"One year! That's all the time you have to own me!"
Walking away from her, Archibald restrained himself from turning around and allowing Avery see the ire in his eyes, certain it would scare her. Brave girl that she thought she was, she would always cower whenever he showed his true colors and would distance herself from him for months, something he hated more than death itself.
He got to the room and slamming the door after himself, immediately took out his phone and dialled a number. ''Neil?''
''Yes, Boss. We hung up just a few minutes ago," Neil's voice came from the other side of the line.
Archie didn't bother himself with explaining why he was calling so early. ''Get the caretaker to drop off Lake and Thorne early tomorrow morning. Ava seems brave enough to handle them now,'' he simply instructed.
''Brave? But she was really scared—" Neil started to argue, but was cut off immediately.
