Chapter 78

Avery was certain that they did not buy this necklace that morning. How was it now right in front of her? She walked out of her room and bumped into Elliot who was walking down the stairs. She tried to calm the nervousness inside of her and asked, "What's up with this necklace?" On the surface, it might look like this had nothing to do with him, but her instincts told her otherwise. She was sure that Ben told him about it. Elliot's expression was slightly uneasy as he answered, "Ben bought it." After a pause, he added, "I took a look at the price, and it was too cheap. Nobody wanted it so I brought it back to you." Avery was piecing together the words in her head trying to figure out a way to return the necklace to him, but his words made her mind go blank. He gave it to her because it was so cheap that nobody else wanted it. Great! If that was the case, then she would just accept it! "Let's have dinner together," Elliot called out. Avery wanted to refuse, but her body was