"You can write a few more copies, and we can use them as gifts," said Avery. "Wesley invited us to eat dumplings at his house tomorrow. We could give him two copies. "Avery, are you sure that my calligraphy level is the level of gift-giving?""Of course! So long as you don't try and rival real calligraphers, you won't be viewed as an amateur."Elliot could not help but laugh.She cut the red paper while he prepared the pen and ink.Robert watched the excitement with his big eyes that were as clear as gems."Elliot, I found some couplets on the internet. Let's see how you do." After finding a few couplets, she brought her phone over and showed them to him. "I think this is pretty good..."And this one is also good." Avery read a few couplets to him. Elliot frowned slightly. "This has too many strokes.""I thought you could write anything!""I could, but maintaining style is something else entirely.""You should try. What if it looks good? Who knows?""All right." Elliot t
"Robert, don't put ink on your face." Elliot was not angry when he saw the couplet destroyed.Looking at Robert's little black hands, his clothes full of black ink stains, and his mottled little black face, Elliot furrowed his brows."I ignore you for a few minutes, and you find some ink to play with?" Avery walked up to Robert and undressed him. "How did you get the ink? I didn't see you crawling on the table!"Robert understood what his mother said and pointed his little hand to the side.On a chair next to it, there was a bottle of ink."I took it out while looking for ink, but I forgot to put it back," Elliot explained. "I don't blame my son.""Don't be too protective of him. I don't know how he unscrewed the cap." Avery took off her son's clothes and took him for a bath.Elliot looked at the mess his son had created and shook his head.He did not know if Hayden was so naughty when he was a child, but Robert was visibly much naughtier.The next day, Avery and Elliot visite
"We'll hang it on Wesley's door, then." Shea blushed. "When I marry him, his house will be mine as well."Avery pulled Shea down to sit on the couch. "Shea, you've recovered a lot from the last time I saw you. Maybe your brother will agree to you two marrying each other by next spring.""I am eighty pounds now, but Wesley said for someone my height, I'd have to reach ninety pounds or above to be normal.""Yeah, you are still too skinny right now, but you can't binge eat either or it will only hurt your body."Shea listened carefully and nodded. "Avery, I want a wedding on a grass field.""Sure! That can be romantic, too."The two started talking about all the details of the wedding. Seeing how happy they seemed, Wesley did not have the heart to interrupt them.Their relationship had barely even started, and they talked as though the wedding was right around the corner.He noticed that Hayden was sitting by himself and walked over. "Hayden, how are you getting used to being back
After Jed's death, Avery had been in contact with his family through phone and text messages.Both of Jed's parents were highly educated and understanding by nature. Though Jed's death had affected them greatly, they had not blamed Avery for it at all, and this made Avery feel more guilty.Elliot and Avery arrived at the Hutchinsons' house and tears instantly gathered in her eyes when she saw the gray hairs around Mrs. Hutchinson's temples."Auntie, I have been meaning to pay you a visit but my husband had been severely injured, so I had to delay my visit."Mrs. Hutchinson poured them two glasses of water with a serious expression. "I told you not to come. It's too much trouble for you! It's not Jed's death that pains us most, but the fact that Jennifer had died in a foreign country trying to avenge him..."Mrs. Hutchinson could not help but sob, and Avery immediately took some tissues to help wipe away her tears."Auntie, you have to take care of yourself. If Jed and Jennifer co
"Jed must have crossed someone," Mr. Hutchinson said confidently. "The fact that you and your bodyguard are fine is enough proof that something is wrong. That's precisely the reason why we didn't blame you for his death."Avery was inspired by their theory and said, "Apart from me and my bodyguard, he had only been in contact with people in the hospital.""He met with Ruby as well," Elliot added."Are you saying that Ruby Gould has something to do with this?" Avery scowled."I'm not sure. I only know that Ruby had contacted him before.""What for?" Avery asked. "What happened between them?""She invited Jed to the house, and I found out about it. She called him over then to get him to take you away."Based on Elliot's explanation, Ruby did not seem to have any motive to kill Jed. Even if Ruby had told Jed to take Avery away and Jed had refused to do so, it wasn't enough of a motive for her to kill him."There is someone who might know why," Elliot suddenly said. "Avery, do you
There were far too many documents for her to finish reading in Hutchinson's house, so she packed them up and brought them home."Avery, Ben is asking us out for dinner," said Elliot coming back from his phone call. "I will reject him if you are too tired.""Is Lilith coming?" Avery was feeling slightly tired but she was willing to go out if she could see Lilith.Elliot immediately asked Ben through the phone, "Is Lilith coming?""She's not done with work yet! She usually comes home at around nine or ten at night. Are you two not coming out to eat if she isn't there?" Ben asked. "You can still come if Avery doesn't want to! We haven't seen each other for so long, do you not miss me?"Elliot felt goosebumps all over his body. "Just come over to where we stay and I'll consider treating you to dinner somewhere nearby.""Do you know it's an hour's drive from where I stay?!" Ben exclaimed. "I am injured!""Hasn't that small wound on your face recovered? I thought you said that it's no
"Yeah. We came here to take care of something.""Okay. I'll wait for your call once you are done.""Sure. Go get some rest. I don't think you will need to wait up for Ben. Your brother asked for my permission to drink so I'm guessing Ben is asking him out for a drink."Lilith could not help but chuckle. "My brother acts that lowly before you?""Not lowly. Respectful. I will get angry if he comes home stinking of booze without telling me ahead of time.""Avery, you are really successful in training my brother.""I would tell him, too, if I'm heading out this late."Avery had just come out of the shower and only sobered for a few minutes, before feeling sleepy again as she sat down on the bed. After hanging up, she laid down to sleep without even bothering to turn off the lights.In the restaurant, Elliot took Ben's face mask off. The bruises on Ben's face were still visible and he looked slightly defeated."Can you even drink like this?" Elliot asked."It doesn't hurt anymore
Elliot took his phone back. "I haven't told Avery this yet. I figure I can wait for a while.""Wait for what, exactly?" Ben was already slightly drunk, but he had completely sobered up."For the baby to grow and see if her looks would change," Elliot said. "Why would my child with Ruby look like Layla?""Yeah! I am confused about that as well! Anyone who has eyes would be able to tell how much Layla resembles Avery. Your daughter with Ruby Gould might look like you, or like Ruby, but she couldn't possibly look like Avery!" Ben could not help but slam his palm against the table."Don't tell Avery about this, or anyone else for that matter," Elliot reminded him. "I promised Avery that I would never go to Ylore or contact Ruby again. If I am to keep that promise, I shouldn't even mention Ruby or that child."The more he drank the more awake Elliot felt. Every time he thought of how much that child resembled Layla, his heart felt heavy."Relax, I will keep my mouth shut." Ben set the