Chapter 250
Elliots uddenly held Avery’s hand. She let go of her phone in her hands and he let go of her instantly. Ben was right, he was directing the speech towards her. The managers’ jaws all dropped.
Oh shit! Is something about to happen between the both of them? Avery’s face felt burning hot.
She took a huge gulp of the juice she just poured for herself.
Fortunately, today wasn’t her real birthday.
It will be a real treat to have a lecture on her real birthday, Avery thought sarcastically.
Elliot went on and on about his secrets of success while drinking with everyone.
It seemed as if he forgot today was her birthday celebration.
Avery had two plates of pasta and a plate of fresh fruits.
An hour later, he’s still at it with his speech. She held her head and looked at him.
Elli otcleared his throat and turned at her, “Avery, you got everything I said jotted down?”
“Let’s drink!”
Avery looked down as she helped herself a glass, and poured one for him, “It’s been ages since I knew you and we never drink together!”
As Elli otconte mplated, Avery had already finished hers.
Tammy looked wildly surprised at the table next to them and gasp ed, “Avery has gone mad!”
Junsaid to Tammy, “Inthe end, it was Avery who ended Elliot tonight, not Mike, and certainly not the managers.”
As Junsaid it, Tammy saw Elliot raise his glass and drank it all.
She gasped, “What are they trying at?!” Juncontinued, “It’s obvious, these two are attracted to each other. Either they get back together, or they become each other’s worst enemies.”
“They are never getting back together.
There’s Zoe, and Shea…even if Avery’s gone mad, she’ll stay away from a relat ionship with him,” Tammy said with a scoff.
They continued drinking for another half an hour.
Elliot was dead drunk, and Avery drank quite a bit too. She rubbed her fingers against her temples, forcing herself to stay awake.
Mike was the last man standing. Everyone was high from driņking except him. Mike dragged Ben away for more drinks. Looks like Mike had planned to have all of them drunk today!
against the marble floors as they caught Avery’s attention.
The y looked at each other.
“Happy Birthday, Miss Tate,” Zoestood tallert han Avery and she looked down as she spoke, “I’m here for Elliot.”
Avery had too much to drink.
She tried to speak but no thing came out of her mouth.
She waved her hands signaling at Zoe.
That’s the best she could mana ge for now.
“Miss Tate, why did you get Elliot so drunk for?
You knew that overconsumption is bad for healt h.
I thought you would care for him since you used to be with him!”
Zoe reprimanded as she tried to get Elliot up with his driver.
They couldn’t get him to the parking lotas he was heavily inebriated.
Zoe had no choice but to get a room.
The driver left as soon as they got Elliot to the bed.
Zoetook out the bottle of liquid Cole gave to her. She must seize the opport unity tonight.
Benreplied, (Idon’t mean it that way, Miss Tate.
Lethim drink if he wants to. Just ignor ehim.
) Avery placed her phone on the table.
Elliot glared first at Avery, then Ben. He meant that he knew they were textin gabout him behind his back.
He raised his glass, took a sip, and said, “Doyou guys know, what’s the most important thing about running a company?”
The supervising managers were dumbstruck.
Where did that come from?
Were they suddenly looped into a free seminar?
Avery looked stunned as well. She couldn’t tell whether it was her or Elliot who was drunk She looked at him as his face now looked surreal.
Elliot felt hotand he tugged at his collar ajar with his fingers.
“To start a company is easy. But to maintain it is another story.
To keep the company afloat, you got to have some management skills…”
Elliot opened his mouth again.
The managers all putdown their glasses and listened to him attentively.
Bensent another text to Avery saying, (He’s trying to warn you.
He’s worried that you will go broke.)
Avery read the text as her face blushed red.