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Chapter 1205
Alarm bells were ringing in Avery's heart!"Why would Lilith suddenly ask about Ben's private affairs if the child in her womb did not belong to Ben?" thought Avery. "Not to my knowledge. But he's always had someone he likes," Avery said. "That person might no longer be alive, but I believe he'll choose someone similar to her.""Oh... Then does he have children?" said Lilith.Avery was almost certain that Lilith's child was Ben's.Lilith was still a young woman, after all. She was not good at hiding things and would easily commit a Freudian slip.After all, there was no reason to keep asking about Ben if the child was not his."Not that I've heard of. Otherwise, his parents wouldn't be so worried about those stereotypical turning points in a man's life." Avery asked, "Is he the father?""No! I'm just asking on a whim. I'll think some more, and I'll tell you once I have a decision." Lilith ended the call in a panic.After hesitating for a few seconds, Avery decided to call Ben
Chapter 1206
Avery had never been that afraid of having her health fail her. She had quarreled with Elliot countless times before and suffered from sleepless nights, yet she still survived even though she was exhausted from work and lacked sleep or food.She never remembered her body acting like this before. It was as if her organs were just going to stop working at any time.Avery answered the phone and listened as Wesley said, "Adrian's awake, Avery. He is mentally stable.""That's good to hear. What about Shea?""She's still unconscious, but at the moment, all her vital signs are within the normal range.""Okay. I'll go to the hospital later."After she hung up, she heard Mike waking the children up outside."If you don't get up any sooner, I won't be able to bring you to Hayden's place," Mike threatened Layla. "In that case, you can only stay at home with your mother."Layla groaned and got up reluctantly.After a while, there was a knock on Avery's door.She immediately went to the
Chapter 1207
The sleeping pill worked in no time, and she fell into a deep sleep.Over at Aryadelle, Ben drove to Lilith's place after getting off work.Coincidentally, he had just parked at the gate of her residential area when he saw her walking toward him with some dinner.Lilith was on her cell phone, so she did not notice Ben standing by the door.Just as she was about to head in, a big hand grabbed her arm, and she screamed in fright."It's me." Ben broke into a cold sweat when she shrieked.Everyone looked at them, including the security guard at the gate and the passers-by.He pulled Lilith and quickly walked toward his car.The security guard immediately chased after him when he saw that. "Hands off that young girl!"Ben let go in embarrassment."Do you know this man, Miss?" the security guard asked Lilith. "If you don't, I'll call the police and get them to arrest him!"Lilith glanced at Ben. She wanted to say, "I don't know him," but was afraid of angering him."Thanks for yo
Chapter 1208
Elliot had written the passwords to his accounts for her in the past.The paper was inside her bag, and she unwittingly brought the piece of paper with her when she came to Bridgedale.It was quite unfortunate that it was the only personal item Elliot had left her.The things he bought for her did not count because they did not have his mark.She dried her face quickly and went out of the bathroom.After finding the piece of paper, she stared at his handwriting and recalled the scene when he handed it to her.Back then, he had given her more than just his account number and password— he had given her his heart along with it.It was because he had sacrificed everything that he could not come to terms with the fact that she had kept things from him. She raised her head and exhaled heavily.The doorbell rang all of a sudden.She put the paper under the pillow and walked out of the bedroom.The surveillance screen at the entrance showed Wesley's face.She opened the door immed
Chapter 1209
"I came here to talk to you about that." Wesley then went on and explained, "Henry still has a certain influence in Aryadelle by relying on the Fosters' former contacts. If you bring Adrian back to Aryadelle, you'll be on the back foot, so don't let him go back for the time being.""What about Shea?""We'll let her recuperate in Bridgedale till we find Elliot." Wesley had already given it some thought. "You said you were going to find Elliot, right? There's nothing Henry and his son can do if they can't locate you. Once you get Elliot back, you can go back home together and get Adrian to return the shares to him."Avery said gratefully, "Thank you for thinking of all that for me, Wesley. That's a very good plan. If I bring Adrian back to the country, I might not be able to cope with the pestering from Henry and Cole.""You look weak and you lost a lot of weight in just two days. You can't continue like this." Wesley figured out all that for her so that she would overcome her grief
Chapter 1210
Lilith's remark made Ben laugh.He almost felt as if he had lived the past few decades of life in vain because that was the first time that he had ever seen a woman as foolish and ridiculous as her."Only someone with a brain aneurysm could say something like that." He squinted at her with suspicious eyes. "How do you think you got pregnant? Magically out of thin air? Or do you think you got pregnant because I held your arm?"He could not help but laugh again when he said that.Lilith was figuring out how to respond to him."Didn't you say you went to high school, Lilith? I remember Bridgedale having a rather good education system. Why wouldn't a high school graduate like you understand this kind of junior high school biology? I'd expect a naughty girl like you who enjoys fooling around to understand it earlier than normal people!"Ben not only attacked her verbally but even looked at her with contempt.His words provoked her and she exploded. "You're right, an old man like you
Chapter 1211
"Dang it!" Ben thought, "How could it have been such a coincidence?"He felt as if she had incriminating evidence against him and that lost him the upper hand."That colleague of mine said you couldn't get up." Lilith waggled her eyebrows as she watched his face turn various shades of red. "As if that's not bad enough, you were stingy as hell and didn't even give her any tips!""What's your colleague's name?! I want her contact information!" Ben was going mad."Are you going to give her a tip?""You—""It doesn't matter if you don't tip her. I'm telling you this not to rat my colleague out but to remind you that you're not a good man either. If you dare stand on your high horse and say mean stuff to me in the future, I will sure as hell start telling people about your impotence." Lilith ended her threat and left Ben's place in a happy mood.Elsewhere, at Bridgedale, Avery saw Wesley off and returned to the master bedroom to take the paper from under the pillow.She first logged
Chapter 1212
The next morning, Avery went to the hospital as soon as she woke up.Adrian's condition had improved considerably compared to the previous day.He smiled immediately after seeing Avery. "How's my sister, Avery?"Avery sat down beside his hospital bed and fed him the breakfast she brought along. "She woke up for a while last night, but she fell asleep quickly. She's still sleeping now.""I see. She'll get better, won't she?""Most probably, yes." Avery fed him some soup and said, "You should stay in Bridgedale for now, Adrian. Once Shea is discharged from the hospital, both of you can stay together with Wesley. He'll take care of you two. ""What about you?" Adrian asked."I'm going to find Elliot, and when I do, we'll go back to Aryadelle together. Is that okay?" said Avery explaining her plan."Okay. I won't be that bored once Shea's with me." Adrian began to imagine his future.Avery looked at the smile on his face and smiled too.Her cell phone rang after she had breakfast