Elliot and Avery novel Chapter 19

Chapter 19

It was Sunday, and Avery did not get out of bed until it was ten thirty in the morning.

 

 

It was the first time she had slept in at Elliot’s house.

 

When she walked out of the room, the group of men in the living room shifted their gaze toward her.

 

Avery was dressed in a loose nightgown with her disheveled hair falling to her shoulders, framing her clean, spotless face.

 

She did not expect Elliot to have guests that day.

 

Elliot and his guests stared sternly at her as if they did not expect her to suddenly appear.

 

Something snapped in Avery’s head.

 

When she realized the awkward situation she was in, she instantly turned around and made her way back to her room.

 

At that moment, Mrs. Cooper walked over and pulled her in the direction of the dining room.

 

“You must be hungry, Madam. You were sleeping soundly when I went to your room earlier, so I didn’t wake you.”

 

“Those people… Who are they?” Avery stammered.

 

“They’re friends of Master Elliot. They came to visit him. Don’t worry. It’s fine even if you don’t greet them,” answered Mrs. Cooper.

 

“Okay,” Avery responded.

 

She did not even greet Elliot when she saw him, why would she greet his friends?

 

If she had known that he was having guests over, however, she would have woken early and spent the whole day out.

 

Elliot’s friends in the living room were very interested in Avery.

 

“Elliot, why’s that young girl staying with you? Is she a caretaker? Or maybe…”

 

“We’re all adults here. Elliot is a man, after all. It’s normal to have a young lady in his house! Ha ha!”

 

When Elliot did not respond, everyone shut their mouths and dropped the subject.

 

“Do you guys know Avery Tate from Tate Industries? They say she’s Jack Tate’s daughter—”

 

“I know. She called me Friday night asking for an investment, but I hung up before she could finish talking.”

 

“She really is something. What does her father’s debt have to do with her? She must be insane for jumping into this mess!”

 

“Young people are reckless like that! I looked into their new product, but it’s a total bust! A self-driving system might sound cool, but the conditions are complicated and uncontrollable. Whoever invests in it would be an idiot!”

 

……

 

In the dining room, Avery listened to the discussion in the living room with mixed feelings.

 

Once she was done with breakfast, she took her laptop and went to a nearby cafe to work on her thesis.

 

At the moment, she had limited abilities. She needed to focus on her studies and life.

 

She received a new email around four in the afternoon.

 

She placed her cup of coffee on the table after reading its contents and then read the email once more.

 

It was signed ‘Mr. Z’.

 

The contents stated his interest in Tate Industries’ new product. He wanted to learn more about it and would invest if the meeting went well.

 

Avery’s mind was filled with questions.

 

She knew nothing about this person apart from the fact that he went by Mr. Z.

 

If he was really interested in working with Tate Industries, he could have just set up a meeting at the office.

 

After some consideration, Avery replied to the email.

 

[Is this a new scam?]

 

Mr. Z’s reply came shortly after.

 

[You have quite the sense of humor, Miss Tate. Here’s proof of my assets.]

 

There was an image file attached to the email.

 

When Avery opened the file, her eyes instantly widened in shock.

 

The image was a screenshot of a bank account showing he had close to two hundred million dollars in his checking account.

 

As it was a tremendous sum, Avery stared at the image and did the calculations in her head many times before she was able to confirm the amount.

 

Her cheeks flushed and her heart raced. Her hands were trembling as she typed her reply.

 

[You’re pretty good at editing pictures, but isn’t this going overboard? Who would have two hundred million in their checking account?]

 

[What would it take for you to believe me? How about you send over your bank account number, and I’ll bank in a deposit of intent of cooperation to you?]

 

[Is this what scamming techniques have advanced into? All you need is a bank account number to steal all of someone’s money?]