Chad agreed with Elliot's idea, but judging from the look on his face, Chad could not help but feel like Elliot would mess it up. Elliot looked as though he was about to go and beat Avery or Billy up and whichever he ended up doing would still enrage Avery.
"Mr. Foster, eat something." Chad scooped a spoonful of food and placed it on his plate. "Why didn't you call Ben along?"
Elliot knew that Chad did not have a high tolerance for alcohol, and his head was already beginning to spin after drinking merely one glass.
"He is with Lilith."
"Oh... How are things moving along between them?" Chad asked. "The last time I talked to him, he was still saying how he
had been rendered completely helpless!"
"Lilith has given up her job in Bridgedale and has come back to Aryadelle to further her career, so I don't think their relationship would change."
"I guess! Lilith has always been quite clear with what she wants. I'm happy for Ben." Chad noticed the dark look on Elliot's face and his smile immediately faded. "Mr.
Foster, how are you planning to take Avery away?"
"I have my ways." Elliot had a detailed plan in mind.
"Layla and Robert haven’t started school yet, and if you take Avery away against her will..."
"Do I look that stupid to you?" Naturally, Elliot did not plan on kidnapping Avery, and he had never treated her recklessly, past or present.
"It's not that, Mr. Foster... You just look like you've had a bit too much to drink..."
"I'm not drunk!" Elliot’s eyes flared with rage. "Just go! I don’t want to drink anymore."
Chad gulped down the wine in his glass guiltily. "I'll drink with you for a while longer, Mr. Foster. Why isn't there anyone in your house? Where are the kids?" Chad looked around him.
"They went out."
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