Avery was certain that they did not buy this necklace that morning.

How was it now right in front of her?

She walked out of her room and bumped into Elliot who was walking down the stairs.

She tried to calm the nervousness inside of her and asked, "What's up with this necklace?"

On the surface, it might look like this had nothing to do with him, but her instincts told her otherwise.

She was sure that Ben told him about it.

Elliot's expression was slightly uneasy as he answered, "Ben bought it."

After a pause, he added, "I took a look at the price, and it was too cheap. Nobody wanted it so I brought it back to you."

Avery was piecing together the words in her head trying to figure out a way to return the necklace to him, but his words made her mind go blank.

He gave it to her because it was so cheap that nobody else wanted it.

Great!

If that was the case, then she would just ac

"You have the power to reject," Elliot said.

"Just eat your food!" Avery said. "Even if I decide to work with Charlie Tierney, it doesn't mean that I will fall in love with him. Why do you think that I'll give in to his advances? Do I seem that easy to you?"

Elliot fell silent.

Avery returned to her room after dinner, opened Charlie's email, and looked through its contents.

A wave of uneasiness washed over her after she finished reading it.

She did not know a thing about running a company, but she understood Charlie's proposal very well.

If they went in the direction that he suggested, Tate Industries might just be able to come back from the dead.

If it were not for the fact that Charlie was Chelsea Tierney's brother, she would have immediately agreed to work with him.

Avery shut her laptop and lay down on her bed.

She picked up her phone and saw a text from Tammy.

[I slept wit

Avery was distracted until a thought suddenly popped into her head.

"Did Elliot have anything to do with what happened to Cole Foster?" she asked.

Ben was dumbfounded.

"Why do you think he did? Didn't Cole Foster get into trouble himself with his gambling? What does that have to do with Elliot?"

Avery took a sip of water, then said, "He said he was the one who planned it. He even told me to get down on my knees and beg."

Ben was at a loss for words.

He picked up his own glass of water and took a sip, then said, "What are you two doing? What couple is always getting into fights like the two of you… It turns out you both do it on purpose. Do you both find joy in fighting with each other?!"

Naturally, Avery refused to admit it.

"I don't have such a weird hobby. He's the one who's always provoking me."

"Exactly! I'm sure he feels the same!"

"Which is exactly why we don't get along,

Avery was certain that they did not buy this necklace that morning.

How was it now right in front of her?

She walked out of her room and bumped into Elliot who was walking down the stairs.

She tried to calm the nervousness inside of her and asked, "What's up with this necklace?"

On the surface, it might look like this had nothing to do with him, but her instincts told her otherwise.

She was sure that Ben told him about it.

Elliot's expression was slightly uneasy as he answered, "Ben bought it."

After a pause, he added, "I took a look at the price, and it was too cheap. Nobody wanted it so I brought it back to you."

Avery was piecing together the words in her head trying to figure out a way to return the necklace to him, but his words made her mind go blank.

He gave it to her because it was so cheap that nobody else wanted it.

Great!

If that was the case, then she would just accept it!

"Let's have dinner together," Elliot called out.

Avery wanted to refuse, but her body was

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