"I'm making it clear now, to avoid unnecessary disputes in the future." Avery said calmly, "It's very late; why don't you go back first? I'll accompany her when Layla finishes her filming." Elliot originally wanted to wait for his daughter to finish filming before taking her home. His mood was somewhat dented by the fact that her daughter said that the person she hated the most was himself. He didn't want his daughter to hate him. "How is Hayden?" He asked before leaving. "He's fine." Avery replied, "He's in good health, and his academic performance is good. If you want to see him, you can go to Bridgedale to see him anytime. You should know about his new school, right?" Avery was feeling generous, which made Elliot especially helpless. Elliot wanted to find Hayden, and Avery would not stop him, but Hayden would not see him. The relationship between father and son had eased previously when they were back in Ylore. At other times, Hayden was not on good terms wit
If Layla were wronged at Elliot's house, Layla would run away from home. And if Elliot remarried another woman, he would have another child. If he had a child with his new wife, he would be unable to care for Layla and Robert. Avery needed to find a way to get back custody of the two children. Even if that's not possible, as long as the two children can live with her, that's fine. She had these wishful thoughts in her heart, but Elliot looked at her coldly. "Why do you care so much about my life?" "My main concern is my kids," she said softly. "You want me to give you Layla and Robert after I remarry!" Elliot saw through her inner thoughts at a glance, "Avery, dream on. Even if I meet a woman I like in the future, I want to marry her and have children. Nor will I give you Layla and Robert." The expression on Avery's face froze. At this time, Layla successfully finished filming and ran toward them. "Mom! I'm done filming!" Layla grabbed Avery's hand and took her to the
Layla shook her head. "No! Dad never told me to bring my brother to find you. My brother didn't want to come with me to visit you. My brother is a little shy." After receiving Layla's answer, Avery had mixed feelings. Before returning to Aryadelle, she always thought it was Elliot who prevented Robert from coming to Bridgedale to find her, but she didn't expect the main reason to be Robert. "Mom, although Dad is very annoying, he listens to me often." Layla didn't mean to speak for her Dad, but the meaning of her words was evident. Avery knew that Elliot was very fond of children. No matter how their relationship changed, the child was his. How could he not love the child? "Layla, since you don't hate your father so much, why did you say that in front of him just now?" Avery remembered the sadness on Elliot's face when Layla said that she hated her father the most. "I just wanted to piss him off." Layla frowned and breathed, "Mom, maybe my rebellious teenage years are her
"Layla, do you want a sister?" Layla asked, "What's the matter? Are you going to give me a sister? Or is dad going to give me a sister?" "If you had a sister who looks a lot like you, would you like her?" Avery continued to ask. "Oh, are you talking about Ivy?" Layla had seen Ivy's photo. If someone put Ivy's photo beside her newborn photo, they probably wouldn't be able to tell them apart. "Layla, Ivy is your sister." Avery told her daughter the truth after hesitating, "Mom came back to Aryadelle this time to find her." "Mom!" Layla turned her head and looked at Avery in shock, "Isn't she the child of my dad and Ruby? I won't acknowledge the existence of this sister!" "Layla, if Ivy was Ruby's daughter, do you think Ivy would look the same as you?" Avery said softly, "She is your father's and my child. There were some misunderstandings. She is not Ruby's daughter." "Ahhh! Ivy is yours and father's child?!" Layla jumped out of her chair and shouted excitedly in the room
Ivy was his and Avery's daughter. He deduced that from Avery's reaction last night. If he knew the truth back then, he and Avery would never have reached the point of divorce. His heart, which hadn't hurt for a long time, had hurt all night because of this misunderstanding. When Chad came in to report his work, he glanced at the coffee cup on his table and looked at his complexion. "Boss, did you rest last night?" Chad saw his eyes were bloodshot and said, "I could take you back to rest!" "I don't want to go back." He muttered. As long as he went back, he would start to reminisce about the time he used to be with Avery. It was like mental torture to him. "Chad, Ivy is mine and Avery's daughter." He explained the reason that had bothered him all night, "Avery returned to Aryadelle this time to look for Ivy." Chad was so shocked that his speech was almost incoherent. "How could this be? Mike didn't tell me... I thought Avery returned to Aryadelle because she
Even Chad once thought his boss was a scumbag. But for more than two years, the boss had been taking care of children in addition to work and did not look like one, so Chad was starting to doubt himself. "Why would you want to listen to my recordings?" Elliot didn't want to share such private things with him. "I want to know, I have always believed in you, and my intuition has always been correct." Chad knew it would be difficult for him to hand over such private things. Still, the words had already been said, and there was no way to take them back, "I don't believe that you betrayed Avery." "But Avery thinks I'm that kind of a person." Whenever Elliot thought of Avery's cold expression on the day of the divorce, he felt sad. "Even you can trust me. Why can't she?" "Maybe she did tell you that she had an accident with her eyes... She wouldn't deliberately accuse you of something you didn't do. After all, she gave up custody of Layla and Robert, and she must be heartbroke
At night, Chad passed by the winery and bought a bottle of expensive wine to go home. When he got home, he called Mike and told him to come back early for a drink. Mike was addicted to alcohol, and as long as he invited him to drink, he would never refuse. Half an hour later, Mike came to Chad's house. "What's the matter today? Why the invitation?" Mike was in high spirits. Usually, he was the one who always took the initiative to call Chad to drink, but Chad hardly ever volunteered. "I'm having a good day, but the same cannot be said for you." Chad sat him down and went straight to the point. "Didn't you always say that my boss was a scumbag? I was almost persuaded by you, and I thought the same. But today, my boss showed me proof!" "What proof?" The smile on Mike's face disappeared. He looked at him solemnly and reached out to him. "Show me." "Let's do some quick revision." Chad sat down in the dining chair and poured him a glass of wine, "Didn't you tell me b
He knew that Chad had a tendency to praise Elliot even if he didn't deserve it. Chad turned on his phone and turned on the recording. "Why is there no sound from Avery at the end?" Mike finished listening to the recording and asked questions. "I felt strange when I listened to this recording. I asked my boss, and he said that Avery might not have been listening to her mobile phone at the time." "You can't just believe what he says. You send me the recording, I'll show it to Avery later, and I'll ask her if the recording has been revised." Mike said. Chad hesitated. "I secretly copied the recording. My boss doesn't want people to hear this recording." Mike teased him, "If the recording is fine, why is he feeling guilty? Suppose the recording is genuine, and he didn't manually delete what Avery said later. In that case, Avery couldn't possibly hate him so much." Mike's words made Chad indignant. He sent the recording to Mike. "You take it to Avery when you feel