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Just then, a blue car stopped outside the yard, and shortly after, the bodyguard entered the living room to inform Elliot about it. "Mr. Foster, Ms. Jennings is here. She says she is here to look for Avery."Avery immediately glanced outside the door.She had not officially met Natalie, and it was unexpected that she would look for Avery at Elliot's house.Without a word, Elliot strode outside and Avery followed closely behind, wanting to know why Natalie wanted to speak to her.Natalie held a jewelry box in her hand, and the moment Avery spotted the box, she came to realize why Natalie had come."Elliot, Miss Tate." Natalie watched as the two stepped out of the house together and was filled with envy at how compatible they looked."Natalie, I thought I'd been clear with you on the phone." Elliot scowled. He sounded annoyed. "Don't come to my place again. We have nothing else to talk about apart from work."Elliot's tone was hardly polite, and if those words were directed at Ave
Chapter 1847
"She wants to sell me the jewelry." Avery set the box onto the coffee table and extended her hand toward Elliot. "Give me the receipt."Elliot glanced at the receipt and saw that the jewelry was worth ten million. It was not a small amount."I will pay her later...""She sold it to me, not you." Avery stepped toward him and snatched the receipt from his hand. "Ten million... It's generous of her to spend so much as a gift for Layla. Does she always spend so much on Layla?"Elliot shook his head. "No. She gave Layla a dress last year, and I saw the price of it. It was just fifty thousand or so!""Fifty thousand?! Do you consider that as cheap? It's a wonder that you are willing to accept such an expensive gift for your children!" Avery glared at him.He pursed his lips, not knowing how to respond. Layla was the one who had accepted the gift, not him, and he only went to check on the price after Layla had accepted the gift."Mommy, I was the one who accepted the birthday present s
Chapter 1848
"How can you tell? Why haven't I noticed?" Avery did not notice that Elliot was pursuing her. After all, all they had talked about since she had arrived was an important matter that needed to be resolved."He keeps staring at you. Why would he do that if he doesn't like you? He doesn't really stare at Aunt Natalie when she comes to our place," Layla said confidently."Layla, there's more to liking a person than that. I was confronting him just now so, of course, we are staring at each other," Avery said. "I was looking at him, too, does that mean that I like him?""Oh... Mommy, you don't like him anymore?" Confused, Layla asked, "Daddy is still quite handsome, right?"Avery could not help but chuckle. "He's alright! But whether I like him or not has nothing to do with looks. If a couple keeps fighting, they will only grow tired of each other no matter how good-looking they are.""But you two weren't fighting just now.""I don't want to fight with him anymore," Avery said. "All th
Chapter 1849
"No. Whether or not you've been badmouthing me to Hayden, he is still going to resent me." Elliot knew this by heart. "You couldn't get him to forgive me even before we got divorced. He has his own stance and won't budge under the pressure of the world.""You are wrong. He wasn't born resenting you. He simply deemed you unreliable after watching you break my heart over and over again," she said, correcting him. "You don't have to be sad about it, though, since Robert likes you so much. You should be content with that.""You sure are good at consoling people. Hayden is still my son so how can I not care about him? I gave him a credit card and he accepted it, but when I checked, he hadn't spent a penny."Avery stared at him silently.Avery froze and Elliot asked, "What's wrong?""Why are you giving him money? Did he say that he needed money?" Avery had a feeling that Hayden had been offended."Chad told me that his living expenses are quite high, and I was worried that he wouldn't
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Ben had not paid them any mind and snapped around to look at them after what Chad had said. "Did you two make up?""Yes.""No."Both responded at the same time but with different answers.Instantly, the previously cheerful mood was replaced by silent awkwardness, as neither Elliot nor Avery expected the other to respond differently."When did we make up?" she asked."Haven't we talked it out?""We did, but that doesn't mean that we made up.""What exactly does 'making up' mean to you? To me, it means that we are no longer fighting over past events," Elliot said."Oh," she said. "If that's the case, then we have made up."Everyone let out a breath of relief that they had finally reached a consensus."What does 'making up' mean to you?" Elliot asked. "That we are getting back together?"Chills ran down her spine at the words and she felt stressed. "To me, it just means that we are on good terms, and it has nothing to do with us getting back together." She looked directly at h
Chapter 1851
Avery desperately wanted to hide away, because she knew that Elliot had not taught Robert to say such a thing. Robert kept mentioning how much his sister liked Avery, and it was obvious that he was inviting Avery to stay the night for Layla's sake."Robert, we can invite Mom to come and play during the day, but at night, she will need to go home to sleep." Elliot patted Robert on the head. "Everyone has their own house and needs to go back to their own house to sleep."Robert looked slightly confused, but said, "Kitties need to go back to kitties' house; doggies need to go back to doggies' house; so Mommy needs to go back to Mommy's house."Everyone's jaw dropped at the comment.Avery could not decide if she wanted to chuckle or cry. "Robert, why don't you come to Mommy's place to play next time?""I will go if Layla goes.""You are such a good boy, Robert." Avery was glad that Layla and Robert were getting along so well.After a while, the children who finished their meals and
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Avery could not quite imagine it herself and felt as though she was dreaming every time she tried.It was fortunate that both Layla and Hayden had grown up and did not require much of her attention; otherwise, she would not be able to handle it if all four of her children were in trouble."Avery, we celebrated Layla's birthday today. When are we celebrating Hayden's?" Tammy asked. "It's been so long since he came back to Aryadelle. Why don't you ask him to come back so that we can hold a celebration for him?"Avery had not discussed this with Hayden as he had spent all his birthdays at home in recent years. They would simply buy a cake and lay out a feast for celebration."He might not be willing to come back.""Why not?" Tammy asked in confusion. "Just because of Elliot? We can just exclude him from the party, right? I really miss Hayden. I didn't get to see him the last time I went to Bridgedale. What exactly has him so caught up lately? Is school really that hectic?"Avery too
Chapter 1853
Natalie did not wish to remain delusional. Since Elliot had forbidden her from ever visiting his home again, there was no hope of becoming his lover unless Avery disappeared or died. However, committing a crime or acting against the law was beneath Natalie. She refused to destroy her future for anyone.She despised women like Chelsea and Zoe, as it was far too foolish to sacrifice themselves for a man.Natalie believed that she was smarter and more capable than them. Even if she could not find a man as brilliant as Elliot in the future, she would do well on her own."Ms. Jennings, you might as well switch your target!" Her assistant noticed the frown on her face and consoled her. "Instead of going for older guys like Elliot, I think that a younger man like the boss of Dream Maker is a better match for you.""Don't you think I know that?" Natalie shot an icy glare and said, "Do you know who the boss of Dream Maker is? Do you know where he lives? Do you know where how to meet him? I
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