Avery finished her breakfast and stepped out of the restaurant, only to run directly into Elliot.He was wearing the light gray casual wear she bought for him and a black face mask, showing only his eagle-like eyes.He was alone, so there was no doubt that he had come looking for her. At that very moment, she was overwhelmed by emotions. She felt both touched and scared at the same time.Henry and Cole were standing right behind Avery, and as they followed the direction of her gaze, they saw Elliot.Though Elliot was not in official attire and was wearing a mask, they still recognized him right away.Cole reacted swiftly and dragged his father along as he ran towards the car.Avery strode towards Elliot, but he continued to stare at Cole and Henry coldly.'Why are they here? Why was Avery meeting with them? What did they talk about?' He could barely remain calm and started walking towards Henry before Avery could reach him."Elliot!" Avery hurried over to stop him. "Don't be re
"What do you think is better for me not to know? I want to know whatever you know." He took her hand and tightened his grip."I told you already, I didn't mean to hide anything from you. You weren't even awake when I headed out!" She forced a smile and continued, "I couldn't just wake you up, now could I?""Yeah."In the car, Henry went through the financial report of Tate Industries from the year before. After that, Henry said in disgust, "Avery's company is profiting, but it's far from Sterling Group.""But we aren't getting the entire Sterling Group either, Dad! I think Tate Industries isn't bad. The others say that this company is the number one in the drone industry. I think that we can consider it." Cole was pleased at the thought of the reward awaiting them.Henry snorted. "Are you sure that you can manage a technological firm like that? This type of company relies completely on its core technology. If the following development can't catch up, your competitors could easily
All the reluctance she had about moving had instantly faded at his words."You are right. If you are close to another woman, I probably won't let you off easy." She said, "Being a perfect husband is your only option.""When have you seen me being close to another woman? Let me think... Tammy? Or our daughter?""You seem to have a lot of free time on your hands. Come pack with me!" She dragged him towards the bedroom."Wait, let me bring Robert over, otherwise he would feel lonely in the living room. We can't neglect his feelings simply because he is young; we need to be more caring precisely because he is young.""Take him with you to work from now on then!" Avery said sarcastically, "Or quit your job to take care of the kids at home. I can give you an allowance every month."Elliot brought Robert to the bedroom from the living room and said, "Aren't you worried that I might spoil them? I'm against staying home to take care of the kids, so long as you stay out of how I educate th
Once they were in the room, Mrs. Schaffer grabbed Ben's hand with both of her hands and deadpanned, "Ben, this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance! How amazing it is that she's Elliot's sister! If you marry her, you would become even closer to Elliot."Ben felt as though he had been struck by lightning. "Mom! Have you gone mad? Me and her... I... I feel nothing but contempt for her!""Why would you look down on a young lady like that? She's just twenty years old, what an amazing age!""She's only graduated from high school and has not gone to college. She's uneducated!" Ben graduated from an Ivy league college, and could not stand to have a wife who was undereducated, so Lilith failed on the very first requirement he had for a partner."So what if she hasn't gone to college? Didn't you mention that she is Elliot's sister? What kind of sister? Cousin?" Mrs. Schaffer's heart sank slightly at Lilith's education level."She's his sister of a different mother!" Ben said."Oh my! That means
By the time she woke up, in deep sorrow, it was already dusk and the sky looked like it was on fire.She picked up her phone and took a look at the time, only to realize that it was already half-past five in the evening and Elliot was no longer in the room.She took a deep breath and sent a message to Cole.'Have you taken Adrian for the tests?'The door to the bedroom was pushed open once she sent the message and Layla's face appeared before her."Mom, are you awake? Why have you been asleep for so long?" Layla immediately went into the room when she saw that her mother was awake. "I am here to tell you that dinner is ready."Avery set her phone down and lifted the blanket to get out of bed and put on her shoes. "Layla, how are you getting used to Daddy's house? We still have a lot of our things back home, so if you are having a hard time getting used to this place, we can move back anytime you want.""It's a bit hard to get used to it! Dad's house is so big, like a maze." Layl
"I am telling Layla's teacher that you will be going to the parents' meeting tomorrow. I left the information about the father empty when I filled in the background form, so I'm worried that her teacher might not know who Layla's father is."Elliot felt as though he had been stabbed in the heart. "News of us getting married had gone onto the headlines a few days ago, do you really think that the teacher would not know?""Us getting married is one thing. How would the teacher know who Layla's father is? Us marrying doesn't mean that my kids are yours!" She continued to tease him."Fine, carry on and explain to the teacher then," Elliot said bitterly. He knew that the teacher knew about his relationship with Layla because he had informed the principal of the school when school first started; he was simply slightly hurt at Avery's behavior.Did she plan on giving birth to another man's child?After dinner, Elliot proposed that they all go shopping."Is the sun going to rise from the
She checked the message over and over again to make sure that she hadn't read it wrong, before finally sighing a breath of relief at the realization that there was a way for Shea to survive.She immediately sent Cole a message. 'Adrian's kidney is a match for Shea. Let's meet again tomorrow and discuss the details about transferring the ownership of my company.''Avery, after discussing with my dad, we decided to stand our ground on our initial request.'Avery was stunned for a moment when she saw his reply and thought, 'Initial request? Their initial request was one-third of Elliot's company shares!'Her blood ran cold and her body began to shiver.They refused to accept her company and insisted on obtaining Elliot's shares.'How hateful!' She thought as she stepped outside.Mrs. Cooper spotted her on her way out and asked, "Avery, where are you going this late at night?""I am just heading out for a phone call," Avery concealed any trace of emotion from her face and explained
"I get it!" Cole hung up.Avery held onto her phone and sighed heavily, hoping that Cole and Henry would come to their senses; if Elliot got involved in this, there was no predicting how the situation would escalate.She feared that the peacefulness in the present would disappear if the situation got out of hand; it took so much effort for them to overcome the torture they had been through on the day of their wedding and it had only been barely two weeks since they finally settled down. How could the gods be so cruel to them?She didn't know how long it had been by the time Elliot came outside to look for her.He scowled when he spotted her squatting at the corner of the yard."Avery, why are you squatting? Mrs. Cooper said you came outside to call Mike, why did it take so long?" He helped her up and continued, "Did you get into an argument with Mike?"She immediately clung to him and in a hoarse voice, she said, "Elliot, I feel a bit depressed.""Because we moved?" He cupped he