At noon, Avery had finished work and drove to meet up with Tammy.It was the second time Tammy had an appointment for a therapy session and she appeared to be much more relaxed compared to the last time."Maybe it's because Chelsea is dead now that I don't feel as much resentment within me," Tammy said casually as she sipped on her coffee, "My psychiatrist told me not to feel inferior because guilt is something that the person who committed wrong should feel.""Of course. Did you mention that you want a manicure? Let's go to a nail salon later! I want to get my nails painted." Avery switched to a more casual topic.Tammy scanned her up and down and asked, "Since when have you started caring so much about your appearance? You are even wearing a necklace today. I dare say you are not wearing it for me, right? Do you have a date with Elliot later?"Avery couldn't help her smile. "He's so busy that he barely has the time to eat these days. How could he possibly make time for a date? I
Elliot was not like the other Fosters, because he wasn't a Foster.She couldn't tell Tammy that; because Elliot couldn't accept it, so she intended to keep this secret for him."What amazed me most is that Hayden is so smart that he is known as a genius in this country!" Tammy suddenly raised her voice, "Though Layla is rather ordinary when it comes to IQ, she is a genius in art as well! Also... Robert might not be able to walk yet, but I heard that he's learnt to bark like a dog. That kid is going to be accomplished in the future!""..."Avery was quite proud when Tammy was complementing Hayden and Layla, but why did it sound so different when she was talking about Robert? When did learning to bark like a dog mean that someone was going to be accomplished?After lunch, the two went to a nail salon."Elliot has a lot of single friends so it's easy for him to pick the best man." Avery scowled. "Most of my good friends are married.""Choose amongst your relatives then!""I might
"Nathan White, let's meet!" Avery had to meet with him to find out his true intention for coming to Aryadelle, or he would soon become a ticking time-bomb."Sure, but you are not to tell Elliot that we are meeting!" Nathan chuckled evilly, "Or he is the one who's going to suffer!""You said that you didn't know Elliot!" Avery shouted, "I asked you if you knew him before and you said you didn't know him!""I wasn't lying. I didn't know him before, and I've come to know him since I came to Aryadelle." Nathan's voice was both devious and casual. "Why are you getting so worked up? Is it weird that I know Elliot? Or is it that you think of him as some kind of high mighty god that ordinary people like us aren't meant to come into contact with? Hahaha!"Avery suppressed the disgust she felt towards the man and said, "Let's just talk when we meet! Where are you right now? I'll go find you!""There's no need! Give me an address and I will go find you."Avery cursed inwardly and thought, '
By the time Mrs. Cooper arrived upstairs, she spotted Layla struggling to drag an enormous box out of the room."Layla, what are you doing?" She hurried over and squatted down to Layla's eye level.Layla's eyes reddened and tears started rolling down her face as soon as she started talking. "Hayden is angry. He shouted at me!""Don't cry, don't cry! Hayden will calm down soon, so stop crying now or your eyes will start hurting." Mrs. Cooper frantically wiped away Layla's tears and asked, "Why are you moving this box outside?""Hayden doesn't like it..." Layla murmured sadly and cried even harder.Hayden felt even more irritated when he heard Layla crying. Following a 'baam!', Hayden slammed the door shut and locked it from the inside.Mrs. Cooper was alarmed by the locked door. Though Hayden was a quiet boy who wasn't good at communicating with others, he had always been very understanding and had never acted out like this before.She lowered her gaze at the box and immediately
Nathan's eyes glammed, he was both surprised and pleased that Avery cut to the chase."I told Elliot to give me 15 million...""15 million?" Desperate to end the torture, she interrupted him and said, "I'll pay you!"Nathan burst out laughing. "You are so short-tempered! Do you hate me this much? If the two of you act like you hate me, it's hard for me to leave."Avery flushed and threatened, "Stay and see if Elliot would kill you!"She knew that when facing shameless men like Nathan, the only way to control them was to be more vicious than they were; besides, it was not entirely a threat. If he overstepped the boundaries, there was a high chance that Elliot would kill him.The smile faded from Nathan's face.It was bad enough to be threatened by Elliot, but to be threatened by his soon-to-be daughter-in-law was humiliating."Tell him to come kill me then! If he kills me, my eldest son will make sure that everyone in this country knows what a barbaric beast Elliot Foster is!" N
'What kind of a father is Nathan? Is he even a man?! Who does he think he is?!' She thought.Once Avery left, Nathan took a gulp of liquor gloomily, thinking, 'Have I asked for too much? 360 million each year wasn't much! It's barely a few digits off Elliot's annual income!'Avery felt even more frustrated by the time she walked out of the restaurant. She had finally gotten the whole story and if she couldn't satisfy Nathan, he would definitely go after Elliot again.'That old bast*rd, let him get his as* kicked by Elliot!' She thought, 'Though... Elliot must be really troubled right now.'As she drove home, she put on her bluetooth earphone to call Elliot, dying to hear his voice.She unlocked her phone and was surprised to see a message from Mrs. Cooper.'Hayden and Layla got into a fight. It's bad. Hurry home once you are free.'She saw stars before her eyes as soon as she read the message. Avery set her phone down and took her earphones off, before racing back.In the livin
It was the first time Avery had a face-off with her son. In truth, she had regretted what she said the moment the words were out.Though her son was not a three-year-old, he was still a child who was not even ten years old; no matter how old a child was, they would always long for their mothers’ love and embrace, just like how Avery would still act like a child to Laura when she was alive.How could she bring home the frustration she felt because of Nathan and vent it on her children?Just as she was about to go after Hayden, he had already left the mansion.Avery went downstairs to find that the entire living room had erupted into chaos."Layla, don't cry. I've already sent the bodyguard after him. He's going to be fine." Mrs. Cooper held Robert in her arms and consoled Layla.Avery was completely distraught. While she was contemplating whether to calm her children down at home first, or to go after Hayden first, Layla came over for a hug."Mom, did you scold Hayden?"Avery fe
The mother and son sat on the branch quietly and after half an hour, Hayden's muffled voice was heard saying, "Mom, let's go home."Avery was slightly stunned for a moment, but she immediately got up and held his hand tightly.The conflict earlier had taken place because of Elliot, who hadn't a clue about it, and Avery had told Mrs. Cooper to not inform him.Elliot already had his hands full dealing with the wedding and Nathan White, Avery didn't want him to worry over mundane details.At around ten at night, she walked out of the shower and stared at the empty bed, only to realize that she was not tired at all.She just missed Elliot badly. When he was here, he would talk to her about what happened during the day and discuss matters of education the children receive, or dream of the future with her.Though they had been together for a long time, there were simply endless topics that they could talk about.She sighed quietly and wondered what he was doing.Half an hour later, s