Chad and Elliot were in the black Rolls-Roice. Chad had accepted a phone call from Mike, and when he had ended the call, he turned and looked at Elliot.
"Mr. Foster, Mike just called me. He invited me to a hotel to have a meal." Chad hesitated, "Do you want to come?"
Elliot's expression darkened. "They didn't invite me. Why should I go?"
Chad said awkwardly, "I heard that Avery had called you this morning, but she could not get through to you. Why don't... you two meet and talk? Don't pay attention to her smiles while she was on the live stream. Mike said that she was absolutely livid. I'm guessing she dressed as she did to upset you."
Elliot's gaze darkened. "How do you know she did not wear it for Eric?"
Chad could feel Elliot's anger, and he dared not say more.
Eric was at the hotel, and he was giving a demonstration on the latest drone that came out of Tate Industries. Later, by popular demand, he sang for them too.
The live stream suddenly became an online concert!
Avery stepped down from the stage. Mike had a sweater with him, and he was about to drape it over Avery but she refused.
"It's summer. I'm not cold."
Mike said, "But the aircon is quite cold."
"I'm not cold." Avery placed her palms on the back of his hands, allowing him to feel the heat that wafted off her. "Pregnant ladies are afraid of the heat." "Okay then! Just now, a few reporters approached me. They are very interested in the father of your child," Mike said. "It looks like the live stream gained more viewers and attention than I thought it would. By tomorrow, everyone will know that you are pregnant."
Avery had thought about the outcome, but she was not afraid.
"Pregnancy is not an embarrassing thing. Nothing will change if they know about it."
"But you’re not married!" said Mike, pointing out the obvious. "The public will want to know who the father is."
Avery said, "If they want to know it, that's their problem. It doesn't affect my life."
Everyone stared at Avery. A faint blush colored her cheeks, and she smiled. Lifting the train of her gown, she was about to get up on stage when a huge, hulking figure clad in black appeared at the entrance.
Mike noticed Elliot standing beside Chad. He was a little stunned but not too surprised.
Mike had told Chad about the live stream that night beforehand, so Elliot would definitely have watched the live stream.
Elliot would have been aggravated just by seeing how intimate Eric and Avery had appeared, and there was no need to even go into how ravishing she looked that night.
Mike whistled secretly. Avery still had tricks up her sleeves! She knew how to make this proud man bow to her!
Mike tugged Avery's arm and whispered two words in her ear, "He's here."
Avery looked toward the entrance. Elliot had already entered by then.
He stared coldly at her, and his arrogance had set him apart from the rest of the crowd.
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