Wanda was a prideful woman who despised Avery.Being on her knees in front of Avery must be pure agony for her!When the nurse entered the room moments later, she was shocked to see the two women kneeling in front of the bed."Take your lackey and get out of here!" Mike roared as he threw out the fruit basket they brought along with them.The hospital room returned to its initial peace once Wanda and Faye were gone.Once the nurse tended to Avery's IV drip, Mike held his phone and waved it in front of Avery."Chad said the two bodyguards that pushed you this morning have been dealt with," Mike said as he grinned cheekily. "I'm not Elliot Foster's biggest fan, but I'm satisfied with his work this time.""What do you mean by dealt with?"Mike covered his mouth and said, "Chad told me not to tell you… He's worried you'd be scared…"Avery remained silent."Why did you think Wanda would come and apologize to you? She's obviously terrified!" Mike teased. "I didn't expect you to use
Avery walked into the hospital and was about to go to the maternity unit when Mike caught hold of her and dragged her to get an ultrasound scan. Avery raised her brows and questioned him with her eyes."I think… You should get an ultrasound scan right away," Mike tried to speak nonchalantly but failed.In the end, he said, "Elliot's here. He's waiting for you at the ultrasound room."Avery shook off his grip, then snapped unhappily, "When did you start working for him?"Mike raised his hand and swore, "I'm not! Chad told me!""Chad works for him. What's the difference between Chad bribing you and Elliot bribing you?""Of course, it's different! Chad isn't like that dirtbag! He's not an unreasonable person!," Mike argued as he held Avery's arm. "Chad promised me he'd quit if that dirtbag ever picks on you again!""Still, you don't have to tell them everything!""I didn't tell them everything… I didn't tell them that your appetite's gotten better the past couple of days, or tha
"The baby's fine, Mike," Avery said, embarrassed."Really?"Avery grabbed Mike's arm and walked toward the elevator."Let's head to the office!""Is the baby really okay?" Mike asked in disbelief. "Did the doctor say you can go back to work?""Yes, it's fine."The baby was safe and her condition improved, going to work should not be a problem.Chad stood next to Elliot and said, "Congratulations, Sir! The baby will be three months old soon. Once it's stable, a miscarriage is unlikely."Elliot's emotions were a mess.He had a nightmare last night that the baby was gone.It was a good thing that it was all nothing but a scare.When Avery arrived at Tate Industries, the vice president immediately came up to give her his report.The heads of each department regularly sent her emails on the company's various affairs.Although she was not in the office, she was up to date with everything that was happening in the company.While the vice president gave her his report, Avery pick
Elliot stood in silence for a moment, then called Chad on the office intercom and asked who sent the magazine over."One of the employees from Tate Industries delivered it. They sent a total of twenty copies to us. I've asked the secretary to distribute a copy to each department head.""Have you seen it?" Elliot asked with a frown."Not yet. I was going to buy myself a copy after work today.""You can take mine!"Moments later, Chad entered Elliot's office.When he saw the grim expression on his boss's face, he instantly had a feeling that there was something wrong with the magazine.He had only glanced at the magazine's cover.The photo of Avery was beautiful, so that could not be the problem.The issue must have something to do with the contents of the interview."Should I take the magazine, Sir?" Chad asked."Take it away!" Elliot snapped.His expression was icy, and his voice was even colder.Chad picked up the magazine from the desk and then walked out of the room.H
"Don't even think about beating her if you can't stop her from having the child!" Zoe said. She used her words to aggravate Wanda. "You can also forget about getting any investments from me after this!"Wanda's eyes lit up, and she said, "How much more money can you get from Elliot Foster?"Zoe lifted her chin, then said confidently, "At least another one hundred and fifty-five million dollars.""Don't worry!" Wanda said. "I won't let the child she's carrying see the light of day!"…When Avery returned home from work that evening, she noticed a car parked at the front gate."Is there a guest?" she wondered.She parked her car, opened the door, and got out.The two children and Shea walked out of the villa's front door together."Mommy!" Layla called out.Mike picked Layla up when she ran up to Avery."What's Shea doing here?" Mike asked.Shea approached them with a soft smile on her face."I'm going home, Avery!" she said, then left.Avery glanced at Layla and asked, "Wh
Elliot was at the Sterling Group when he took the call. "Mr. Foster, Shea has taken Hayden to the National Youth Programming Championships today. She has managed to convince him to participate in the finals," said the bodyguard on the other end of the line.Elliot's brows furrowed, and he was dumbfounded as he said, "What are you talking about?"The bodyguard repeated himself, then explained, "Miss Shea asked me not to tell you about it.""Why are you telling me now, then?"Elliot massaged the space between his brows as a sense of foreboding rose inside him."When Hayden Tate won the competition, Miss Shea ran up on stage. Someone recognized her and things turned chaotic. Miss Shea's isn't hurt, but she is a little shaken up."Elliot listened to the bizarre story and thought that the bodyguard was having a go at him."Why would Shea take Hayden to the Youth Programming Championships?" he wondered.Hayden was a loner who disliked meeting strangers. Logically, he would unwillin
The moment Hayden's eyes met Elliot's, he froze!His mother had told him to stay far away from him.Hayden immediately walked away."Hayden Tate!" yelled Elliot when he saw Hayden walking away, avoiding him like the plague. Hayden's footsteps slowed down, but he did not stop.Elliot had to lengthen his stride and run after him.He blocked Hayden's path, then demanded, "What are you doing here alone? Where's Shea?""Stay away from me!" Hayden did not want to speak to him, nor did he want to see his face. "Don't you owe me a wish? I want you to grant it right now. Stay away from me! Never come close to me ever again!"A peculiar sense of frustration surged inside of Elliot as he watched the conflicted emotions on Hayden's face.He did not want his relationship with Avery's son to be this horrible!Breaking ties with Hayden would have a severe impact on his own relationship with Avery.If he had not messed up and almost strangle Hayden to death, Avery would not have forbidden
Avery arrived home about half an hour later.She rushed into the house and charged toward Elliot without even changing into her house slippers."Where's Hayden? Why are you here alone?"Elliot was about to speak, but Avery interrupted him when she noticed his disheveled clothes."What happened to your clothes?"Elliot's shirt was completely wrinkled. She followed the wrinkled lines to his back and saw a piece of his shirt that had been ripped off.She saw the bloody bite mark under the ripped fabric.The bleeding had stopped, but she could imagine how painful it must have been.Avery faced them, then asked, "Did Hayden bite you?""I brought it onto myself," Elliot said nonchalantly. "He's in his room.""I see. I'll go take a look. Wait here for me," Avery said, then walked up the stairs.Mike sauntered behind Elliot, took a good look at his wound, then sighed and said, "Big H really did you in! You look like you were bitten by a dog!"Elliot turned around and stared grimly