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Chapter 1430
"Paul! Stop it!" Ruby roared.She darted toward Elliot and stood before him.Paul stopped, but it was clear that he was still furious."If you kill him, I won't let you live!" Ruby glared at Paul viciously. "You are an outsider! You have no right to involve yourself in matters that concern the Goulds!" The word 'outsider' lanced Paul's heart with pain. He stared at Ruby’s familiar face and felt as though he was looking at a stranger.Ever since her marriage to Elliot, she had transformed into a completely different person. She cared only for Elliot. She loved him to the point where she would give him everything the Goulds owned if he asked for it. As an outsider, Paul could only stand by and watch her make a fool of herself, over and over again.Just as he was about to leave the room, Ruby sobbed, "Paul, don't go!" as she stared at his back. Her words might have been harsh, but she had not actually wanted to chase him away. Fury had filled her when she had seen all the blood
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Layla pouted. "You should ask my mom that!""I dare not," the manager said while chuckling. "I'm afraid that I'll make her feel sad if I ask her that question." "But I'm sad, too, now that you have asked me this question!" Layla said gloomily."Do you miss your dad?" the manager asked. "He would often tell me how much he loves you. He even said that the only reason he makes plenty of money is so you can spend it all." "Really?" Layla batted her big, bright eyes and asked, "What else did he say?""Your dad doesn't say much, but whenever he talks about you, he gets really excited. He would always say that he loves his daughter best." Layla felt a lump in her throat."Do you want to call your dad? I'm sure he would be really happy if you called him," said the manager. "Your mom has to look after your brother, but I'm sure you can get your mom's phone and call your dad." "Uncle, I think it's you who wants to talk to my dad, right?" Layla saw right through him.The manager flus
Chapter 1432
"Avery Tate?" A woman's voice came through the speakers.Layla was stunned as she had not expected a woman to answer the phone."Could this be Daddy's new wife?" thought Layla."Who are you?" asked Layla with a ferocious scowl. Ruby froze. She had thought that the call had come from Avery, and she had not expected to hear the voice of a young girl. "Could this be Avery and Elliot's daughter, Layla Tate?" thought Ruby.Ruby adjusted herself swiftly and said, "You are Layla, right? I'm your dad's wife. My name is Ruby Gould. I'm not sure if your mom has mentioned me to you."When her guess was proven right, Layla's brows furrowed and her expression darkened. "I'm calling my dad, not you! Why are you answering the call?!" yelled Layla as she lost control of herself.Avery heard Layla shouting and hurried over with Robert in her arms.Noticing that Layla was emotional, Ruby calmly said, "Layla, I know that you can't accept me, but I'm your dad's legal wife, and I'm pregnant with
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No one would have dared touch his phone without his permission. The only other explanation would be that he had been forced into handing over his phone."Avery, the only reason Elliot had insisted on you returning to Aryadelle was that he did not want you affecting our lives. He was not concerned for your safety. After you had left, he promised me he would stay in with me and our child. He told me that he would never leave us. Please don't disrupt our lives from now on. If it's alimony you want, you can get it from me. I can pay you however much you want, so don't bother Elliot anymore! He doesn't even want to speak to you." Ruby began to sound increasingly impatient."Hand him the phone! If he tells me that himself, I promise that I will never bother the two of you ever again!" snapped Avery."I'm sorry, but he won't be able to speak to you. I made him promise me that he would never talk to you again! I'm pregnant now and get emotional easily, so he has been spoiling me rotten, not
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As soon as Mike asked the question, Layla started crying even harder."Can't you keep that mouth of yours under control?" Avery said.Mike immediately kept quiet."Alright, Layla, stop crying. It's not that big a deal," said Avery, consoling her. "Your dad told me that Ruby is carrying a test-tube baby, and she is not carrying his baby. Let's trust Daddy on this, okay?"Layla buried her face into the crook of Mike's neck and said in a muffled voice, "I don't trust him! From now on, I'm trusting anyone but him!""Darling, it's okay if you don't believe him, but don't let this get to you. You were happy even without a dad, right?""That's because I had Hayden...""Your brother will be back at the end of this year," Avery said. "He'll be back soon. Even if your older brother isn't around, you have Robert!""Robert is so little!" Layla said in displeasure."But he loves you just as much as Hayden does! Didn't you see him crying with you?" "That's because I startled him!" said La
Chapter 1435
Layla was not a clueless child. She had always been very aware of her public image. It proved that the telephone call had greatly upset her. All this while, Layla had seen Elliot as belonging to her, and when Ruby had told her that she and Elliot were having a baby, Layla realized that Elliot would no longer belong to her alone. She felt as though her favorite toy was being taken away from her. No child would not grow upset when such a thing happened.After the shower, Avery and Layla walked out of the children's room. Robert had finished his bath as well and was having his milk."Avery, go shower! I will play with Robert for a bit after he finishes his milk before putting him to bed," Mrs. Cooper said."Sure."Avery patted Robert on the head and returned to her room. After closing the door behind her, she took out her phone and located Elliot's number.She wanted to call him, but she thought that it would be rather awkward if Ruby were to answer the call, again. After think
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She wanted to head to the airport right away and get on the first flight leaving for Ylore, but she stopped herself from acting on such thoughts.She had to talk to her daughter first, or Layla would be devastated.The past Avery would have dropped everything and run to Ylore, but she could not do that anymore. All the things she had gone through these past few months had made her realize that she could not act on feelings. She could not neglect others and the same applied to her children and Elliot. The next morning, Avery got up early and went to wake Layla up."Layla, your dad is hurt so I need to see him," she said while sitting by the bed. "This time, I'm going to bring him back."Layla blinked dazedly, unable to react. "Oh...""My plane leaves later, so I will be leaving for the airport once I see you to school," said Avery. "Uncle Mike will stay here once I leave. You can tell him or Uncle Eric if anything happens—""What?! Mommy, you are leaving?" said Layla, complete
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She placed the biscuits into Robert's hands, and finally, his sobbing ceased.Mrs. Cooper returned to the living room, and Avery passed Robert to her."Go now, Avery! Come back soon.""Yeah." Avery planted a kiss on Robert's forehead and walked out of the mansion.Avery stepped out of the airport in Ylore. The country seemed both strange and familiar at the same time. She felt like a completely different person from the one who had come before. "Miss Tate, let's check into the hotel first!" said the bodyguard while carrying her luggage."Let's go to the hospital first. Nick said that Elliot is probably injured, but he wasn't sure. I need to see him with my own eyes." The thought of Elliot being severely injured had kept her up the entire time she was on the flight."Miss Tate, you look horrible. Whether or not he is injured, you are going to end up in the hospital yourself if you don't get some sleep soon.""Why does everyone around me enjoy telling me bad things will befall m
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