"The ocean here is turquoise. Can you see it? It looks beautiful."Avery struggled to see the world before her.Her eyesight was poorer than when she had just removed the bandage, so she did not respond to Mike's question.She could faintly see blue before her, but she could not see the turquoise Mike was describing.Mike decided to change the subject. "I told Hayden that we are coming here. It is far from his school, so I told him to stay with Lilith on the weekdays, and he can come over on the weekends." "Okay." Avery wanted to rest her eyes. "I think I saw a lounge chair over there.""Yeah, there's one on the balcony. Do you want to lie down for a while?""Yes."Mike helped her to the chair and she closed her eyes, indulging in the new environment.Time flew by, and soon, the summer holidays were coming to an end.It was the first of September and the weather was wonderful. Mike video called Layla in the morning, it would be night in Aryadelle. Layla told him that both
"Ms. Jennings, you mean to say that she is plotting in the dark?""Haha, whatever she plots to do will not interfere with my plan," Natalie said. "Sooner or later, I will have Alpha Technologies beneath my feet. Starting a branch in Bridgedale is only the beginning of this game!""Of course! With Mr. Foster's support and your ambition, Alpha Technologies will soon be defeated.""Yeah! Mr. Foster appreciates you so much that he has put you in charge of all matters concerning Tate Industries. He trusts you!" another man said in a flattering manner. "Everyone in the office is guessing that he is pursuing you!"Natalie chuckled smugly. "He does place a lot of trust in me, but I'm in no rush with regard to romance. We can wait until I accomplish my goal. I promised him I would." Avery stood in the distance and heard every single word they said.Natalie had come to Bidgedale with her team with the sole intention of destroying Alpha Technologies. On top of that, Elliot had handed the m
The security guard recognized him and took the initiative to chat with him. "You are the husband of Miss Tate, the owner of house 13, right? I remember you."Elliot's eyes darkened awkwardly. "We divorced.""Oh... No wonder we don't see Miss Tate around lately," the guard said as he retrieved the visitor form. "Are you going in?""She isn't staying here?" Elliot accepted the form but did not fill it in right away."Her door is always closed during my morning round, but I can't say for sure. Maybe she is just resting at home. I think she got sick and is probably recovering from it."Elliot immediately proceeded to fill in his information at the guard's words and tried to sound as casual as possible when he asked, "When did you hear of her falling sick?" "About two months ago! She hired a new nanny, and I've spoken to that person a couple of times. She is a nurse, and she was hired to care for Miss Tate," said the guard as he studied the information Elliot had written down, before
Avery froze.Her ex-husband had been here looking for her? Was it Elliot?Mike pushed open the door to the mansion and helped Avery inside. He called Chad. "Why didn't you tell me that your boss was coming to Bridgedale?"Mike suspected that there was an ulterior motive for Elliot's visit.Shocked, Chad blurted out, "My boss is in Bridgedale?! I didn't know that! He just said that he needed a few days off. He didn't say anything about going to Bridgedale!""Crap! What's that old b*st*rd planning on doing now?!""If he hasn't told anyone about this, it means that this is a personal trip. With that said, he can't have any plans apart from seeing Avery, right?""He showed up at our door. It's a good thing that we were staying in a resort and haven't been home for some time.""Damn, you have been at a resort? Why didn't you tell me?" Chad was shocked."What if you told your boss about it?""Do you really have that little faith in me?" Furious, Chad said, "If that's the case, don'
"It's fine." Avery reached out and took the papers back. "I will look through them myself, later." "Sure. You can also wait until your eyes get better to read them." Mike handed the papers to her. "Elliot probably brought these here so that you know what's going on with the kids! Why is he playing nice, though?""I don't know." Avery, too, could not guess what was on Elliot’s mind, and she did not know why he was being considerate.Avery had not taken her afternoon nap and was feeling light-headed, so she returned to her room with Layla's diary.Mike picked up his phone and noticed that the call was still ongoing, so he placed it back to his ear. "Did you hear everything?""Yeah." Chad's heart was heavy. "How are Avery's eyes?""She can see if it's within a meter. The objects get blurrier the further away it is from her." "Oh... That's not bad. She is probably going to slowly recover from now on right?""Yeah.""Once her eyes recover, will she be able to come back to Aryadel
Mike was shocked by the question."What makes him think he has the right to ask about this? Avery's eyes are finally close to being fully recovered and now he wants to come and pretend like he cares about her? Doesn't he have any shame at all?! Has he heard from someone that Avery's eyes are almost fully recovered and has come here because of that? He must have known that Avery came close to being blind and maybe that's why he dares to treat her with such cruelty, thinking that she won't be able to see again?"All sorts of thoughts swirled in Mike's mind."Do you care about her? How laughable," he said sarcastically. "If you really care about her, you should hand over custody of Layla and Robert! Give Tate Industries back to her! You can call me again if you manage to do all that!"Elliot was enraged by the unreasonable request. "I didn't think you would be so unreasonable.""Who are you calling unreasonable? Did I beg you to call me? Did I ask you to come to Avery's house?" snarl
Avery wanted to explain herself to Layla, but she could not find the appropriate excuse.Layla was no longer a three-year-old toddler and lies would not fool her."Layla, I was sick and the doctor told me to stay off my phone. That's why I had to wait until I recovered to call you," she said, answering with a half-truth. "It's not that bad, and I'm much better now. I wanted to go back to Aryadelle to see you and your brother, but your dad won't let me see you.""Boo-hoo! That dirtbag Daddy! If he won't let you see us, we will go to you!" Layla scowled fiercely. "I'm not afraid of him!""Layla, your studies are the most important thing right now. You can come to Bridgedale during your winter break, okay?" said Avery, comforting her. "I will tell Hayden or Uncle Eric to pick you up. Either will work. You need to focus on school right now. Robert is too young, and you can't travel overseas with him. Let's discuss this again during your winter break, okay?"Layla wiped away her tears.
"Mike, Layla, and Robert are still living with him, so I would very much like to avoid conflict with him," said Avery, expressing her concern. "I am willing to accept the fact he wants to destroy my company. You don't have to tell him off because of that.""You are being a coward!" Mike complained. "Don't underestimate Layla! If Elliot corners her, Layla is going to fight back. He won't mistreat the kids. They are his kids, too." Avery sobered at Mike's words. She had always known it, but she simply could not bring herself to take the gamble. She had never imagined Elliot to be so ruthless so as to actually try and destroy her company, and she was concerned that he might lose all senses if he was provoked."Just rest! Don't overthink this. If he mistreats Layla and Robert, I will find a way to take them away. I'm always around, so just relax," Mike consoled her after seeing the hesitation on her face."Mike, thank you for everything you've done so far," Avery said. "It's been quit