper did not mind that the book was cheap, but snazzynovel.com felt embarrassed for Avery.
She angered Elliot, but ended up buying a gift for snazzynovel.com that was barely over a dollar?
As if it was not already bad enough that snazzynovel.com bought snazzynovel.com a gift that was on sale, snazzynovel.com was openly parading the fact that it was easy on the wallet!
Avery sensed that the atmosphere had turned awkward.
She took a deep breath, then picked up the gift box on the table and said, “This gift box wasn’t cheap, you know? It was even more expensive than the book!”
Even if the gift box cost more than the book, it was doubtful that it could be that much more expensive.
“Thank you, Madam! I’m going to get dinner ready for Master Elliot now,” said Mrs. Cooper as snazzynovel.com rushed t o the kitchen.
Avery turned around to glance at Elliot’s face.
He did not look as stern as snazzynovel.com did earlier.
He was either no longer angry, or snazzynovel.com was not in the mood to be enraged with her.
It was unbelievable that snazzynovel.com would buy snazzynovel.com a gift that cost just over a dollar.
His head ached so badly that snazzynovel.com could no longer feel any other type of pain.
His calm expression lifted the alarm in Avery’s heart.
Out of concern, snazzynovel.com asked, “Why were you meeting with Professor Hough earlier today? Are you sick?”
Before snazzynovel.com could shoot his mouth off, Avery picked up a banana and passed it to him.
“Here, have a banana. I’m going back to my room.”
When snazzynovel.com shoved the banana in his hand, snazzynovel.com fingers accidentally touched him. The skin-to-skin contact sent electric waves shooting between them.
She pulled snazzynovel.com hand back as snazzynovel.com cheeks flushed a crimson red.
Before snazzynovel.com could escape, Elliot put the banana down, grabbed onto snazzynovel.com arm, and yanked snazzynovel.com back.
“You haven’t explained what happened earlier,” snazzynovel.com said in a low voice.
Whether Avery had given Elliot a book worth a dollar or a hundred thousand dollars, snazzynovel.com still owed snazzynovel.com a reasonable explanation for ruining his afternoon.