Ruby lay in bed and waited from nine to ten, then from ten to twelve o'clock.She had slept through most of the day, so despite it being midnight, the did not feel sleepy. She had picked up her phone a few times, wanting to call Elliot, but refrained from doing so when she remembered what he said before leaving.Her father, her brother, and Elliot were all men; and all men were players by nature. Men could not possibly stay in love with one particular woman for their entire life.Since she was old enough to remember, she had seen her father dating countless women. Even now, he was still dating women. He would spoil his partner rotten every single time, but when he eventually fell out of love, he became cold immediately.Her brother was worse. He had gotten married at a young age, but that did not stop him from keeping countless mistresses throughout the years. He was worse than his father. Ruby's sister-in-law had fought Christopher a few times in the beginning, but she had soo

He sat on his bed in a daze, absolutely clueless.His father had sent him away two years ago to expand their business, and he has not been in touch with anyone here. "I've just come back, and already someone is trying to kill me?"Can it be Elliot?" thought Christopher. Elliot did not have any actual power yet. Gary was keeping a constant eye on his performance, and he would not give Elliot even a single shred of power if he mismanaged something. So, Elliot dared not make a move against Christopher just yet."But, who else could it be?" thought Christopher.The negotiation between the Goulds and Gary’s brothers was around the corner so those two would not do anything at this time either.Christopher tapped his head, troubled. He glanced back at his phone and tried to shut the 'death timer' off, only to realize that the screen was locked. No matter how much he tapped on it, it did not change. He could not shut the timer off, or return to the main menu, or use his phone for anyt

Elliot was about to spring up and grab Hayden when a group of men headed by Christopher walked into the restaurant.Elliot spotted Christopher the moment Christopher spotted him.It was the first time they had seen one another since the shootout, and they both still held a grudge against each other.Christopher's eyes gleamed viciously when he saw Elliot, but because of Gary and Ruby, he knew that they still had to give the appearance of calm.Hayden immediately sat back down when he saw Christopher walk in.It was his first time seeing Christopher and he thought to himself, "So this is the assh*le that bullied Mom! If it weren't for how smart Mom is, she would have suffered so much at the hands of this b*st*rd! I won't give him the chance of hurting my mom again, so he has to die now!""I thought that you were out with Uncle Nick? Why are you eating here?" Christopher asked Elliot as he glanced over at Aaron.Aaron performed the role of Elliot's bodyguard, but in truth, he was

Jed froze. If he listened to Ruby and took Avery away from Ylore by force, Avery would be furious when she woke up, and she might even end their friendship. If he did not take her away, Avery might be exposed to grave danger by continuing to stay in Ylore. After some consideration, he decided to accept the tickets and medicine."I knew you would accept these. You must love Avery, so you must understand how miserable I am right now." Ruby picked up the glass and took a sip of water."Ms. Gould, people are born differently. I can only know the pain my friend is suffering, and I can't understand yours. You have misjudged the relationship that Avery and I share," he said, correcting her assumption. He had not been in contact with Avery for years. They had only recently made contact, and there was no way he would fall in love with her in such a short period of time. However, their bonds as classmates would never change."Oh, let's just say that I've misjudged you, then! So long as yo

It became clear that Jed and Avery's bodyguard did not want him there, and it was clear that they did not want him to drink the juice. The juice was average juice, and so the reason they did not want him to drink it could not be because it was some kind of precious or expensive juice.Suspecting that something was wrong, Elliot raised the glass and pretended to drink it."Hey! Don't drink that!" Jed said and snatched the glass out of Elliot's hand.Avery's expression instantly darkened."Why can't he drink it?" She glanced at the glass of juice in her hand. "Is there something wrong with the juice?"As soon as those words were out, the entire table fell silent. Both Jed and the bodyguard lowered their heads, uncertain of what to say.Arron picked up the spoon and said, "There might be something wrong with the juice, but the food is fine, right? I'm starving! Can I eat?""The food is fine so go ahead!" Jed said."'The food is fine', so you are admitting that something is wrong w