Bab 76: Chapter 76: To Know Him

Avery frowns at his threat. Then she gets up to bring him cold water to soothe his tongue. She hands him the glass and tries to sit on a chair near the couch, but Evan pulls her down and holds her against his side. She can't help but wonder if he's as ill as he claims.

Angered by his possessive move, she tries to jerk away from him. Robert enters the room with a procession of bodyguards—each man carries a pile of leather-bound ledgers. They place the books on the table, covering the entire surface. Evan nods his dismissal, and Robert and the bodyguards step aside.

Avery gets up, "I'll leave you alone to work."

She assumes that Evan is going to work—the books look like business ledgers and she's sure that Evan is the type of man who refuses to take a sick day. But Evan pulls her arm, forcing her back down onto the sofa.

"I'm not working."   

"Then what are you doing?" Avery asks.