Chapter 1355


    Once Avery left Ylore, Gary might never allow her to return.


    It was a long time before a cedar coffin-borne by the members of the Gould family, exited the hotel.


    She saw Elliot''s towering figure. He had clearly be a part of the Goulds.


    Gary would not have him carry Christopher''s coffin otherwise.


    Soon, they ced the coffin into the hearse. Many expensive cars left, disappearing from sight.


    Avery, with the umbre in her hand, followed the crowd and left.


    She did not hail a taxi. She slowly walked back to the hotel. Her bodyguard and Jed were having tea in


    the lobby of the hotel when they saw Avery entering the building. They stared at her in shock.


    They had thought that Avery was resting in her room.


    "Miss Tate!" her bodyguard gasped.


    Avery was in shock, and she mechanically headed for the lift. It was an action born out of habit.


    Jed realized that something was not right. He approached her and stopped her.


    "What happened to you? Why do you look so down? Don''t tell me you went to Christopher''s funeral?"


    Avery came to her senses. "Hmm. What are you doing here?"


    "Why didn''t you tell us anything?" Jed pulled her to the sofa in the main lobby and sat her down. "What


    if you were in danger?" "No one would notice me today." Avery slowly sobered up, but her voice


    remained cold. "Elliot has agreed to Gary''s demands so that Hayden could leave. Gary is making him


    have a child with Ruby, and he is going to stay here, forever.


    Jed had long known about this, and he did not look surprised.


    The bodyguard was stunned. "Damn! Then, what are we staying here for? Why is Gary not letting us


    leave?"


    "Maybe it’s because Elliot cares too much for Avery," sighed Jed, exining things to the bodyguard.


    "To Gary, Avery is a chess piece he can use to control Elliot."


    The bodyguard said, "You sure know plenty about Gary!" "It is all too easy. Just step into Gary''s shoes


    and you''ll be able to guess his moves. " Jed furrowed his brows. He did not know when they would be


    allowed to leave.


    Jed ;e(;PNU: Avery''s bodyguard had tried purchasing tickets with their identity numbers. They had


    managed to buy tickets for themselves but not for Avery.


    At nine that night, Elliot and Ruby left the hotel after greeting all the guests.


    Throughout the funeral, Elliot had been expressionless. He had lost his soul in the bargain he had


    struck with Gary.


    Ruby knew that he did not want to have coitus with her. However, she believed that gentleness and


    children would bring him around.


    Returning to the mansion, Ruby ran a bath for him and got him to take a shower. Elliot did not refuse.


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    Half an hourter, he came out of the bathroom. His gaze darkened when he saw Ruby in sexy lingerie


    waiting by the bed.