Chapter 1899


    "I ordered takeaway. It should arrive soon." He nced at the screen on his phone.


    Concerned that they wouldn''t make it in time, she said, "Let''s take it to the airport and eat it there!"


    "We don''t have to rush. We can always change our tickets."


    "You will do no such thing unless the flight is canceled." She could not wait to go to Ylore. "Elliot, I


    need closure. Whether Ivy is alive or dead, I need to know."


    "I feel the same."


    Shortly after, the food they ordered arrived.


    The bodyguard carried their trunks into the car and the two followed closely behind. The


    atmosphere was awfully awkward as they sat in the cramped space of the back seat.


    "You are not taking your bodyguard?" she asked.


    "My bodyguard is already at the airport."


    "Oh. I thought you weren''t bringing him along!"


    "I can leave him behind if you don''t want me to bring him along."


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    "Why do you always have to read too much into my words? I was just mentioning it casually and


    you are reading far too much out of it," Avery said sarcastically.


    Elliot immediately quieted down.


    "You went to have lunch with Ben''s parents?" Remembering the photo of Lilith’s ring, she asked,


    "How did things go?


    "More precisely, I was only there for lunch. " Elliot narrowed his eyes and respondedzily, "Their


    affairs are entirely up to them. Lilith isn''t a child and she doesn''t need me looking over her."


    "You are still her brother."


    "Why else would I go to a meeting if I''m not her brother?"


    He had never argued when others thought of him as someone cruel and ruthless. He did not need


    thebels the others imposed on him to know who he was.


    "Did they mention when they are getting married?" Avery asked curiously. "What about the details of


    the wedding?"


    "No," he simply said. "I was eating the whole time so I didn''t listen to what they were saying."


    "You really don''t care about the fact that she’s getting married."


    "How am I supposed to care about their rtionship?" he said calmly. "She wouldn’t let me even if I


    tried."


    Avery remained quiet.


    Worried that Avery would truly think that he did not n on doing anything as Lilith''s brother, he


    exined, "I n on preparing a dowry for her when she gets married."


    "Oh..."


    "I don''t want others to look down on her." Elliot blushed ever so slightly. He had not intended on


    talking to Lilith or talking about it at all, but he did not want Avery to misunderst?c+=RMV= him.


    "I wouldn''t say anything, whether or not you give Lilith money. You don''t have to act so nervous."


    She began feeling ufortable as well when she saw the blush on his face. "Besides, Lilith


    probably won''t ept your money, since her ie isn''t bad right now."


    "Her ie has nothing to do with me. She is my sister and I''m just doing what I should. How her


    life turns out in the future depends on her, and her alone."


    "Yeah."


    Once they arrived at the airport, the bodyguard took their luggage to get it checked in while Elliot


    and Avery had their dinner in the VIP waiting lounge.


    "I thought you ate a lot at noon? I would have thought that you won’t be able to have dinner. Has


    your appetite grown that much?" Avery teased.


    "I was eating, but I couldn’t even taste the food, so I''ve developed an appetite now," He stared into


    her eyes steadily. "Is it really going to be alright when your boyfriend finds out that we are going to


    Ylore together?"


    "Are you scared that he wille and beat you up?" she asked. "If so, you may choose to stay


    further away from me."