Nathan's eyes glammed, he was both surprised and pleased that Avery cut to the chase.

"I told Elliot to give me 15 million..."

"15 million?" Desperate to end the torture, she interrupted him and said, "I'll pay you!"

Nathan burst out laughing. "You are so short-tempered! Do you hate me this much? If the two of you act like you hate me, it's hard for me to leave."

Avery flushed and threatened, "Stay and see if Elliot would kill you!"

She knew that when facing shameless men like Nathan, the o