Chapter 41

Tom's POV

I watched Ava from where I sat as she gently brought the glass to her lips. I couldn't quite pinpoint the reason, but with each passing day, she seemed to grow more and more beautiful.

I smiled at her, feeling happy with how close we had become. However, my smile quickly faded as I noticed she wasn't drinking. Instead, her gaze was fixed on Elise, who appeared to be growing increasingly uncomfortable.

"Is…there some..thing on my face, or is there…something you want to tell me?" Elise asked, causing Ava to drop her glass on the table.

"Your lip, it's busted. How did that happen?" Ava inquired, and Elise instinctively touched her injured lip. I could notice how uncomfortable she was.

I saw the way Ava narrowed her eyes, and I immediately knew that she was suspecting Elise of being the person who had attacked her last night, but I felt it was a bit too much.

Elise seemed like a sweet person who I felt had a crush on Denis. I couldn't imagine her being so violent as to try to ha