Chapter 341


    Kendall knew her body very well. She also knew that she could get up. If her body wasn''t in pain,


    she could get up. Moreover, it was Rick who would be drinking with Avery, not her. There wasn''t a


    big difference between sitting there or lying on the hospital bed.


    So she nodded when Rick asked her. When they arrived at Avery''s house, they realized that there


    were a lot of people there.


    Charlotte and Shane were both wearing earphones. One was sleeping with earphones, while the


    other was monitoring the foreign stock market. Because of the time difference, Shane would


    normally look at foreign stocks at night.


    If he wanted to get thetest information, the best way was to stay upte. Otherwise, everything


    would have been outdated when he woke up the next morning.


    Peter and Zoe were sitting opposite them. Rick and Kendall had seen the two of them before, but


    there was one man that Rick hadn''t.


    "This is..."


    "A new staff I recruited. He was having dinner with me, so I figured I would bring him over," Peter


    exined.


    Rick nodded. He looked around for a while and asked, "I don''t see Avery. Where is he?"


    "He went to the wine cer to get some wine," Peter exined again and paused. "He seems to be


    in a terrible mood today. I tried to find out why but realized that Avery had deleted all the information


    about him in Brine before I did, so..."


    Rick nced at Kendall, who was next to him. If he guessed right, the reason Avery asked him to


    bring Kendall here when there were so many people around him was probably because of


    something rted to Kendall''s father or brother.


    Momentster.


    Avery walked out of the basement. He put the sparkling wine on the coffee table. By using one of


    his magic tricks, he took out a lemon from nowhere. Then, he picked up a knife and carefully cut the


    lemon. His eyes on the lemon as if it were a piece of treasure. Other than Rick, Kendall could also


    notice that he was behaving out of character.


    Which sound person would cut a lemon until their eyes turned red? It wasn''t even an onion.


    Rick and Kendall sat down on the sofa. He ced a thermos cup in her hands and said, "You can''t


    drink alcohol. Drink some water. I''ll ask Avery for it."


    "Okay."


    Kendall nodded obediently.


    Rick walked to Avery''s side and patted him on the shoulder. "What''s wrong with you?"


    Avery turned around and was about to push him away, but he didn''t realize that he was holding a


    knife. Rick''s pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately stepped back. His finger blocked the


    knife as he stepped back once again.


    The knife created a wound on his finger.


    "Mr. Jane!"


    Zoe immediately stood up.


    This incident caused Shane''s eyes to shift to the two of them. Charlotte, who was sleeping, opened


    her eyes too.


    For a moment, the whole living room was quiet.


    "I''m sorry." Avery continued to cut the lemon.


    Rick knew that he wouldn''t get an answer if he kept asking Avery now. He got up, casually took a


    napkin to wipe his finger, and then chose to sit beside Shane.


    Shane took off his earphones and said, "We found out something today. Caleb did something to


    Irena that year..." "Do you have any evidence?" "There''s a witness." Shane paused and added, "He


    even thrashed the witness."


    Charlotte, on the other side, yawned and took off her earphones at the same time. "And you all are


    probably familiar with the witness. It''s Abril Medina. In order to make her speak, we only gave her a


    hard time. We didn''t threaten her to death."


    Kendall also looked up all of a sudden. "What?"


    "During that time, your brother kidnapped more than one woman and locked them up in a house.


    And then..." Charlotte didn''t finish her sentence.


    What could a young and strong man do by locking up so many women? What else could he do?


    If it was not for some messed- up scientific experiment, it could only be a sex dungeon.


    That was why...


    Irena and Avery''s younger sister couldn''t endure the trauma andmitted suicide.


    "That beast!" Rick gnashed his teeth in anger.


    "How could my brother... No, that''s exactly what he would do." Kendall didn''t even try to exin for


    his brother.


    Before she came to Brine and was still at home, her brother and father had treated her very well.


    They always bought her delicious food and drinks. But now, she realized that they treated her so


    well only because they wanted to exploit her in the future.


    They wanted to turn her into a knife, so they constantly honed her. Now that the knife was useless,


    they naturally wouldn''t treat her the same anymore.


    "The point is not why Caleb did it. Instead, it''s the fact that the Stevens Family covered up for him.


    Back then, not only Irena but someone else had even lost their lives on the spot. We also obtained


    a video from the Medina Family. We were afraid that Avery''s mind would go mad, so..." Charlotte


    sighed.


    They could only work at Avery''s house to keep himpany.


    As for asking Rick toe over, it was Avery''s own idea. After all, there were so many people here


    already, so he felt that it wouldn''t be wrong to invite more people over.


    Rick looked at Avery, who was still cutting the lemon. A sour feeling welled up in his heart, and he


    said, "What do you n to do about this? Do you need my help?"


    "Anne''s wedding ising soon. We have to get rid of Christopher first. I don''t want to give him any


    more chances to stab people in the back." Charlotte said seriously, "I''ve been nning for a while


    now. I want to reim Emerson Corporation through honest means, but it''s toote now..."


    Now, the Stevens Family and Christopher were in the middle.


    If they were sluggish, there was a high chance that a wave of unimaginable despair would erupt.


    The wave of despair might note for her. After all, everything was operating normally in her


    company, but she didn''t want people around her to be affected.


    Besides, except for Shane and Rick, Avery had helped her the most along this journey, so she


    couldn''t just sit by and do nothing.


    "All right," Rick replied. "Now that I think about it, Anne''s wedding will be held in just ten days."


    That was right.


    There were only ten more days left.


    Originally, Charlotte had wanted Anne to have a peaceful wedding, but now there was no better


    way.


    Everyone was silent for a moment.


    Rick went back to Kendall''s side. Shane continued to look at stocks. Charlotte put on her earphones


    and closed her eyes as she leaned on his shoulder. Zoe had also sat down and continued to


    discuss technology-rted topics with Peter. The other man also resumed work on hisptop.


    Avery was still cutting lemons. The lemons had been cut into small strips and then into small cubes.


    Rick pursed his lips and wanted to say something to him multiple times, but he felt that whatever he


    said would only be pointless.


    After a while, Avery put down the knife, ced the lemon cubes into a ss, and poured sparkling


    wine into it.


    He drank it in silence. Everyone apanied him in silence.


    A scent of despair filled the air. Kendall felt like she couldn''t breathe under this kind of stifling


    atmosphere. So, she gently buried her head in Rick''s arms.


    Rick patted her on the shoulder and whispered to her, telling her that there was nothing to be afraid


    of.


    She was not afraid.


    She just couldn''t get used to it.


    Fortunately, Kendall fell asleep after a while. Peter took out a pair of earphones and handed them to


    Rick, indicating that he should put them on Kendall. After Rick thanked him, he helped Kendall to


    put on the earphones.


    "Don''t just let me drink on my own. You all should drink too."


    Avery was already a little drunk. He began to walk around with sses in his hands.


    Fearing that he might bump into them, everyone immediately got up and held him.


    He was surrounded by friends.


    They were all his new friends.


    Avery looked at them and suddenly burst intoughter. This voice was deafening and made their


    hair stand on ends.


    "Avery," Charlotte said worriedly.


    "Hey, Lottie. You know, before I came to Brine, I didn''t have friends at all. From my family to the so-


    called circle of friends, I didn''t have a single person who could talk to me. Do you know?"


    Charlotte sighed, "I know, Avery."


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    No one knew how much he suffered.


    No one knew how painful it was for him to face the truth.


    And no one cared about it.