As if a roaring fire had been warming the room, Avery felt the chill as soon as she had left the room. Later, Avery went to the bathroom to wash her face. Once she was done freshening up, she returned to the exhibition hall. The exhibition lasted for over an hour, but it passed by in the blink of an eye. Avery saw plenty of things, but she remembered none of it. After the exhibition ended, she got up.Charlie asked Avery, "Would you like to go for afternoon tea? I know a new place, and it's quite good." Avery was not interested, and she rejected his offer, "I'm a little sleepy and want to go back to rest."Charlie realized that she looked exhausted, and he said, "I'll take you back.""Thank you."The two walked out of the first row.At the exit, Avery saw a familiar face. Seeing that he was waiting for her, Avery turned to Charlie and said, "Mr. Tierney, why don't you head out first? I have something to do."Charlie also noticed Shaun, the former second-in-command of Tate Ind

In the afternoon, Avery had bought two pots of daffodils at the flower market. Then she took them with her to her mother's house. As it was not five o'clock yet, Laura should still be at work, but Avery found that she was busy in the kitchen."Mom, did you get off work early today?" Avery changed her slippers and put the two pots of flowers on the living room table.Laura came out of the kitchen, looking a little embarrassed."Avery, I'm not working anymore," Laura explained. "My friend's daughter-in-law hired a more professional nanny.""Mom, don't be sad," murmured Avery as she hugged her mother. Laura chuckled. "I'm fine… Why did you buy two pots of flowers?"Avery glanced at the simple rented house and replied, "I happened to pass by the flower market, so I bought two pots.""Okay… Avery, don't worry about my job. I can always look for another one.""Mom, you don't need to. Just rest at home!" Avery said. Then, she took out her bank card from her bag and handed it to her m

Avery was shocked. Laura and Jack got divorced when Avery was still young, and she was so busy with her own affairs that she had no time to care about how her mother's life was going. Hence, Avery was completely unaware of how Laura had saved money."It's okay if you don't want to go abroad... I'm thinking, why don't we buy a smaller house? It's okay for us both to suffer a little, but we can't let the children feel sad!" Laura continued.Avery asked, "Mom, do we really have that much money?"Laura replied, "We can still afford a down payment."Avery said, "Oh… Then there's no rush. The babies are still months away!""Time flies, and you better give it a careful consideration."Avery nodded. "Mom, I'm going out later. My friend's dad is celebrating his birthday next week, and I have to buy a present."Laura was worried. "Can't you get it in the morning? It's getting dark, and I'm uneasy about you going out alone." Avery said, "There are street lights outside. I'll be fine."L

The doctor and Rosalie were also in the room, and they were standing by the window talking about Elliot's health. However, Avery's feet were as heavy as lead, and she could not bring herself to enter the room. When Chelsea turned around to leave the bed with the basin in her hand, she immediately caught sight of Avery standing outside the door."Avery! What are you doing here?!" Chelsea lowered her voice, afraid of waking Elliot. Then, she put the basin on the bedside table and strode toward Avery. Rosalie heard the noises and walked toward the door as well.Avery was afraid of waking Elliot, so she took a few steps toward the stairs, but Chelsea thought she was trying to escape and quickly approached her, blocking her way."Avery! Are you making a fool of Elliot?! If you don't like him, then let him go! If you do anything to hurt him again, I'll never let you go!" Chelsea's eyes were full of hatred.Rosalie shouted sternly, "Avery, Elliot does not want to divorce you because he

Rosalie still felt a tiny bit afraid at that moment. After all, Elliot had almost ended their relationship because of this woman. At around midnight, Elliot's fever subsided, and he finally woke up. Warm orange light lit the room. He sat up and saw Chelsea lying on the edge of the bed, fast asleep.Elliot frowned, got out of bed, and left the room.…The following morning, Chelsea woke up to an empty bed and an empty heart. Then, she immediately went downstairs to look for Elliot.Mrs. Cooper was shocked, and she exclaimed, "I've been downstairs, but Master Elliot has not come down!"Chelsea was stunned. "He's not in the room! I only came down because he was missing."Mrs. Cooper became anxious. "Goodness! Master Elliot can't just disappear into thin air!"As she said that, Mrs. Cooper ran upstairs. She and Chelsea searched all the rooms on the second floor, but they could not find Elliot.Chelsea burst into tears. "It's all my fault... I slept so deeply last night, and I did

At ten in the morning, a Rolls-Royce stopped in front of the gate of an old community house. The door of the car flung open, and a tall figure alighted the vehicle. Elliot was wearing a long navy blue quilted coat, a gray scarf, and a pair of brand new leather boots. Even though he was dressed warmly, his face was pale and haggard. His cold and noble temperament was incompatible with everything around him.The driver and bodyguard followed Elliot, carrying expensive gifts.Laura trotted from the kitchen to open the door when she heard a knock. She was shocked to see Elliot."Why are you here?" Laura froze, then she opened the door, urging, "Come in! I heard that you are sick. Are you okay?"Although it was early winter, it was not cold enough to wear a coat.Elliot glanced at the clean floor and hesitated. "Do we need to remove our shoes?"Laura immediately shook her head. "No, there's no need! Come in!"She invited Elliot inside and saw the gift boxes the driver and bodyguard w

"If you're sick, just stay home and rest." After Avery said that, she turned around to get a glass and poured some water."I'm much better today." Elliot removed his scarf. "That's what you said yesterday." Avery drank the water and put down the glass. Then, she went to the living room and saw the gifts on the floor. Avery asked, "What are these for?"'It's not good to come empty-handed.' He thought for a few seconds and changed the subject, "I just found out today that you went back last night.""Did you come here just to say this?" Avery walked over to the sofa and sat down, looking at his thin face with her almond eyes.There was a distance of more than a meter between the two."Chelsea and I—-" "I don't want to hear it," Avery interrupted him, "I'm not interested in knowing what type of relationship you have with her." Elliot saw her cold face, and he secretly felt powerless. "Are you going to talk about Charlie and me next?" She looked at him and said, "Elliot, e

"Avery! Have you forgotten whose wife you are?!" Elliot clenched her struggling little hands tightly and pinned them above her head. "I told you to stay away from Charlie! Don't challenge my patience!"It had been a while since Avery had seen him this irritable and crazy. He looked so weak, but his strength was frightening. She did not dare resist him, as the more she fought, the crazier he became. Avery lied down quietly for the sake of the children she carried within her. She waited for him to vent his dissatisfaction. "Why aren't you saying anything?" Elliot's burning gaze watched Avery's face. His fingers rubbed her cheeks, finally slipping from her eyebrows to behind her ears."What do you want me to say? What do you want to hear? I'll say it for you." She said.The anger in Elliot's heart was instantly extinguished."Avery, am I really unforgivable?" Elliot's voice was hoarse and soft, his fingers sieved through her hair to gently clasp her in his palms. His body was a li

Elliot slept soundly though he sweated. His temperature was normal, and as Avery was exhausted, she lay down beside him and fell into a deep slumber. Avery woke up at three o'clock in the afternoon, and she felt a pang of hunger. She got out of bed, changed her clothes, and came out of the room, just to find the bodyguard and the driver sitting on the sofa in the living room, watching TV. As for Laura, she was sitting in the kitchen, fiddling with her phone. The scene appeared calm… however, she was conflicted about how they seemed to be treating her house as their own. "Avery, are you hungry?" Laura placed down her phone and brought out the leftover food. Avery walked to the living room and said to the driver, "Your boss should be waking up soon. Go back and get a set of clean clothes."The driver immediately stood. "Okay."After the driver left, Avery turned off the TV and said to the bodyguard, "My mom has a migraine, and she can't stand loud noises. If you're staying here

An hour later, the driver arrived with all of Elliot's necessities. He had even brought a sumptuous dinner. Mrs. Cooper used lunch boxes and thermal insulation containers to pack dinners for at least three people."Miss Tate, this is Mr. Elliot's medicine. Thank you for your hard work tonight!" The driver carefully handed the medicine to Avery and then got off work.Avery sat on the sofa, looking at Elliot's things on the table, lost in thought.Was she too soft-hearted?! She should have driven him away by noon! That way, it would not be so troublesome!Suddenly, a coughing sound came from the bedroom. Avery sighed, took Elliot's medicine, and pushed the bedroom door open. It was just the two of them at home now, so she left the door open to ventilate the room. Elliot had showered and changed into clean clothes. However, the bed was a mess."Do you have any hot water?" Elliot was a little thirsty. Avery put the medicine on the bedside table and went out to get him warm water