Chapter 968

The doorbell to Avery's room rang a while later.

Avery heard it, but she did not feel like opening the door nor did she want to know who was on the
other side.

She felt hollow.

It was as if she was floating on the surface of a body of water but could not drown no matter how much
she wanted to.

She wondered for a moment why she felt this hopeless.

She wondered if she still harbored delusions about Elliot.

Despite all the times he had lied to her, she had never really learned her lesson.

Otherwise, she could have immediately left after he revealed his plan.

The doorbell continued to ring and it gave Avery a splitting headache.She had a feeling that whoever
was ringing the doorbell would not cease until she opened the door.She held onto the edge of the bed
for support, got to her feet, then dragged herself toward the door.

When she opened the door, a tall, familiar silhouette appeared before her.

The moment Avery saw Elliot, she took a step back on reflex.

"Avery! You got it wrong!"

Elliot's heart ached at the sight of Avery's red, swollen eyes.



"I wasn't in the room this entire time.Someone called me out for drinks after I sent you to your room, so
that's where I went."

He strode into her room, then shut the door behind him.

Avery suddenly smelled the alcohol on him.She examined him closely as she blinked.

His clothes were clean and had practically no wrinkles on them, but his brows were furrowed, and his
expression was serious.

"Tammy called me and gave me an earful! That's how I found out what happened!"

Avery suddenly turned around in embarrassment.It was hard for her to tell if he was telling the truth or
not.

"The woman who entered my room was Mr.Goldstein's niece.I've only met her a few times and we're
not close at all.We've never had any private interactions before.If I was in the room at the time, I
definitely wouldn't have opened the door for her."

Elliot walked over to face Avery, placed his hands firmly on her shoulders, and did not let her escape.

"Who opened the door for her, then? I saw her walk into your room with my own eyes."

Avery's voice was hoarse filled with hurt.

"It was housekeeping."

Elliot's chest was rising and falling rapidly.

"You know what turndown service is, right? I didn't ask for the service.I'm guessing the housekeeping
manager arranged for it.The cleaner knows Mr.Goldstein's niece and let her into the room.I'll take you



over to check the surveillance cameras if you don't believe me.A weight suddenly lifted off of Avery's
shoulders.

It felt as if she had just recovered from a serious illness.

She thought of how she had lost control earlier as his explanation echoed in her mind.

Suddenly, she understood her true feelings.

She tore off the chains around her heart, then threw her arms around Elliot, and buried her face in his
broad, muscular chest.

"I'm sorry I misunderstood you.I should've followed her in and checked things out for myself."

"It's alright.At least we've cleared the air now."

Elliot held her tightly in his arms and rested his chin on the top of her head.

"Give me some credit next time, won't you? I didn't exhaust my efforts to get you over here just to hurt
you."

"I don't know what happened either.Something just snapped in my head just now."

Avery took a whiff of his familiar scent, then softly explained, "I care about you, so seeing you mess
around with another woman broke my heart."

"I know."

Elliot pondered in silence for a few seconds, then made a decision.

"Let's get married when we get back, Avery!"



Avery's head suddenly shot up, and she gazed at him with bloodshot eyes.

Elliot lowered his gaze to look at her.

"I said, let's get married when we get back.We've known each other for seven years.When would we
get another chance again? My feelings for you have never changed.Since you care about me, too, then
why should we waste any more time?"

Avery gazed at his loving yet serious expression and wanted to say something a few times, but it felt
like something was stuck in her throat and she could not say a word.

All she could do was nod aggressively in response.

Avery abruptly woke up in the night.

It was not until she reached out and felt the warmth of Elliot's body next to her that she finally felt
relieved.

She grabbed her phone and sent Tammy a text.

[Hey, Tammy.We decided to get remarried.] Tammy was already asleep at this hour.

Avery stared at her phone and lost all desire to sleep.

She was wide awake, and very certain, that the man next to her was the one that she wanted to spend
the rest of her life with.


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