At eight in the evening, the black Rolls-Roice slowly drove to Starry River Villa.
Mike heard movements and came out from the villa.
“Elliot, it’s late. What are you doing here?” Mike coldly jabbed, “Didn’t you say you’ll come by in the
afternoon? It’s already dark. Is your afternoon different from others?”
Elliot looked up and said, “Is there any difference between me coming now and this afternoon?”
“Of course, there is. If you came in the afternoon, Avery would still be at home. Avery is not at home
now.” Mike stood in the yard. He did not bother to open the gate.
“I won’t welcome you in then.”
Elliot’s chest constricted tightly.
“Where did she go?”
“You tell me first. What were you doing this afternoon? Why did you say you would come this
afternoon, but didn’t appear?” Mike asked haughtily.
Elliot swallowed his saliva and said in a low voice, “Nora insisted on being discharged in the afternoon.
I sent her back. Her family insisted that I stay for dinner, I can’t refuse them.”
Mike sneered. “If her family asks you to stay for the night, you won’t be able to refuse them as well?”
Mike said, “So, what if I stayed the night! You have no right judging me on high! Where isge Avery?”
“I don’t know,” Mike said quickly, “It’s pointless if you glare at me. She said she went out for a meal.
She didn’t say who she was eating with.”
Mike was afraid that Elliot would flare-up. He immediately turned around and returned to the villa.
Elliot’s gaze darkened. He fished his phone out, found Avery’s contact, and dialed her.
Avery saw his incoming call. She did not pick up, and neither did she dare to hang his call up. She was
afraid that he might keep calling if she hung up.
Avery turned off the ringing tone and put her phone in her bag. She wanted to pretend to be not angry,
but her body expressed otherwise.
Elliot said that he would come to look for her in the afternoon, yet up till evening, he did not even come.
Avery did not think much about it, but Tammy sent her a photo.
It was a photo of Elliot sitting together with Nora. There were other people next to them too. They were
having a meal together.
It was a feast. Besides Elliot, the other people were all smiles. The harmonious scene was like a family
reunion.
Tammy told Avery that Chelsea posted this photo on social media, so Chelsea was the one that took
the photo. Elliot delayed looking for her because of Nora.
Elliot could not get to Avery, so he could only call Tammy. Avery only had a few friends. She was either
with Tammy or Wesley.
“Avery is not with me!” Tammy picked up the call and teased, “Aren’t you together with the copy of
Avery? Is your party done? You’re finally thinking of the real Avery?”
Elliot heard Tammy’s mocks. He did not want to argue with her, so he hung up.
He found Wesley’s contact and dialed. It was only picked up after a few seconds.
“Wesley, is Avery with you?” Elliot stood by the side of his car, looking at the endless dark skies. His
expressions were glum.
He went to Nora’s house today. Her family took her past photos to show him. He looked at Nora’s past
photos and realized that Nora did indeed look like Avery, so it was most probably a coincidence that
Nora looks like Avery. It was not that she has done her face up to look like Avery.
However, Avery’s friends had already determined that Nora was a fake.
“No, why?” Wesley hesitated for a few seconds before replying.
Elliot furrowed his brows even tighter.
“She went out for a meal. I thought she would be with her friends. Since she’s not with you, I’ll hang
up.”
“Okay,” Wesley said and hung up. Then, he looked at Avery. “How long can you avoid him for?
Avery lowered her gaze and ate in small mouthfuls.
“I don’t want to talk to him right now. When in a bad mood, it’s best I don’t let it explode. Once I’ve
calmed down, maybe I won’t be that angry anymore.”
Wesley said, “Although I have never seen that woman that looks like you, I think even if she has done
her face up to look like you, she will never be you. Your knowledge and capabilities. No one can mimic
you. I believe that Elliot knows about this.”
Avery replied, “Wesley, as long as I don’t see him, I won’t get angry at all.”
62fb1bb41dcb31934bd49bda