Mike coughed and said, "There’s no need to get the cops involved! Avery, where are you right now? You sounded weak and exhausted.”
Avery stood up with the support of the pillar next to her and lied, "I’m at home."
"Oh, were you still sleeping? Get back to bed! I'm fine, just feeling wronged... Chad blames me for everything, he's so unreasonable!” Mike felt better after a rant session with Avery.
Avery got a cab and headed home.
She popped a fever pill and fell asleep in her bed. Laura didn’t manage to ask what happened to her.
At the old mansion, Elliot had been in the shower longer than an hour. He was still thinking about last night, and couldn't accept that it was Zoe. He could settle Zoe anytime, but how could he face Avery?
He was more certain than before that he was still very much in love with Avery.
He couldn’t lie to himself that he was unable to forget about her.
Elliot got out of the bathroom and stumbled upon Mrs. Cooper and Shea. "Master, Shea waited for you all night," Mrs. Cooper said.
Yes! Elliot recalled Avery came over to his room and told him to go home to Shea! He felt a sharp ache against his heart. Did she or did she not come last night?
He remembered clearly that she did. The thought of them intimate on the bed...
How did Zoe end up on his bed?
"I couldn’t reach you last night, so I called Avery for help. She promised to look for you, but you didn't come home last night... She didn't manage to get you." Mrs. Cooper said to Elliot.
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