~Avery~

In the midst of this chaos Ella had created beforehand, I spotted Stephen trying to pave a way through the crowd in order to get to me. His face was streaked with worry and frustration.

It had slipped my mind to inform him that my lawyer had taken care of everything. Once his eyes set on mine, he quickened his pace and suddenly engulfed me into a deep embrace and in the process he unintentionally pushed Ella from my side which resulted in her staggering backwards.

“I've never ...