Elliot gazed outside the door and Avery had already driven off in her car.
"Um... Sorry! I thought you made her cry!" Mike dragged him towards the elevator by the arm. "Let me get you a drink. She told us to leave her alone, so it's better that you stay away from her for now."
Elliot scowled. "You really don't know what's wrong with her?"
"Not a clue! She was fine when she showed up to work this morning. Why else would I think that you pissed her off just now?"
Elliot followed Mike into the elevator.
"Do you know how she managed to get 300 million, then?" Elliot asked. "She paid me back with 300 million today and according to what I know, she doesn't have that much cash flow even with both her companies combined."
"You came looking for her to ask about this?
"Yeah."
"I don't know!" Mike was not going to tell him the truth. "She is keeping things from me now because I am close with Chad, so she feels like I've shifted to your side."
Elliot's eagle-like eyes locked onto Mike's face.
Feeling uncomfortable, Mike forcefully changed the subject. "You are dating Chelsea to piss Avery off, right? Aren't you worried that she might get so angry that something happens to the baby?"
"So you are saying that despite the fact that she dumped me, I still need to 'preserve my purity' for her?" Elliot retorted.
"Even if you can't do that, you don't have to start dating Chelsea so f*cking soon, do you? Can't you wait until she gives birth to the baby?"
"What makes you think that she cares if I date another woman"
"What makes you think she doesn’t care?"
"She blames me for signing the surgery agreement without her consent,
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