Who took the content inside the box?The truth seemed so close, yet so far. The one thing he could be certain of was that the person who took it was around him.The car crash took place on the highway outside Starry River Villa, so there was a high chance that the box, or the content inside the box leaked from Starry River Villa, it would be hard to explain why the car crash took place there otherwise.In the hospital.Though Chelsea managed to survive, she was suffering excruciating pain because the left side of her face had been burned. The doctor had told her that there would be a scar on her left cheek and it was unsalvageable.She had been tending to her looks with extra care since she was young, and couldn"t accept the fact that her face was ruined.It was more devastating than death, but even death didn"t come easy."You should realize the reality now, Chelsea!" Mrs. Tierney sat by the bed and said in a cold voice, "I told you to stay away from Elliot Foster long ago and
From what he had seen, Charlie couldn't speak, so he wouldn't be able to make any command or steal the content of the box."Mr. Foster, Chelsea is right next door, would you like to go see her?" The bodyguard asked Elliot, "I heard that her face is ruined. For someone who emphasizes beauty so much, a scar on her face would be a living hell for her."The bodyguard only mentioned it because he knew that Elliot hated Chelsea.Elliot had no intention of visiting Chelsea at first, but stopped at the bodyguard's suggestion, before stepping towards Chelsea's room and opening the door.Chelsea glanced over and met his eyes; instantly, her eyes were filled with fear.She covered her bandages-wrapped face and subconsciously avoided eye contact."I thought you ran to another country?" Elliot swallowed hard and mocked sarcastically, "how dare you come back?"Tears welled up in her eyes as she uttered in despair, "I'm not running anymore, Elliot! Just kill me!"She moved the blanket away an
'Why is he here all of a sudden? I've already returned the box to him!' Layla thought.Scared that he was here looking for trouble, she immediately ran out of the living room and shouted, "Uncle Mike!"Layla's scream had frightened Avery.When Layla dropped the phone to the ground, the camera was faced at the ceiling of the living room so Avery could only attempt to guess what had happened from the noises as she couldn't see anything at all.One thing that she could be certain of was that Layla was in a dangerous situation."Layla!" Avery grabbed onto her phone tightly and stepped out of her room.Her heart sank; though she was in Bridgedale at the moment, if something was about to happen to her daughter, Avery would not hesitate to travel back to Aryadelle right away.Elliot scowled when he saw the way Layla ran off in fear. He had met with Layla plenty of times and though she had never been polite with him before, she had never acted so frightened either.He raised his hand t
Layla took the phone and looked at her mother from the screen, before muttering, "Mom, he didn't knock when he came in…so I thought bad people had come inside…"She did not have the courage to confess to Avery.If only her brother was around.Layla decided that he would tell her brother about what happened when he got home so that he could help come up with a solution.Avery relaxed at Layla's explanation and said gently, "Layla, I feel like you are in a bad mood today. Did something happen at your classmate's place? Don't be scared, you can tell me anything."Elliot stood by the side and felt odd when he heard what Avery said.'Layla went to her classmate's house today?' He thought, 'it must have something to do with why she is acting odd.'"I'm fine, Mom," Layla said while sneaking a glance at Elliot's direction."If something happened, you have to tell me. You can call me anytime you want," Avery reminded."I know, Mom," Layla said and blew a kiss at the screen.After the
Layla became even more upset after that.Elliot was not at all surprised.Everything would make sense if Layla was the one who took the box; it explained why they couldn't seem to find out who stole the box because no one would suspect a four-year-old child.Layla was very dependent at the time, and who would suspect a child who couldn't take care of herself?Apart from that, it also explained why the content inside the box was never publicized or used to blackmail Elliot after it was taken."Layla, what kind of clothes did that woman wear?" Elliot sat her down on a chair, before wiping her tears away with tissue. When her sobbing had ceased, he continued, "was she a gray coat?""How do you know?" Layla looked at him, red-eyed. "Did you get the box back?"Elliot remained thoughtful for a while, before he decided to tell her the truth. "No, that lady who lied to you had died in a car crush. Whatever's in the box had been taken. Don't be sad though, what's lost is lost.""But my
The only reason Layla would so obediently call him Daddy was because they were the only ones in the room.If Hayden was there, Layla would never dare to do so.Hayden hated Elliot so much. Between Hayden and Elliot, she would surely stand with Hayden.Elliot's dark eyes instantly turned into a gentle delight."If you don't get angry with Robert, I'll call you Daddy once more." Layla saw the smiles on Elliot's face, so she started bargaining with him, "Robert is still young. I have to protect him."Elliot's eyes reddened a little. He said hoarsely, "Layla, I'm not angry at Robert. I'm angry at myself. I wasn't thoughtful enough. I did not care enough for Shea.""Daddy, this has nothing to do with you," Layla corrected him sternly. "Shea wanted to save Robert. Even if you didn't let her do it, she would still secretly do it. Just like how I wanted to steal your things. I knew it was wrong, but I still wanted to do it."Layla's analogy was somewhat inappropriate, but she called him
Layla said confusedly, "Hayden, what do you mean by the new son? Are you talking about Robert? Is there a difference between new and old? You and Robert are all his sons, right?"Hayden was speechless."If he were to have another daughter with Mommy in the future, will I be the old daughter then?" Layla said, "Hayden, I don't think Daddy is the type of person that only likes new things.""He treats you well so you think he is a good person, but he does not treat me that way!" Hayden did not want to think about anything that has to do with Elliot. "Don't mention him in front of me, I don't want to hear about him.""Hayden, when he was bad to you back then, that's because he didn't know that you're his son. It has to be that way." Although Layla was a little afraid of Hayden getting angry, she did not want to see Hayden and Elliot in such a bad relationship."Even if he didn't know I was his son, he knows that I am Mommy's son," Hayden retorted, "When he goes mad, he wouldn't think
Elliot did not know the owner of this cake brand, so he felt that there must be someone else behind this."Mr. Foster, this event is indeed done by our marketing and promotion department. As for how they pick the kids to work with, I don't know. I only see results," The owner of the cake brand said to Elliot honestly, "I'll look for the person in charge of this activity, please wait a while."When Elliot heard the explanation, he took up his cup and took a sip.A moment later, the owner of the cake brand finished the call and looked at Elliot strangely in surprise."Mr. Foster, my manager said that people from your company contacted us and requested that we add that kid to the list of our promotional activities. My manager did it because of you, which was why he contacted that kid…"Elliot's gaze instantly darkened. The person behind this was extremely bold! How dare they use his name throughout the entire process. What was unbelievable was how they could trick everyone there.If