The two of them were drinking together tonight. Did Mike tell Chad something after he got drunk? Why would Mike do that? Avery was puzzled! She didn't want to expose Chad and blame him for telling a white lie. "I had a sum of money from selling the company before..." Avery took a deep breath and planned to retort. Even if Elliot had given some thought to it, he would have known that it was nearly impossible for Avery to go broke. She was once the head of a company, and she was unlikely to go broke with the money she got from selling her company. She could go to work to make money if her life was tough. She didn't need to rely on his alimony to live. "Didn't you say the money was saved for Hayden's marriage in a few years?" Elliot asked tightly, "Did Hayden fall in love early?" Based on the words 'marrying a wife' and 'a huge expense' in the text message sent by Chad, Elliot judged that Hayden might have fallen in love early. If he hadn't fallen in love early, how coul
After saying this, she worried that he would really go to Bridgedale to find Hayden. Hayden would definitely annoy him even more. "I was joking with you! Hayden isn't in love, I'm sure." She immediately reassured him, "I don't need your alimony for the time being." "The alimony is not for you, but for Hayden." Elliot corrected her. "Hayden doesn't need it either!" Avery was annoyed by him, "As long as I'm still alive, I don't need you to pay Hayden alimony!" He frowned at her angry voice. He didn't want to quarrel with her. He wanted to communicate with her about her and Hayden's current living situation. If their life was not good, he was willing to help them. His thoughts changed when he reached Avery. She had strong self-esteem, and even if her life was not very good, she would still not receive his help. Avery quickly calmed down after listening to his breathing on the phone. She was so annoyed just now. There was no need to be angry. "If you
She opened her eyes and saw Mike's face. What happened last night suddenly came to mind. "Avery, it's almost nine o'clock. Why are you still sleeping?" Mike walked to the window and opened the curtains, "I bought you breakfast." "How could you walk into my room without knocking on the door?" Avery got out of bed immediately and walked toward the closet. "I was afraid that something had happened to you because you are usually not this late." Mike sat by the window, and his eyes fell on her. "Actually, I didn't want to disturb you, but Chad wanted me to find out what was going on." Avery went to the bathroom to change her clothes, washed her face, and came out. "How much alcohol did you drink last night?" She looked at him coldly. "I didn't drink much, just... a bottle!" Mike felt guilty when she looked at him. "What's the matter? Do I still smell of alcohol? I took a shower." He smelled his clothes, muttering, "I don't smell anything!" "Did you tell Chad last nig
Avery stared at herself in the mirror and flashed back to when she lost her sight. Her eyes suddenly became blind then, and her mood had fallen to rock bottom. Nervousness, fear, and unease filled every nerve in her body. She thought that if she finally called Elliot, he would definitely come and take her to the hospital.After listening to the recording, Mike pressed pause. "Avery, why are you crying?" Mike saw that her eyes were wet and immediately put the phone aside and brought her a tissue. "You asked why I was silent in the second half, didn't you?" Avery's body was tense, and her hand holding the toothbrush couldn't stop shaking. "Yeah! Chad said he asked Elliot, and Elliot said you probably didn't listen to your phone at the time." "He lied!" Avery threw the toothbrush in her hand to the ground and cried out, "My voice was silenced! I told him that I couldn't see! I begged him to come to me! How could he? How could he?" Mike's chest rose and fell rapidly.
Avery's gaze darkened."Are you afraid I can't pay you?" she asked."Miss Tate, I'll take the file, but you don't have to pay me," The detective explained. "Mr. Foster has come to me. He has given me Ivy's photo but because I have too little information, there was no progress all this while. Now that we have your additional information, I'll look for her properly, but my team and I won't be looking for her in Aryadelle.""Why not?" Avery asked."From the information, Mr. Foster gave me. The child might have been sold to the surrounding small countries around Ylore and not a place so far away like Aryadelle.""But the lead I have gotten is that the child has been sold to someone in Aryadelle.""Can you trust the authenticity of your lead?" The detective asked."How can I be sure?" Avery furrowed her brows. "Try looking in Aryadelle! I can match Elliot's price."The detective smiled. "Miss Tate, do you know how much he is paying me?""I don't know, but I saw his net worth from t
"What's funnier is that the detective I hired told me that Avery met up with him and offered him a high price to look for Ivy." Elliot could not understand Avery's actions. "How could she use all her assets to look for Ivy?"Chad could hear that Elliot was still worried for Avery. Otherwise, he would not worry or mention Avery using up all her resources to find Ivy. "Mr. Foster, although Avery is not as rich as you, she is trying her best.""I told her that I have been getting people to look for Ivy, but she doesn't believe me. She insists on doing it herself.""Mr. Foster, you shouldn't be bothered by what she does. After all, you two are already divorced. You will live your lives without crossing each other," Chad said calmly.Elliot's expressions changed when he heard what Chad said. Previously, whenever he brought up their relationship, Chad would always find ways to set them up. His go-to excuse was that they should put up with each other for the sake of the children. Howe
After Wesley entered, he said apologetically to Avery, "Avery, Elliot is coming over."Everyone was stunned."This afternoon Kiara wanted to play with Robert, so I called Big Brother to get him to take Robert over to our place, but I forgot about it," Shea explained."I called him just now to tell him not to take Robert over, but he learned from my mother that we were here, and he said that he was almost here," Wesley said."No wonder when I went to pick Robert up, Mrs. Cooper said that Elliot had taken him out," Tammy said. "It's good that he is here. Robert will stay. He leaves.""Tammy, that isn't good, right?" Jun looked at the feast on the table. "If Elliot is here, it's just another set of cutleries. Also, he might not stay anyway. Let's show him that we are not inhospitable!"Jun finished his sentence when a black Rolls-Royce stopped outside the mansion.Soon, the bodyguard carried Robert out of the car.Wesley and Shea stood outside the door to welcome them. Elliot ente
Lilith said, "What else could it be! Someone she doesn't like has just arrived!" Although Elliot was her brother, she still disliked him. Ever since Elliot and Avery got divorced, Lilith had firmly chosen to stand by Avery's side.Shea blushed awkwardly. "I'll go check up on Avery.""Don't go," Wesley held her back. "Let Tammy do it."Shea was in an awkward position. She was close to Elliot, and she did not understand the grudges Avery and Elliot had been holding against each other for all these years.If she were to talk to Avery, it would not help one bit no matter how she tried."Mike, you go!" Tammy said to Mike. "I have something to ask Elliot."Mike wanted to stay behind to see the scene unfold, but he also did not want Avery to sulk alone in her room, so he walked over to the three adorable children and took them to Avery's room.With the children there, even if Avery was unhappy, she would not dare to show it on her face.Seeing the smile on Avery's face, Mike came out