"Why aren't you saying anything, Avery?" Tammy asked. "Do you think there's a possibility that Cole was the father of the child Zoe was pregnant with? After all, the chances of getting knocked up after sleeping together once are really low! Besides, if Zoe would date a major sc*mbag like Cole, it's enough to prove that they're the same type of people!"

Avery felt an ache in her heart, then croaked, "I'm not sure if they really are dating or not… I'm a little tired now, Tammy…"

"Okay. Hurry up and get some rest, then," Tammy said.

Avery hung up and stared out into the night.

Tears fell silently down her face.

She had thought that Elliot and Zoe were just like other couples while they were together.

He had thought that the child Zoe was carrying was the result of their many nights of loving passion.

"What a joke!" she thought.

All the loathing she had felt for Elliot was because of his relationship with Zoe.

She had despised and resented him to the point that she had wanted