Chapter 2569

Avery lay down and covered her body with the blanket. "You can't betray me, Avery!" He laid down next to her and turned off the lights. "What are you talking about? You are overthinking things." She covered him with the blanket as well. "Eric really didn't lure you over to his side?" He wrapped an arm around her waist. "You heard every word I said when I was on the phone with him, didn't you?" She chuckled. "You can go behind my back and ask him about it." "I don't sneak around like that," he said pridefully. "If I go to see him in private, I might not be able to hold back the urge to beat him up." "Don't do that, Elliot," Avery said. "You are too old to fight with him, and you are just going to get hurt. I will be sad if you get hurt." "... Avery, I'm not that fragile." "Guys will always be teenagers at heart, but you need to face reality. You are losing calcium as you age, and you can't do things that you did when you were younger. If something happens, it will take you much