Laura was at Starry River Villa, and she was shocked to see Avery hurry in. "Avery, have you had dinner?""Mom, have you seen a red box in our house?" Avery tossed her purse to the couch and walked toward the children's room. "A red box?" Laura followed her and said, "I don't think so. Why?""Elliot lost a box like that," blurted Avery. "He checked the surveillance footage and didn't find anything out of the ordinary, but Hayden had hacked his surveillance cameras when he went to Elliot's a while back, and Elliot suspects that something had happened during that time."Laura scowled. "He thinks Hayden took it?"Avery looked at her and said, "Mom, I know that you don't think that Hayden would do such a thing, and neither do I; but how many things has Hayden done that have been out of line so far?"Laura sighed heavily but did not argue. "A red box, right? Is there something important inside?" she asked as she began searching. "He said it's important," responded Avery with a he
"No," Hayden responded calmly. "Really?" Avery checked with her son repeatedly. "No," Hayden repeated without a trace of emotion on his face. Avery could only call the quits. If they did not take it and she continued to ask them about it, the children might think that she did not trust them. Hayden took Layla's hand and led her back to their bedroom to store their school bags. Once they were inside the room, Layla whispered, "Hayden, why are we lying? We shouldn't lie to Mom."Layla had only managed to keep it a secret because Avery was not aware; but now that she was asking her about it, Layla did not dare lie. "Elliot must be going nuts now that he realizes the box is gone," said Hayden coldly. "If we return it now, he will just blame us for taking it. We are not returning it. Let him worry.""Oh… Okay!" agreed Layla. Between their dirtbag dad and her brother, she would definitely side with her brother. He had originally kept the box under his bed, but they had moved
"It's better you don't go. Shea is there as well, and with those two there guarding him, you are definitely going to feel provoked," Tammy said. "Elliot's isn't all that mentally stable. I had thought that maybe his company had run into trouble, but Jun said nothing has happened. I was thinking that it has something to do with you?"Avery walked back to her office chair and sat down. "You've overestimated me, Tammy. He didn't break down when I divorced him, so I don't think that I matter that much." "Then why is he acting so oddly? It can't be because of Zoe, right?" Tammy muttered in confusion. "I heard that she has been visiting the old Foster mansion frequently lately. That woman is too good at scheming!"The more she heard about Elliot and Zoe, the more composed Avery found herself becoming. Perhaps, she might be able to maintain her calm if they were to get married one day.She would no longer cross paths with Elliot again in the future, and they would only drift further and
"Chad, aren't our drones great?" Mike asked proudly as he bit into an apple. Chad glanced at the smug expression on his face and suddenly realized that Mike was not as bad as he thought he was. Chad had even started to think that he looked rather handsome. "They are alright! Don't get too proud. Your drones are not perfect, and they could do with some improvements," Chad said pridefully. "Even you guys in the Sterling Group can't claim to be the best, can you?" Mike retorted. "We have just started; it will get better from now on.""Good luck with that!""The moon tonight looks so round!" Mike sighed at the night sky. Chad looked up and hummed in agreement. "Let's not fight from now on." Mike turned abruptly to look at him. He looked serious, "What if we need to work together in the future?"Chad readjusted his spectacles and said, "You really enjoy my boss's money that you can't get enough of it, huh." "Meh! We have met sillier clients overseas before.""The drones that
'They have their birthdays on the same day? A coincident?' thought Avery. Avery took her son's hand and walked toward the door. A towering figure appeared before her. Elliot was dressed in a black trench coat that made him look cold and distant. She was not sure if it was her eyes playing tricks on her, or if he really did look thinner. After two seconds of hesitation, Avery decided to wish him a happy birthday. Just as she was about to say something, she saw Shea throwing herself at Elliot, and with her arms around him, she said, "Big Brother, here's your cake."Avery was standing right next to Elliot and heard every word Shea said. 'Big Brother?!' she thought, 'Did Shea just call Elliot big brother?'Avery scowled as she studied Shea. Shea could sense Avery's glare, and she met Avery's eyes. Perhaps it was because of the stern expression on Avery's face, but Shea felt slightly nervous. She wanted to invite Avery to share the cake, but she ended up choking on her words
They had not informed him ahead of time before visiting. Elliot did not want them over, as they were all strangers to Shea, and they would scare her very much.Rosalie stood at the very front and as soon as she saw Shea, her eyes gleamed, and she could not help but approach Shea. Elliot stood in front of Shea and said, "Mom, why did you come here without telling me first?""Today's your— I bought a cake." Rosalie lowered her gaze and mumbled, "I know I shouldn't come here unannounced, but I can't help it…"She could not resist her urge to see Shea.Shea heard Rosalie's voice and was both nervous and curious at the same time. Rosalie could see her doe like eyes peeking at her from behind Elliot. "Shea, you aren't afraid of me, are you?" Rosalie looked at her with anticipation. Shea immediately lowered her head again, her grip on Elliot's clothes tightening in response. Elliot reached his hand behind and held her hand. "Mom, go home! We've already had cakes at school," he
She sat on the bed with unconcealable joy on her face. Five years ago, her stepmother and Wanda's younger brother, James, stole three hundred million from Tate Industries. After spending most of that fortune, greed had taken over him, and he had planned on making another fortune from Tate Industries. Only this time, he would not be met with three hundred million dollars, just the cold hard hand of the law. A moment ago, Officer Boyd, the police officer who was responsible for the case, had contacted Avery and informed her that James had already boarded the flight back to the country. There was a team of officers at the airport, ready to ambush him. As soon as James landed, he would be arrested. This was something that Avery had spent years waiting for, and even after hanging up, she could not seem to calm herself down. She wanted to share the good news with her friends, but it was three in the morning, and she could not bring herself to wake them.She got out of bed and steppe
Avery heard his question. She slightly sobered her up. Did he think that she would spill the truth simply because she had a bit too much to drink? He had underestimated her. She had drunk a little too much, but it was only beer and not wine. Beer would not completely make her lose her mind. She decided to ignore him and go to sleep. Elliot knew that she had fallen asleep when he heard her breathing becoming less erratic. He stared at the screen of his phone, reluctant to hang up. She would have never called unless she was drunk.Avery jolted awake at eight in the morning. It was a nightmare that had woken her. A nightmare about the time when her father had just passed away. With his death and the company declaring bankruptcy, Avery and her mother had wandered the streets like homeless strays. She had been thirsty and dying for water, but they had not a penny to their name, so they could not buy water. Avery was drenched in sweat when she woke up. She sighed a breath of r