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Chapter 1644
Elliot relaxed slightly.The two went to lay down on the bed, and Avery turned off the lights. She kept her eyes wide open, unable to fall asleep.She knew that Elliot could not fall asleep as well.She had failed to convince Shea to give up earlier that day, and when Wesley walked her outside, he told her that Shea was behaving this way because of his mother.Avery felt even more helpless after hearing that.Though Wesley said that he would talk to his mother to get her to talk to Shea, Avery knew that it was unlikely that they would be able to convince Shea to get the abortion.She did not have the courage to tell Elliot about this. If she did, he might go after Wesley's mother, and the situation would only escalate further."Avery, what are you thinking about?" He noticed that her eyes were open through the faint moonlight.It unsettled him that she was lying in bed with her eyes wide open in silence."About all sorts of things... It's a mess in my head right now." She turn
Chapter 1645
There were no missed calls or unread messages.No one from Aryadelle was looking for him. He felt slightly disappointed and sorrowful.He had been in Ylore for a day and a night. Did Elliot not care about him at all? Even if he did not about him, did he not care about Ivy as well?He went into the bathroom to wash his face and walked out of his room to find Ruby playing with her daughter in the living room.Ivy was laying in her crib with eyes wide open as Ruby swung a toy above her.It was a heart-warming sight to wake up to."Ben, you are awake!" Ruby noticed Ben and immediately set the toy down. "I told the nanny to make some soup. Why don't you have some?""Where is Paul?" Ben walked over to the crib to look at Ivy.Ivy was as adorable and innocent as she was the day before. If it wasn't for the scent of alcohol still lingering on him, he would have held her."I asked the driver to send Paul back last night," she said. "He doesn't live with me.""Oh... You could have trie
Chapter 1646
Avery set his phone down and went back to bed.Her mind sank into chaos as she discovered that though Elliot had promised her that he would not acknowledge the child as his, his best friend was trying to take the child away from Ruby in private."How ironic," she thought. "it's a shame that Ruby doesn't want to hand the child over. I wonder if she would cave if it was Elliot doing the asking."Avery's heart felt as though it had been pricked by countless needles. She had thought that she and Elliot had overcome all difficulties, and hand in hand, they would not break no matter what lay ahead. She had not imagined that it was all just an illusion and that they were dreaming of different things.Avery could not sleep. She lay awake and stared out the window until the ink-dark sky slowly turned white. Her eyes felt sore, but the ache in her heart had not subsided. She closed her eyes and forced herself to go back to sleep.At seven in the morning, Elliot woke up and glanced at Avery
Chapter 1647
She rubbed her eyes and recalled what had happened last night. "Nothing... It's probably because I didn't take a nap yesterday." She sat up in bed. "What time is it? Are you going to work now?""You overslept so I was worried that you weren't feeling well."She shook her head with a smile. "I'm fine... Go to work!""Okay. If you didn't sleep well, you should go back to sleep. Leave work behind for now." He planted a kiss on her forehead. "I'm going now."She hummed in response and watched as he left the room.After he was gone, she lay back down in bed. Her head felt dizzy from lack of sleep, but she simply could not go back to sleep.She picked up her phone, but she was not sure what to do. She wanted to talk but was not sure who she could talk to because it did not seem appropriate to mention what had happened to anyone. After all, Elliot had yet to tell her the truth. One thing she was certain of was that Elliot had developed feelings for his daughter in Ylore.In Sterling Gr
Chapter 1648
Shea lowered her head at Sandra's words. The burden she had been carrying felt slightly lighter.Wesley was relieved when he noticed that Shea was not as stubborn as she was earlier.As expected, it was because of his mother that Shea had risked crossing Elliot to bear him a child.He understood that her obedience to his mother was out of her love for him, or she would not have taken his mother's wishes as commands. "I do really want grandchildren, but my son is the most important of all," Sandra said with regret. "Had I known that you are more important than life itself to him, I wouldn't have done something like that."Shea lifted her gaze to look like Wesley."Shea, let's go and apologize to your brother later." Wesley held her hands. "You hurt his feelings yesterday. I need to apologize to him as well. I promised him that I would take good care of you, but I failed to fulfill said promise.""No." Shea shook her head stubbornly. "I will apologize to Big Brother, but you shou
Chapter 1649
"You aren't going to ask what I'm using the money for?" she asked. "1.5 million isn't a small amount.""I don't have much cash on the card I'm currently using so I'll get Ben to transfer the money to you," he responded calmly. "Is 1.5 million enough?""Are you really not curious about what I need it for?" she said."You must have a reason. I don't need to know why. If you want to tell me, you would," he drawled. "You've never come to me for money through the years we've been together, so I'm quite happy that you are asking for money now."Avery fell silent when she heard what he said. "If you really want me to ask, I can ask why," he added.Avery interrupted him. "Don't ask. Just give me 7.5 million!"He was stunned for a moment. "Okay."After the call, he called Ben and told Ben to transfer 7.5 million into Avery's account."Why are you giving her so much money? Did she ask for it?""Do I need a reason to give my wife money?"Ben came close to spitting the tea he was sippi
Chapter 1650
"I spoke with Wesley and Shea today, and we plan to take her embryo out and place it into an artificial womb," she said. "It's a bit expensive and we will need someone to monitor it 24/7, so it will cost more in the months to come."He nodded. "What are the chances?""I can't say, but it's better than getting rid of the baby altogether. Shea really wants a child.""Yeah, it's a great idea. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" He felt the pressure on his chest finally lift."I'm telling you right now, and I just got back. It's a very important decision, and I wanted to tell you about it in person." He nodded again. "Ben told me you were a little cold to him today when he called you to ask what you needed the money for."Avery had not expected Ben to be this sensitive. Not only was he sensitive and skeptical, but he seemed to enjoy telling on people.She shielded her true emotions with a smile. "I haven't even told you about Shea at that point, so how could I tell him about her? It's
Chapter 1651
Elliot took a pen from Layla's pen holder and scribbled his signature on the piece of white paper.After signing it, he returned the paper to Layla. "Layla, what happened? Your teacher didn't tell me about it.""I told my teacher not to tell you all about it." Layla took the signed paper and sat down by her desk. She said glumly, "She told me to write a self-review."Elliot was stunned. He immediately pulled a stool over and sat down next to Layla. He asked in a low voice, "Why do you have to write a self-review? What did you do?"He did not believe that his daughter would make any huge mistakes. However, if she did not make a huge mistake, her teacher would not have asked her to write a self-review."There's an annoying boy in our class. He keeps following me around. Today, he wanted to follow me into the toilet. I was so angry, so I beat him up," Layla's voice faltered, "His parents came to school. They were angry, and they wanted me to apologize to him, but I did not want to, s
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