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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
Chapter 1652
"In about half a month!" Avery said. "The equipment is here, but we don't know how to use it. The professor that invented this machine only has time to teach us how to use it next week.""Won't it be too late by then?" Elliot voiced his concerns. "The child will be big then. Will the risk and difficulty of the surgery increase?""She just got pregnant. In half a month, the child won't be big yet," Avery said. "Don't worry. Wesley and I are here. We will ensure Shea's safety as best we can.""I trust you." Elliot was relieved. "If the child could grow up healthy, that would be even better."Avery heard what he said, and she got distracted. "Elliot, you still like children a lot. Although you were terrifying when you tried to force Shea to get an abortion and when you tried to force me to get an abortion, it's not like you hate children. You're just afraid that they will inherit your sickness.""When we first got together, I did not like children, sickness or not," said Elliot. "I l
Chapter 1653
Before Wesley could ask her anything, Avery had already collected her emotions."Let's start working! Rather than waiting for Professor Simon to come over, we should try assembling it ourselves first.""Okay."Elliot returned to the office, yet he could not calm himself down. He would secretly look at Ivy's photo. He did not go to Ylore to look for Ivy, but he could not let her go either. He could not let her go because she looked a lot like Layla. He felt sorry for Avery and the children too, but he was sure that he could keep his promise to Avery if nothing happened to Ivy. In the afternoon, Shea came to the hospital."Avery, is my baby going to grow up here?" Shea bent down in front of the artificial womb. She blinked and looked at the transparent bag."Hmm, by then, we can observe its growth every day."Shea nodded and said, "I really hope that it can grow up healthy just like Wesley.""I'm sure it will." Avery knew what she was worried about. "Shea, you have to relax. T
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