Chapter 63

Elliot knew everything that Avery had said while she was strapped to the lie detector!

Was he truly the one behind everything?

Did Elliot want to get his hands on Tate Industries' new program?

Cold sweat dripped down Avery's back as she thought about all of this.

She hung up on Cole and walked out of her room.

Elliot and Ben were done with dinner and were smoking in the living room.

Ben immediately killed his cigarette in the ashtray when he noticed Avery.

"Do you want to join us, Miss Tate?"

Avery nodded and walked toward Ben.

Once she was standing in front of him, she said, "I'd like to speak with Elliot alone."

Ben was taken aback.

Was this her way of kicking him out?

Embarrassed, he stood up and said, "I'll leave now. You two have a good talk. You could take a walk outside, too. The weather's nice."

He hurried out of the house right after.

Avery sat down where Ben was sitting. She thought of how Cole was about to get his finger chopped off and that motivated her stra