Making negative assumptions about Avery was something Elliot would never do, but her conversation with Henry was like a stab in the back for him.
Had she ever thought that he, just like Adrian, was a human being too? Adrian might be in a pitiful situation, but did that give her a free pass to save Adrian at his expense?
He would not have been that heartbroken if she consulted him first and received his consent before talking to Henry on the phone.
Chad sent him to the hotel and came out.
It was almost July and the nights were getting warmer.
Chad already started to sweat even though it had only been seconds since he came out of the hotel.
He got into the car and dialed Ben's number.
"I don't know what to do now, Ben." His mood was severely affected by Elliot. "I feel like I've lost my job."
Ben frowned. "Did he fire you? What did you do?"
"I don't know what I did, but I don't think I did anything wrong." Chad took a deep breath, "But he just told me not to call him Mr. Foster anymore. How else am I supposed to address him?"
"What about...'Sir'?!" Ben gave him some advice.
"I called him that when I first joined the company. When he was with the vice president, I called him that and they both looked at me weirdly," Chad explained. " I've called him Mr. Foster since then. It’s been a few years now, and all of a sudden, he told me to stop What does he mean?”
Chad was one of the few people around Elliot who genuinely knew him best.
Unfortunately, Chad could not guess Elliot’s thoughts, let alone what Elliot would do next.
An unknown fear appeared out of nowhere in his heart.
"I wouldn't know either." Ben pondered for a few seconds, "I went to him at noon but he wouldn't say anything. I'm certain it has something to do with Avery, though."
"I know it has something to do with Avery. He has no plans to go home tonight, nor does he want to contact Avery. He even told me to lie to Avery and say that he was very busy. He never does that, not even when he got into all those huge arguments with her in the past!" Chad seemed at a loss. "Just keep this between us, alright Ben? He won't let me tell anyone."
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