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She had thought of all the scenarios, but never once did she imagine that her rival in love would be atypical. Was it the reason why Elliot would not mention it to her?Avery walked to the sofa in despair and sat down. She buried her face in her hands. It was hard to process."Avery, what’s wrong?" Laura sat next to her daughter and asked, "Don’t you know her? Your conversation with her was so weird."Avery said, "Mom, I have a headache right now. Please leave me alone."Laura said, "Alright. I will tidy the guest room."Avery grabbed her arm and said, "Mom, don't. She knew Elliot back then, and their relationship was unusual… I'll drive her somewhere later."Laura looked horrified.Shea also looked horrified.She was frightened when she heard the word 'Elliot'.She began crying again. She shook her head while she wailed.Laura held her hand and comforted her. She asked, "Don't be scared, do you know Elliot?"Shea shook her head vigorously.If she had not shaken her head,
Chapter 160
"Why are you hiding here?" Elliot looked at the boy in a flat cap. There was a hint of impatience in his voice.It was the parking lot. If his driver had not seen him, the car might have reversed into this boy. The vice headmaster instantly explained, "Mr. Foster, this boy enrolled in our academy last week. He doesn't talk to strangers."All the students in the academy, irrespective of whether they were adults or children, had some form of mental impairment. Elliot softened as he thought that the boy too was atypical, like Shea.Hayden placed his notebook into his backpack. He carried his backpack with one arm and stood up coolly.He stomped on Elliot's clean leather shoes when he passed him by.Elliot was speechless.That punk had done it on purpose, right? "I'm sorry, Mr. Foster! The boy didn't mean it." The vice headmaster instantly knelt and wiped his shoes with tissue paper.Hayden turned around and glared at him.Elliot looked at him, but he could only see the lower
Chapter 161
Shea's smile grew even wider. She did not seem to be pretending. This woman did not seem to be smarter than Layla. Avery’s hatred and prejudice toward Shea gradually dissolved.Yes, Elliot loved this woman, but the more Avery looked at her the more pity she felt for her.After dinner, Hayden walked over to Avery."Mom.""Is there something you'd like to tell me?" said Avery calmly as she looked at her beloved son. Hayden nodded and looked rather pitiful. "I pity her," he said. Pity.The word brought back a wealth of memories of the night she had left Elliot. That night, Avery had felt as if her heart had been smashed into a million pieces. She felt as if she had died that night, and it was all because of this pitiful woman. She wasn't going to tell Hayden any of it."Yes, she is a pitiful woman," replied Avery. "I can't promise you that I'll teat her illness though." Hayden looked up, "Why?""Well, she has to undergo surgery to feel better. And there's a chance she m
Chapter 162
"Avery Tate! Are you trying to show me how successful you are now?" Elliot's voice was glacial. Avery was dumbfounded. What did he mean by 'show him how successful I am'? Then it hit her. Elliot was talking about the change in Tate Tower's price."How about the fact that you are trying to sell it to me for a mere forty million dollars?" Avery countered. "Please, I don't need your sympathy!" Elliot frowned. He realized then that their relationship had hit rock bottom. Elliot had bought the building with the intention of giving it to Avery as a gift—back when he thought they could stay together forever.He had never thought of making money with Tate Tower. The reason why he was selling it to her for forty million dollars was because there was no reason for him to give it to Avery as a gift. Moreover, she would not accept it even if he did so."Fine, we will honor the market price of the tower then!" Elliot said with anger, "You don't need my sympathy, and I don't need you
Chapter 163
"That's right! How silly of me. That's the best decision you've ever made, divorcing that man!" Tammy let out a sigh of relief. "How's your schedule like tomorrow? I'll buy you dinner. We're celebrating you being single at long last!" "My schedule is packed. I own the Tate Tower now," said Avery."Yes, yes, I heard all about it from Jun. It cost you ninety million dollars, my loaded friend.""Eighty million dollars," said Avery, unfazed. "He returned the extra ten million dollars to me this evening.""Pfft! What is this between you two? Playing around like children," Tammy scoffed."I'm setting some clear boundaries between us," said Avery. "Well, I agree. It's a wonderful thing you're doing. This man is vicious. I told Jun to stay away from him!" Tammy sounded resentful."It's getting late. Have a good night's rest, I can barely keep my eyes open." Avery was really exhausted at this point. Her eyelids felt like they weighed a thousand pounds.Elliot had proved his love and c
Chapter 164
Layla jumped off her bed and yelled for her Mommy.Avery rushed into her daughter's room with a medical kit in hand. Her hair was a mess. "Go to your brother's room, Layla," instructed Avery. She felt Shea and realized that the fever was bad. Layla nodded. Her eyes were filled with worry, "Mommy, did Shea catch a cold? Do I turn off the aircond?"Avery answered, "There are many ways to catch a fever. I don't think she caught a cold." The temperature in the room was fine, so there was no way she could have gotten sick that way. Avery sent Layla to Hayden's room before she went right back to Shea.The thermometer read at one hundred and three degrees. She must bring down Shea's fever immediately. Avery began running a saline drip, and she also brought a large bowl of warm water from the washroom in an attempt to bring down Shea's temperature. It was three o'clock in the morning, and Avery was tending to her rival. After everything was done, Avery sat by the bed, and she co
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Layla and Hayden found Shea in a state of unrest. She was mumbling in a low voice, "Brother… Brother…"The siblings frowned and hurried to her bedside. Shea's face was red, and her skin felt really warm. "She's got a fever again! I am going to get Mommy!" Layla said as she dashed for Avery.Hayden held Shea's hands still and tried to comfort her, "Shea! Don't worry!"Shea opened her eyes slightly when she heard Hayden's voice. She thought that her brother, Elliot, had come to her at last!Shea felt as if she was dying of heat. "Brother… hug me…" Shea cried. Hayden felt helpless. He could not hug her as he was too small when compared to Shea. Hayden waited for his Mommy to tend to Shea. "Brother, do you not want Shea anymore? Why don't you hug me?" Shea cried hysterically. Streams of tears flowed from her eyes. Hayden looked just like Elliot as a child. It was no wonder Shea had mistaken him for Elliot.Avery rushed over to Shea as soon as she heard the news."Your tempe
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Ben made an assumption so accurate it was as if he had known Avery would react like that.Chad really wanted to call Avery for verification, but he did not dare to do so.She had divorced their boss. Perhaps she would not even pick up his call."Ben, have you called the boss?" Chad asked.Ben sighed resentfully, "If Shea didn't get lost, I bet he would hide it for the rest of his life. This is something he doesn't want to disclose. Won't it annoy him if I ask?"Chad continued, "Well, Shea has yet been found. I guess his mood has just gotten worse."…Hayden was at Angela Special Needs Academy when he saw the news of how Elliot had spent a fortune trying to locate Shea. He had mixed feelings about that. 'What is the relationship between Elliot and Shea?' he wondered.He typed [Shea] into the search engine. However, no information about her could be found at all.'Shea' was probably her first name, and he wondered what her full name could be. Hayden hacked into Angela Spec