"I don't care about what kind of man Avery dates, but I'm worried about you," Natalie said. "Since I mentioned Billy to you before, I worried that this might make you feel miserable. If I had not said anything, I wouldn't have to worry."
"You only mentioned that he was horrendous-looking and short, right?" Elliot said casually. "I wouldn't be in misery over something like that."
"That's not the worst part. Billy is a psychopath." Natalie's features twisted in pain. "People who are talented but disabled like him tend to be sick in the mind. He has all these horrible pets like snakes, lizards, mice, and spiders... Just thinking back to it gives me chills... He told me that if I want to be with him, I will need to accept his pets."
Elliot fell dead silent when he heard that.
"Maybe it's because Avery is a doctor, so she probably won't be scared of those animals... But I don’t think that's the end of his insanity," Natalie continued, "I don’t understand Avery's tastes. Why would she date such a man?"
Unable to stand another word, Elliot clenched his fists and stood up abruptly. " Avery might not be aware of his perverted ways! You don't have to speak as though they belong together! Avery is not married to him yet!" he said, before storming out of the cafe.
In Starry River Villa, Avery's brow kept twitching after messaging Lilith, almost like a sign that something terrible was about to happen.
She lay awake on her bed. Unable to fall asleep, she got up and walked toward the window to open the curtains.
The sky had somehow changed into a different shade without her knowing. It had been sunny at noon, but rain clouds had gathered swiftly after that.
Layla called her the night before saying that she would only need another day to complete her assignments. Layla had decided to take Robert with her to Bridgedale to meet with Hayden.
Layla had not mentioned her plan to Elliot, and she had only planned to tell him of her plans once she was in Bridgedale.
Therefore, she had asked that Avery keep it a secret as well.
Avery knew that Elliot would blame her for taking the children to Bridgedale in secret, so she was at a crossroads with whether she should talk to Elliot about it.
She immediately ran downstairs, >c&
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