Mrs. Scarlet hesitated for a while before turning around to get the key.
If Elliot and Avery were not about to get married, she would never dare to get the key for Avery.
Even though Elliot respected Mrs. Scarlet a lot, he did not treat her as a servant, but Mrs. Scarlet would not dare to do such a thing that crossed the line.
If Mrs. Scarlet made a mistake that crossed Elliot’s bottom line, Elliot would surely fire her.
Mrs. Scarlet would only dare to take such a risk to give Avery the spare key because she was sure that Avery was the future mistress of the house.
After Mrs. Scarlet passed Avery the key, she sized her up. "Avery, go take a shower. Don't catch a cold. I'll go get you some clothes."
Avery held the key tightly in her hands. She glanced upstairs. She did not know what Elliot was doing at that moment. She did not know if she were to enter his room without permission, whether he would chase her out.
At the same moment, in a different place, Henry and Cole were still staying in their rented property after the unit they wanted to buy was taken away by Nathan.
For the past few days, Cole went to look for houses around, but they were all not to his satisfaction.
Henry had no desire to look at houses. He only wanted to know who Nathan's son was, the one Nathan boasted about.
This matter was like a thorn in his heart. He was losing sleep over this.
He printed out photos of the wealthy people that were younger than Nathan. He kept looking through over and over again.
Cole came out of his shower to drink some water when he saw his father looking at the photos of wealthy people. He was instantly infuriated.
"I am scolding you! You piece of trash who always loses out on whatever you invest in! " Henry reprim
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