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Chapter 1018
"Nathan White, let's meet!" Avery had to meet with him to find out his true intention for coming to Aryadelle, or he would soon become a ticking time-bomb."Sure, but you are not to tell Elliot that we are meeting!" Nathan chuckled evilly, "Or he is the one who's going to suffer!""You said that you didn't know Elliot!" Avery shouted, "I asked you if you knew him before and you said you didn't know him!""I wasn't lying. I didn't know him before, and I've come to know him since I came to Aryadelle." Nathan's voice was both devious and casual. "Why are you getting so worked up? Is it weird that I know Elliot? Or is it that you think of him as some kind of high mighty god that ordinary people like us aren't meant to come into contact with? Hahaha!"Avery suppressed the disgust she felt towards the man and said, "Let's just talk when we meet! Where are you right now? I'll go find you!""There's no need! Give me an address and I will go find you."Avery cursed inwardly and thought, '
Chapter 1019
By the time Mrs. Cooper arrived upstairs, she spotted Layla struggling to drag an enormous box out of the room."Layla, what are you doing?" She hurried over and squatted down to Layla's eye level.Layla's eyes reddened and tears started rolling down her face as soon as she started talking. "Hayden is angry. He shouted at me!""Don't cry, don't cry! Hayden will calm down soon, so stop crying now or your eyes will start hurting." Mrs. Cooper frantically wiped away Layla's tears and asked, "Why are you moving this box outside?""Hayden doesn't like it..." Layla murmured sadly and cried even harder.Hayden felt even more irritated when he heard Layla crying. Following a 'baam!', Hayden slammed the door shut and locked it from the inside.Mrs. Cooper was alarmed by the locked door. Though Hayden was a quiet boy who wasn't good at communicating with others, he had always been very understanding and had never acted out like this before.She lowered her gaze at the box and immediately
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Nathan's eyes glammed, he was both surprised and pleased that Avery cut to the chase."I told Elliot to give me 15 million...""15 million?" Desperate to end the torture, she interrupted him and said, "I'll pay you!"Nathan burst out laughing. "You are so short-tempered! Do you hate me this much? If the two of you act like you hate me, it's hard for me to leave."Avery flushed and threatened, "Stay and see if Elliot would kill you!"She knew that when facing shameless men like Nathan, the only way to control them was to be more vicious than they were; besides, it was not entirely a threat. If he overstepped the boundaries, there was a high chance that Elliot would kill him.The smile faded from Nathan's face.It was bad enough to be threatened by Elliot, but to be threatened by his soon-to-be daughter-in-law was humiliating."Tell him to come kill me then! If he kills me, my eldest son will make sure that everyone in this country knows what a barbaric beast Elliot Foster is!" N
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'What kind of a father is Nathan? Is he even a man?! Who does he think he is?!' She thought.Once Avery left, Nathan took a gulp of liquor gloomily, thinking, 'Have I asked for too much? 360 million each year wasn't much! It's barely a few digits off Elliot's annual income!'Avery felt even more frustrated by the time she walked out of the restaurant. She had finally gotten the whole story and if she couldn't satisfy Nathan, he would definitely go after Elliot again.'That old bast*rd, let him get his as* kicked by Elliot!' She thought, 'Though... Elliot must be really troubled right now.'As she drove home, she put on her bluetooth earphone to call Elliot, dying to hear his voice.She unlocked her phone and was surprised to see a message from Mrs. Cooper.'Hayden and Layla got into a fight. It's bad. Hurry home once you are free.'She saw stars before her eyes as soon as she read the message. Avery set her phone down and took her earphones off, before racing back.In the livin
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It was the first time Avery had a face-off with her son. In truth, she had regretted what she said the moment the words were out.Though her son was not a three-year-old, he was still a child who was not even ten years old; no matter how old a child was, they would always long for their mothers’ love and embrace, just like how Avery would still act like a child to Laura when she was alive.How could she bring home the frustration she felt because of Nathan and vent it on her children?Just as she was about to go after Hayden, he had already left the mansion.Avery went downstairs to find that the entire living room had erupted into chaos."Layla, don't cry. I've already sent the bodyguard after him. He's going to be fine." Mrs. Cooper held Robert in her arms and consoled Layla.Avery was completely distraught. While she was contemplating whether to calm her children down at home first, or to go after Hayden first, Layla came over for a hug."Mom, did you scold Hayden?"Avery fe
Chapter 1023
The mother and son sat on the branch quietly and after half an hour, Hayden's muffled voice was heard saying, "Mom, let's go home."Avery was slightly stunned for a moment, but she immediately got up and held his hand tightly.The conflict earlier had taken place because of Elliot, who hadn't a clue about it, and Avery had told Mrs. Cooper to not inform him.Elliot already had his hands full dealing with the wedding and Nathan White, Avery didn't want him to worry over mundane details.At around ten at night, she walked out of the shower and stared at the empty bed, only to realize that she was not tired at all.She just missed Elliot badly. When he was here, he would talk to her about what happened during the day and discuss matters of education the children receive, or dream of the future with her.Though they had been together for a long time, there were simply endless topics that they could talk about.She sighed quietly and wondered what he was doing.Half an hour later, s
Chapter 1024
His heart twitched at the question and he immediately tried to pull Avery out of the study room.Avery noticed he was trying to hide something and released his hand to walk toward his desk."How's the wedding venue coming? When's the rehearsal? Have you taken any videos today?" She asked as she went to sit down on his leather chair. As soon as she sat down, the document on his laptop came into sight."Ahem!" Her face flushed as she cleared her throat awkwardly."I think your vow is too brief so I'm trying to extend it." A faint pink shade crept up Elliot's handsome-looking face as he reached his arm over to close the laptop.Avery stopped him and gazed up. "I will write it myself! I thought you needed it fast so I didn't put much effort into it. I will be able to write a much longer vow if I try again.""You don't really need a long vow. Just be sincere enough to move me," he stated his minimum requirement.Her brows twitched at the request."Why? Is that so difficult?" He aske
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She plugged the blow-dryer in and walked towards him.He opened his arm and wrapped them around her waist. Her heart throbbed, feeling as though she was being surrounded by a love that was both gentle and heavy. She could sense the heat on his skin through his clothes, and soon, she started to feel his breath on her as well."Elliot, have you been feeling really exhausted?" She asked."Yes, but it's worth it," he drawled and breathed deeply as he entered a relaxed state."Close your eyes, then, and don't think about anything.""Okay."She switched on the blow-dryer and ran her fingers through his hair; the warm wind was sleep-inducing and though his hair dried thoroughly shortly after, she didn't have the heart to turn it off because she could feel like he had fallen asleep while leaning against her.The weight of his body was pressed against her and she realized that she would have said yes if Nathan had asked for 30 million a month at this very moment, she might have agreed.