"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

Jun nodded and said, "That's him! I met him when I was abroad. He's eight years older than I am. We were neighbors when he was in college. I was always following him around back then."

"You kept in touch with him despite the huge age gap?" Tammy asked.

"Yes! I always go to him when I'm troubled," Jun answered.

Tammy glanced at his face and teased, "What kind of troubles could a young man like you possibly have?"

"I want to start my own business, but my family is against it. He has a successful career. Even my dad admires him, so I need him to help me convince him."

Tammy was suddenly filled with excitement.

"What's his name? I'm sure I've heard of him before if he's a successful businessman."

"You probably have heard of him," Jun said as he took a sip of water. "It's Elliot Foster."

Tammy's eyes widened in astonishment.

She let go of Jun's hand and exclaimed, "He's married?! Oh 

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 with Jun Hertz! Ugh! I think I'm in love with him!]

Avery did not expect things to turn out the way th

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