Elliot did not ask 'who do you want' but instead, "What if I don't?"Henry laughed awkwardly. "I wonder how Mom would feel if she was still alive and saw us turn against each other.""Don't put pressure on me using Mom's name!" Elliot scolded. "You and your son killed her. You have no right to bring that up!""I have no right, you say? Where do you think my right came from?" Henry was breathing noticeably heavily. "At least I'm her biological son! What about you, Elliot? How long do you think you can keep up this lie? You've already taken over my brother's life. Are you honestly going to imprison him illegally for the rest of your life?!""Imprison him?" Elliot was stunned by those two words. "And you're saying that I took over his life? Do you think Mom's hands are clean? She was the one who created this in the first place!""Even though she switched Adrian with you, I can't continue perpetuating her mistakes. More so now that she's dead. Hand Adrian over to me! He's my brother,
"I know you didn't mean it. But Hayden had a severe falling out with his father because of what you said. You should always think about the consequences of your words before you say anything next time."Avery breathed a heavy sigh of relief after coming out of the school.Daniel promised to apologize to Hayden the next time they met.It was a positive result.After Avery got in the car, she took out her cell phone and dialed Elliot's number.He answered at once."You don't need to fret too much over Hayden. I've already explained it to his classmates. I'll send Hayden to school tomorrow, and Daniel will apologize to him." Avery remembered Elliot's lonely figure when he left that morning and felt especially heartbroken.He invested money into Hayden's school behind the scenes and hired foreign teachers on a high salary. Those actions were all out of love for Hayden.Hayden might not have understood it then, but when he becomes a father in the future, he might be able to finally
"Do you think I'm scared of him?" Elliot held her cold little hand. "Let them do whatever they want. It won't affect me.""Are you sure you're ready?" The unease in her heart disappeared gradually when she looked at his calm and steady expression."I spent a lot of time thinking about it last night. We can't change the fact that all these things exist. We'll have to face them sooner or later, so rather than being afraid, we should just face everything as calmly as we can." He led her into the resort. "Nothing else matters as long as you and our children are by my side."Avery's tense heart relaxed immediately at that moment."I'm glad you think that way, Elliot." She took a deep breath. "We'll be much braver if we spend every day as if it's our last.""I don't want to think that today is my last day," he murmured. "I haven't spent enough time with you, and I want to be by your side until my hair turns gray.""Hahaha! Let me let you in on a little secret," she said cheerfully. "Re
Avery then said: [Elliot and Hayden are arguing again. Elliot was supposed to stay at my house but he's now gone back to his mansion.]Tammy replied: [All kids argue with their father. Get Hayden's teacher to give him more homework.][He has a lot already. I don't think he'll attend my wedding since he needs to be out of the country for a competition.][Respect his choice if he doesn't want to attend! His relationship with his father will be better once he's a little older.][Yeah. Would you like to watch my wedding photoshoot? It's at the resort.][Kays. I'll sort my things out and head there in a bit!]After sending the message, Avery looked at Elliot and asked, "Have you found a photographer, Elliot?""Yeah.""Would you like to take some photos in the water? I've seen other people's wedding photos being taken in the water. They're so beautiful!" Avery allowed her imagination to run wild. "I also saw some couples doing their photoshoot on a cliff.""Let me guess, you want to
Avery's calm heart felt cold all of a sudden."He's extremely afraid of me," Elliot said, "So he would rather go with Henry than stay with me.""Don't bring that up, Elliot." Avery felt a little uncomfortable. "We're having our wedding photoshoot today. Let's not talk about unhappy stuff, okay?"She pondered over it briefly. Even though it was still not a good idea for Adrian to return to Henry's side, it was still much better than remaining with Nathan.Adrian was Henry's younger brother and Henry would not go so far as to abuse his younger brother.Not long later, a team of photographers arrived.Tammy arrived at about the same time too.With Tammy's help, Avery chose three different themes.The weather was quite good that day and the outdoor photoshoot went very smoothly.They originally decided to do one outdoor scene and two studio scenes, but the outdoor scenes were quite relaxing so they did an extra set.Time passed by in a flash and it was already evening.It was di
Avery felt that Hayden was deliberately refusing to negotiate with her.The more she thought about it, the more restless she became. Eventually, she called Elliot because her sadness was too much to bear."Elliot, Hayden has decided to study abroad. He's leaving me."Elliot's breathing became heavier. "Is there anything I can do?""No. Don't do anything, because you can't," she felt choked. "He's made up his mind. Mike said he'd be leaving the day after tomorrow at the latest. He doesn't want to be in this house anymore.""Let him go if that's what he wants," Elliot said helplessly. "Don't cry. Just don't treat him like he's a child.""I can't help but treat him as a child, Elliot. I always feel like I'm going to lose him.""You won't. He's your son and you'll never lose him," Elliot comforted her patiently. "He just doesn't want to face me. He still loves you. You can always visit him frequently in the future."Her mood calmed down gradually as she listened to his deep voice.
Elliot picked Layla up with one hand and held Avery's hand tightly with his other hand.She followed him and left the airport lobby.At the airport command and control center, Elliot brought Avery and Layla in and led them to the massive floor-to-ceiling windows. The runway could be seen very clearly."We'll be able to see Hayden's flight taking off in about half an hour." He took Avery and came to the window. "I chatted with Mike last night and I share the same view as him. It is the better choice for Hayden to be studying abroad."Avery stared at him blankly and waited for him to explain further."He managed to get only three points higher than Daniel in the qualifying round, which is why Daniel questioned whether the teacher's grade was fair. If he scored thirty points more than Daniel, do you think Daniel will still question it? He still lacks in ability..."Avery frowned when she heard him say that. "Don't you think you're asking too much of your son? He's three years younge
Avery gave Elliot a quick peck on his thin lips and pushed him away. "You have a call! I'll change into something else and put the wedding dress away."He took out his cell phone from his pocket and answered it when he saw the incoming call."Mr. Foster, Henry brought Adrian to do a DNA test," Elliot's subordinate said. "I think he has ulterior motives for doing this. He knows that Adrian is his younger brother and he's already taken him away from you, so there really isn't any reason for him to do the test."Elliot glanced at Avery.She was looking in the mirror while unfastening the strings of the dress on her back."Keep an eye on them and report everything to me at the first instance," he said before ending the call."Who was it?" Avery asked after seeing that he had hung up the phone."Henry brought Adrian to do a DNA test. And since you were worried about Adrian, I had my men keep my eyes on them." He strode behind her and helped her untie the strings."Oh. Did Henry ask