Avery walked up to Nick and said firmly, "I will at least ask him to give me an explanation before I leave."

"I'm too lazy to care about your business!" said Nick. He had had enough of her stubbornness.

"I know your bark is worse than your bite. So is Elliot's," said Avery. She felt a glimmer of light in her heart.

Although she was kidnapped and humiliated, she was happy that she had known Elliot's thoughts.

'If Elliot had had no feelings for me, he wouldn't have come to seek help from Nick,