Chapter 2232

Avery hesitated. Elliot was a prideful man. If the public were to know about this, he would surely be the topic of conversation and rumors. He usually kept a low profile. He would not want something like this to become public. "Miss Tate, I implore you to reconsider. I'll talk to the others on the committee about this matter. We'll see if there is a better solution. Can you give us a little time, please?" The committee leader noticed her hesitation. He immediately offered her a way out. "Okay, I hope that all of you will consider this carefully." Avery only had a short moment of hesitation, but she did not change her stance. "If you don't change your answer by then, no matter what threat you use, be it my teacher's reputation or Elliot's, I will not be threatened." "Okay. I understand." After the call, Avery returned to the ward, only to find that Elliot had vanished. "Elliot!" Avery yelled out in shock. Her yells attracted the bodyguard who was outside the ward. "Miss Tate