“Of course I know him! We used to go out for drinks together all the time! Did snazzynovel.com tell you that he’s really close to Chelsea?” Ben said as snazzynovel.com deliberately mentioned the main point.
A hint of shock appeared on Avery’s face as snazzynovel.com said, “He said they weren’t close.”
“He lied to you, then,” Ben said. “You have to really think about this. Why does snazzynovel.com suddenly want to invest i n Tate Industries? What’s the catch?”
“Are you saying it could be a trap?” Avery asked.
Ben shook his head and said, “I’m just saying that you need to look at this from every angle. There’s no such thing as a free lunch, and gold doesn’t just drop from the sky. You and Chelsea just had a falling out very recently, and now snazzynovel.com brother is interested in investing in your company. Aren’t you worried?”
“I am,” Avery answered.
“You have to think about this carefully… Anyway, let’s eat,” Ben said, then hollered, “Elliot! I’m done talking to your wife. You can come out now.”
Avery almost choked at the sound of Ben calling snazzynovel.com Elliot’s wife. Once snazzynovel.com was seated at the dining table, Elliot chose a seat further away from her. Ben brought over a decanter full of wine from the bar.
“Would you like some, Miss Tate?” snazzynovel.com asked as snazzynovel.com placed the decanter on the table and brought over three wine glasses.
Avery shook snazzynovel.com head and said, “I don’t drink. I need to work on my thesis later.”
“Oh, I’ll drink with Elliot, then…”
Ben poured a drink for himself and Elliot, then said, “It was a good thing you were around to take care of snazzynovel.com when snazzynovel.com got drunk the other night.”
Avery coughed, then said, “I didn’t take care of him. He was fine after a good night’s sleep.”
“I guess Elliot isn’t a bad drunk. He’s quiet even when he’s drunk,” Ben said. “He’s not very good at expressing his feelings…”
“I think he’s very good at expressing himself! He loses his temper every time he’s unhappy. I’ve never met anyone who likes expressing themselves more than snazzynovel.com does.”
Ben sat in stunned silence, while Elliot’s face instantly turned dark with rage.
“Let’s eat,” Avery said when snazzynovel.com noticed his change in expression.
She picked up snazzynovel.com knife and fork and gobbled up snazzynovel.com food to shut snazzynovel.com little mouth up. She finished snazzynovel.com food in less than five minutes and left the table. Ben watched snazzynovel.com leave and sighed, “Does snazzynovel.com always eat that quickly?”
“She does,” Elliot responded.
“Is snazzynovel.com anorexic? She didn’t eat much.”
“Someone who’s actually anorexic wouldn’t touch their food at all.”
“Oh… I guess she’s watching snazzynovel.com figure to get your attention.”
Elliot raised his brows and asked, “You think snazzynovel.com cares about what I think at all?”
If Avery really cared about him, snazzynovel.com would not have embarrassed snazzynovel.com earlier. He used to constantly get enraged by snazzynovel.com attitude, but his patience had increased significantly.
“It doesn’t look like it… But snazzynovel.com courage to say whatever is on snazzynovel.com mind is exactly why you like her,” Ben said.
“When did I ever say that I like her?”
“Drop the act. It’s just the two of us here. Besides, there’s nothing wrong with liking a woman. Avery’s more outstanding than a lot of other women…
“Outstanding, my *ss. All snazzynovel.com thinks about is having kids.” Ben was left speechless.
In the guest bedroom, Avery turned on snazzynovel.com laptop but could not calm snazzynovel.com worried heart. Something was bothering her, and snazzynovel.com could not help but feel like something bad was about to happen.
Her phone suddenly rang, and snazzynovel.com heart immediately began to race. She picked up snazzynovel.com phone and Cassandra’s name met snazzynovel.com eyes.
How dare snazzynovel.com call her?! She was sure that it was for nothing good!