Shea's smile grew even wider. She did not seem to be pretending. This woman did not seem to be smarter than Layla. Avery’s hatred and prejudice toward Shea gradually dissolved.Yes, Elliot loved this woman, but the more Avery looked at her the more pity she felt for her.After dinner, Hayden walked over to Avery."Mom.""Is there something you'd like to tell me?" said Avery calmly as she looked at her beloved son. Hayden nodded and looked rather pitiful. "I pity her," he said. Pity.The word brought back a wealth of memories of the night she had left Elliot. That night, Avery had felt as if her heart had been smashed into a million pieces. She felt as if she had died that night, and it was all because of this pitiful woman. She wasn't going to tell Hayden any of it."Yes, she is a pitiful woman," replied Avery. "I can't promise you that I'll teat her illness though." Hayden looked up, "Why?""Well, she has to undergo surgery to feel better. And there's a chance she m

"Avery Tate! Are you trying to show me how successful you are now?" Elliot's voice was glacial. Avery was dumbfounded. What did he mean by 'show him how successful I am'? Then it hit her. Elliot was talking about the change in Tate Tower's price."How about the fact that you are trying to sell it to me for a mere forty million dollars?" Avery countered. "Please, I don't need your sympathy!" Elliot frowned. He realized then that their relationship had hit rock bottom. Elliot had bought the building with the intention of giving it to Avery as a gift—back when he thought they could stay together forever.He had never thought of making money with Tate Tower. The reason why he was selling it to her for forty million dollars was because there was no reason for him to give it to Avery as a gift. Moreover, she would not accept it even if he did so."Fine, we will honor the market price of the tower then!" Elliot said with anger, "You don't need my sympathy, and I don't need you

"That's right! How silly of me. That's the best decision you've ever made, divorcing that man!" Tammy let out a sigh of relief. "How's your schedule like tomorrow? I'll buy you dinner. We're celebrating you being single at long last!" "My schedule is packed. I own the Tate Tower now," said Avery."Yes, yes, I heard all about it from Jun. It cost you ninety million dollars, my loaded friend.""Eighty million dollars," said Avery, unfazed. "He returned the extra ten million dollars to me this evening.""Pfft! What is this between you two? Playing around like children," Tammy scoffed."I'm setting some clear boundaries between us," said Avery. "Well, I agree. It's a wonderful thing you're doing. This man is vicious. I told Jun to stay away from him!" Tammy sounded resentful."It's getting late. Have a good night's rest, I can barely keep my eyes open." Avery was really exhausted at this point. Her eyelids felt like they weighed a thousand pounds.Elliot had proved his love and c

Layla jumped off her bed and yelled for her Mommy.Avery rushed into her daughter's room with a medical kit in hand. Her hair was a mess. "Go to your brother's room, Layla," instructed Avery. She felt Shea and realized that the fever was bad. Layla nodded. Her eyes were filled with worry, "Mommy, did Shea catch a cold? Do I turn off the aircond?"Avery answered, "There are many ways to catch a fever. I don't think she caught a cold." The temperature in the room was fine, so there was no way she could have gotten sick that way. Avery sent Layla to Hayden's room before she went right back to Shea.The thermometer read at one hundred and three degrees. She must bring down Shea's fever immediately. Avery began running a saline drip, and she also brought a large bowl of warm water from the washroom in an attempt to bring down Shea's temperature. It was three o'clock in the morning, and Avery was tending to her rival. After everything was done, Avery sat by the bed, and she co

Layla and Hayden found Shea in a state of unrest. She was mumbling in a low voice, "Brother… Brother…"The siblings frowned and hurried to her bedside. Shea's face was red, and her skin felt really warm. "She's got a fever again! I am going to get Mommy!" Layla said as she dashed for Avery.Hayden held Shea's hands still and tried to comfort her, "Shea! Don't worry!"Shea opened her eyes slightly when she heard Hayden's voice. She thought that her brother, Elliot, had come to her at last!Shea felt as if she was dying of heat. "Brother… hug me…" Shea cried. Hayden felt helpless. He could not hug her as he was too small when compared to Shea. Hayden waited for his Mommy to tend to Shea. "Brother, do you not want Shea anymore? Why don't you hug me?" Shea cried hysterically. Streams of tears flowed from her eyes. Hayden looked just like Elliot as a child. It was no wonder Shea had mistaken him for Elliot.Avery rushed over to Shea as soon as she heard the news."Your tempe

Ben made an assumption so accurate it was as if he had known Avery would react like that.Chad really wanted to call Avery for verification, but he did not dare to do so.She had divorced their boss. Perhaps she would not even pick up his call."Ben, have you called the boss?" Chad asked.Ben sighed resentfully, "If Shea didn't get lost, I bet he would hide it for the rest of his life. This is something he doesn't want to disclose. Won't it annoy him if I ask?"Chad continued, "Well, Shea has yet been found. I guess his mood has just gotten worse."…Hayden was at Angela Special Needs Academy when he saw the news of how Elliot had spent a fortune trying to locate Shea. He had mixed feelings about that. 'What is the relationship between Elliot and Shea?' he wondered.He typed [Shea] into the search engine. However, no information about her could be found at all.'Shea' was probably her first name, and he wondered what her full name could be. Hayden hacked into Angela Spec

Avery definitely was an extraordinary person if she had managed to stay married to Elliot for more than four years. Moreover, Zoe had heard about her when she was abroad.Avery was also a student of Professor Hough, and she had published several good papers.However, she had heard nothing more of Avery after Avery had graduated. Avery had never worked for any major hospitals, nor had she joined the medical industry. How far could she go with only theoretical knowledge? She lacked clinical experience.Otherwise, why would Elliot have her treat Shea? It was evening, and Laura looked at the two children in front of her and said, “Why don’t you two eat?”Layla puffed her cheeks and asked, “When is mom coming back?”Laura replied, “She’ll be back after she’s done with her work. I can’t tell for sure when will that be.”Layla asked, “Is she saving Shea?”“Yes. Don’t worry, Shea will be fine.”At this same time, Hayden said glumly, “Shea, bad woman!”“Didn’t you bring Shea ba

"Why did that little girl borrow your phone?" asked Elliot cautiously."She got separated from her father, and she wanted to borrow my phone to call him. Since I met her, there is not a day that goes by that I haven't been plagued with bad luck! I think she cursed me!" Cole's cheeks were swollen, and he looked particularly miserable with the tears streaming down her face. Elliot stared at him. He looked like a loser. "Do you still remember what she looks like?" Elliot asked. Elliot's lips were pressed into a thin, grim line. Cole immediately answered, "Yes! She's very beautiful! If it wasn't for her beauty, I wouldn't have lent her my phone in the first place! As I said last time, she looks like Avery!"When Elliot heard these four words, he looked a little defeated. "Go put on some medicine.""Uncle, I'm fine… I want to know how my phone got set up! It automatically sent my private photos to my blind date, messing up my blind date. I suspect that it is also bugged!" Cole winced

Avery held Layla in her arms as Layla pointed her tiny finger at her brother. "Big Brother brought me here.""Oh… Hayden, how did you know that I'm here?" Avery had a gentle smile on her face. She did not blame the child. "Did you ask Uncle Mike to check the location of my mobile phone?"Hayden nodded.It was Uncle Mike who had taught him how to hack. Avery was unaware of what level his skills were currently at. "Let's go! Time to go home! I'm so sleepy now." Avery could no longer think coherently.She came out of the hospital with her two children, and she stopped a cab at the door. She fell asleep after getting in the car.It was 11:20 a.m. when Zoe received a call from a stranger. She was instructed to go to Elizabeth Hospital. When she reached Elizabeth Hospital, she saw Shea.Her head was wrapped in bandages, and her eyes were closed. She looked pale!About two hours later, Elliot received a call from Zoe."Mr. Foster, I found Shea! She's in the hospital now! I perfo

Elliot got a response to his request twenty minutes later. "Mr. Foster, I contacted Elizabeth Hospital just now, and they told me that the surveillance system of the hospital is undergoing maintenance, so there is no footage." Hearing his subordinate's answer, Elliot frowned.Was it really a coincidence? Was there truly no surveillance for that day, or was someone deliberately keeping it from outsiders? "Clear all the news and pictures of this incident on the internet!" Elliot ordered."Okay, Mr. Foster. I'll do it now."About an hour later, all the information pertaining to Elliot and his search for Shea, including the one hundred and sixty million dollar reward was gone. Even all the photos of her had been deleted. …Avery slept very deeply.If it was not for the phone ringing, she would never have woken up.Tammy had already called her many times before Avery finally answered her phone. Even then she had allowed it to ring for more than a minute. "Hello…" As soon a