Chapter 121

Avery placed her phone on the table. Her mouth suddenly felt dry, so she picked up the bowl of soup that Ben had passed her. Ben knocked on the table, then said, "Hey! Do you two think we don't know you're secretly texting each other right now?" Avery was afraid that Elliot would blurt out something shocking, so she quickly said, "We're both full now, so we're heading home!" "Sure! We're full too," Ben teased. "Full from watching your PDA!" … Rosalie heard the news of the assassination attempt on Elliot and rushed through the night to the Foster mansion. Her face turned cold at the sight of Avery. "When Mr. Foster was about to get hit by the car earlier, Miss Avery threw herself at him and wrapped him in her arms!" The bodyguard had witnessed the entire scene and felt obligated to report what he saw to Rosalie. "If I hadn't shot its tires, the car would have crashed right into them. Miss Avery would have been crushed to a pulp and died on the spot. However, her shielding Mr.