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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
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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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"I think he is injured, but I don't know much about it. The vice president was the one who looked after him, and the entire thing is confidential." The doctor leaned toward her and whispered, "Things in the Gould family have changed, so you should be careful.""I can't just ignore the fact that Elliot is hurt." Avery stood up and said, "Thank you for telling me this. I will visit you again.""Can't you just leave it alone? You just have to get yourself into trouble." The doctor sighed again. "I've never seen anyone as fearless as you are.""Relax. I won't die."With that, she went to look for vice president Miller, but unfortunately, he was not on duty today.She did not feel like sleeping so she did not want to return to the hotel. Instead, she called Nick and went over to his place.When he heard her voice, Nick sounded as shocked as the doctor had been. When the two met, Nick stared at her as though she was a creature from outer space. Slightly annoyed, he said, "I told you
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Avery scowled when Nick spoke about Ruby's pregnancy. "Nick, do you know whose child she is pregnant with? Is it Elliot's?""How would I know? It's not like I set up cameras around their bed!" Nick walked outside and said, "Why don't you just ask Elliot that when you see him?""He told me that Ruby had gone to the sperm bank and made her choice there.""So why are you still asking if the baby is Elliot's?""Ruby told us that the baby is Elliot's when she had taken his call, and she did not sound like she was lying. My daughter was so angry that she burst into tears." Avery followed Nick into the car.Nick did not think much of it. "Once she gives birth, we will know if it's Elliot's.""I don't think that Elliot would lie to me, but I also don't see the point of Ruby creating such a poor lie. We won't even need her to give birth to find out who the father is," Avery said and Nick froze."How soon can we check?""Amniocentesis can be performed when the mother is three months preg
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Nick looked away from Elliot and scowled as he asked, "Did the doctor say when he is going to wake up?""No." Ruby seemed reluctant to talk about Elliot's condition."He must be severely injured, then, if the doctors can't predict when he will regain consciousness."Ruby did not respond to the question and said, "The doctors said his life is not at risk.""Have you considered taking him to another country for better treatment?""Of course, I have! The doctors told me he is not fit for travel." "Oh... What about bringing better doctors in?""The doctors said that his condition is not as severe as to require me to fly in medical experts," snapped Ruby, beginning to lose her patience. "I thought that you have something to tell me? If that's just an excuse to see Elliot, you have seen him, so—" Suddenly, they heard a loud scuffle, coming from outside the room. "Elliot!" Avery shouted at the top of her lungs.Ruby heard her voice and instantly felt chills running down her spine
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