"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