Mike cleared his throat and forcefully cough a few times before standing up from his chair. "I'm leaving…""I remembered! You told Avery that you're going to the office today. What office? A person like you can't possibly work for other people." Ben stood up too and pushed Mike back down into the chair. "Tell me! If you're not going to tell me, don't think about going to the office today."Mike said, "Bloody hell! What are you doing? Just because Elliot is ignoring you, so you're taking it out on me?""You're living with Avery. You two are as close as family. Now that Elliot is in Avery's hands, of course, I'll pay more attention to your situation!" Ben looked down at Mike from high up. "You better come clean. Don't make me…"Mike had a condescending look. "Don't make you do what?""I'll send a message to Chad right now to say that you're the one who founded Dream Maker," Ben threatened.Mike let out a snicker. "Have you suspected it for a long time?"Ben raised his eyebrow. "Wa
In Aryadelle, news of Elliot being found had spread home. The people in Elliot's mansion were filled with delight as if they were celebrating New Year's.Mrs. Cooper deliberately went to the market to shop. She planned to make a scrumptious feast that evening to celebrate Elliot being found."George, get Layla's teacher to come for dinner later. Ms. Kennedy is a great person. She became enemies with her family just to help us. Any other person would not have done this," Mrs. Cooper said to George.George nodded. He looked at the time, and it was almost half past four in the afternoon."I'll go to school to pick Layla up.""Okay, be careful." Mrs. Cooper saw George leave.That day, Mrs. Cooper acted on her own initiative and called Mrs. Scarlet to get Mrs. Scarlet to bring Shea over for dinner.After Shea had given birth, Mrs. Scarlet went over to the Brooks to help care for Shea and the child.She had suffered terrible depression when she found out that Elliot had gone missing.
Robert was instantly surprised and delighted. "My daddy is back? Daddy! Daddy!"Robert pulled Kiara along and quickly ran inside."Robert, your daddy is not back yet, but your mommy has found him. They are in Bridgedale right now." Wesley saw how excited Robert was, so he immediately said to him, "They will be back soon."Robert laughed happily. "I want to give him a video call!""We'll wait for your sister to return before calling him. Your Daddy is still sleeping over there. It's not daytime yet!" Wesley patted Robert on the head. "Robert, go play with Kiara for a while. When Layla is back, we'll eat.""Then, I'll take Kiara out to play with the flowers!" Robert pulled Kiara out into the courtyard. He said that he took Kiara to play with the flowers, but in fact, he wanted to wait in the courtyard. That way, when Layla returned, he would be able to see her immediately.At Layla's elementary school, George arrived before Layla finished school, so he went to the teacher's office
About half an hour later, Wesley, Kiara, and Robert went to Layla's school to pick her up.Layla was worried for Leah and George's safety, and she looked extremely sad. She looked like she had just stopped crying. Tears stained her face. "Layla!" Robert saw Layla from afar. He immediately called her and ran over to her.Kiara followed Robert, trying to chase after him.Layla was a little surprised that Robert and Kiara were there. In order to maintain her older sister image, she quickly collected her emotions."Why are you two here?" Layla was given a huge hug by Robert before Kiara joined in."Layla, they insisted on coming to pick you up." Wesley took Layla's bag and asked, "What happened to George?""Uncle George said that my teacher has been kidnapped, so he went to rescue her." Layla was a little sad. "I wonder if he has found her.""Your teacher has been kidnapped? He could have chosen to call the police," Wesley said in a serious manner. "He left you alone at school. Wh
"Natalie is my cousin. I was wrong to betray her. If you were to kill me, my parents would surely suspect that it was her. This would do no good to my cousin's family, so I'll kill myself. You don't need to do it," said Leah. "If I were to die on my own, my family would think that I killed myself. This matter won't blow up. This would be good for you all too."The two perpetrators were stunned by her words."How do you want to kill yourself?""Isn't there a river by the second ring road? Send me there. I'll jump down from the bridge." Leah's face was calm as if she had already welcomed death. "The last time I passed by, I had a look. One would surely die jumping from that height."The perpetrators looked at each other. There was indeed a river by the second ring road. There was also a bridge. Many chose to jump down that bridge yearly to end their lives.The people of Avonsville have seen a lot of news of people jumping into the river, so the perpetrators tacitly agreed to Leah's
"Your Daddy is still sleeping. It's only six-something in the morning right here," Avery softly replied to Layla before greeting the others. "Wesley, Shea, Kiara, and Robert. I miss all of you! I want to go back to see you all.""Avery, are you all alright?" Wesley asked, concerned."Hmm. He has returned to me for an entire day," Avery's gaze was gentle. Her tone was light too. "Don't worry about him. Especially Shea…""Mommy, I was also very worried for Daddy!" Layla grumbled a little."I know you were worried for Daddy, but your Aunt Shea has lost a lot of weight because of your daddy's incident. I feel terrible for her," Avery explained to Layla, "Of course, no matter what happened to your daddy, I hope that this won't affect your learning and your life.""It doesn't affect me. I have been studying well every day. Mommy, go wake Daddy up! All of us want to see him. If you don't want to wake him up, let us see him. I'm sure that's okay, right?" Layla tried to bargain with Avery.
Avery knew that he must be awake. Layla and Robert had yelled out for their Daddy so loudly, how could he have not heard?He went to bed early the night before. No matter what time he fell asleep, lying for so long, he should have gotten a good sleep already.He wanted to run away. He did not know how to face his children.Avery could understand him. However, running away was not a solution.Her phone screen suddenly lit up. She took her phone to have a look. It was a message from Wesley.[Avery, what happened to Elliot?]Sure enough, nothing could escape Wesley's eyes. She had asked them to give Elliot and her a little time. Wesley could sense her sadness when she said that sentence, so he suspected that Elliot might be in a more serious condition.Avery sat by the side of the bed and replied to Wesley's message.Behind her, Elliot slowly opened his eyes. When Layla called him 'Daddy' the first time, he was already awake.No. It should be the moment when Avery got out of bed
Avery immediately turned around to look at Elliot. His back was facing her, as if there was a line drawn between their two worlds.Avery was lost in thought as she looked at his strong and broad back. As she stared at him silently, she felt an inexplicable surge of courage and motivation. She gently laid down next to him and hugged him around his chest."Elliot, just stay next to me just like yesterday and I'm happy," She leaned against his back and gently muttered.He said nothing, but she knew that he heard her. She did not need a reply. She knew how miserable he was feeling. She only asked that he give her a little time to find a way to solve this.In Aryadelle, George drove to the hospital to ask the medical staff about the girl who jumped into the river."Are you a member of her family?" the nurse asked.George was stunned for a while before nodding. "I'm her friend. How is she doing right now?""She's still being resuscitated. Are you going to help her pay for her medica