Chapter 1610

After downing yet another glass of wine, Avery looked at Mason and felt as though her legs were no longer touching the ground. She felt a little dizzy. Looking at Mason, Avery realized she wasn't as nervous as before—in fact, she didn't know what nervousness felt like. So, she looked at Mason and said, "Mr. Stone, it should work this time." In the end, the moment she finished speaking, she slumped over onto the bar counter. If Mason hadn't reacted quickly to catch her, she would have fallen straight to the floor. He looked at the drunken Avery in disdain as he held her in his arms. He then couldn't help but laugh. At that moment, he recalled that though Avery had taken on all her family's burdens alone, she was only 23 years old this year and had only started working a year ago. Before that, her family had been well-off. She had lived a life far removed from hardship, so she had never known the true struggles of life. However, she had been forced to grow up too fast in the past t