"Hahaha! He is a nice kid with big, puppy eyes. He kept calling me Big Brother and it felt good. I have a younger brother who is nothing like him," Fred explained awkwardly. "Mr. Santos, you won't feel that appalled as long as you stop considering him as someone they tried to set you up with.""I'm not disgusted by him, but by the person who introduced him to me." Eric picked up his glass to pour himself some cold water. "My parents definitely told her about my sexual orientation and she still introduced me to a man. The worst thing is that she even tried to fool me with a woman's photo." Eric paused for a moment and turned to look at Fred. "You said he looked exactly like the girl in the photo?""Not exactly the same, since he is still a guy, but they have really similar features!" Fred said in excitement. "He compared me to your photo when he first saw me and was literally screaming. Hahaha!"Eric had completely lost his interest in this person now that he knew it was a man."Mr.
"Elliot is in Aryadelle right now. We won't know even if it actually works," Sebastian said despite remaining silent the entire time."Haha. If it works, Elliot would be in horrible pain. Don't you think Elliot's men would inform Avery? Once Avery finds out that something is wrong with Elliot, she will naturally try to figure something out. Hahaha!" Dean was overjoyed at the idea.Stanley was shocked. "Dean, we should just focus on earning money. There's no need for us to make Elliot Foster our enemy, right?"Stanley did not know about the fact that Elliot had scammed 2.1 billion out of Dean, and Dean wasn't going to admit to being fooled, so he could only make up an excuse."Elliot and I have a past. Avery and Elliot were the ones who released that scandal about me," Dean said with a dark look. "Stanley, you can't be that timid, can you? If we can control Elliot, both Elliot and Avery are at our command. Their money and connection are all ours to do as we please. When we are riche
He clenched his jaw to keep himself from screaming in pain.The children were already asleep and the mansion was surrounded by silence.There was no point in seeking the help of a medical professional in his condition, so he could only wait for the pain to pass.Elliot had thought that it would eventually fade with time... but half an hour later, it was still as excruciating.He fell to his knees and leaned against the wall. His mind began to stray and his body shivered like a leaf, yet still, he gritted his teeth and managed to not make a sound.He didn't care if he died; at least Avery would be free, then."Mr. Jennings, if we keep stimulating his brain, his life might be threatened if this goes on too long." Liam had been keeping an eye on the time and reminded Dean once it had been half an hour.Dean glanced at his phone. He had yet to receive any call from Avery."Dad, why don't I call Avery and ask her about this?" Concerned that they might accidentally kill Elliot, Sebas
Mrs. Cooper hurried over to try and help Elliot up, but he was too heavy for her to carry on her own, so she ran downstairs to get the bodyguard to help her."Why did Mr. Foster pass out? Did he fall sick? Have you called an ambulance?" The bodyguard hurried upstairs.Suddenly remembering that she was still on the phone, Mrs. Cooper glanced down at the screen on her phone and said, "Avery, Mr. Foster passed out! I need to call an ambulance first! I will call you back later!"Mrs. Cooper hung up and immediately called the emergency line.Shortly after, Elliot was rushed to the hospital.Avery was not in Aryadelle so she couldn't do anything other than worry about him.She called Wesley and asked him to go check on Elliot at the hospital, before calling Sebastian back."You all have crossed the line!" She trembled in rage. "Sebastian, if something happens to Elliot, I will kill you all! I mean it!""What happened?" Sebastian could sense from her tone that something went wrong."
After sending his father home, Sebastian went to see Avery.Avery had already received a call from Wesley, where he informed her that Elliot had regained consciousness.She did not wish for the same thing to happen again, which was why she presented a card to Sebastian as soon as she saw him."There are 2.1 billion in there. You can go to the bank to check," she said with a dark expression.He accepted the card with pursed lips and felt like he was at a crossroads."What’s wrong?" Sensing that something was wrong, Sebastian asked, "Did your dad ask for something else?"Avery knew that Dean would not give up so easily. "Does he want our companies or...""He wanted money." Sebastian gazed up and met her eyes. "He wants 3 billion."She gasped and paled in an instant. "Where am I going to get that much money? Did he really think that Elliot would agree to such nonsense?! He must be daydreaming or something!""I know Elliot wouldn't, but I can't talk my dad out of this either. If I
"I know that person. He used to work at one of the hospitals in Ark Ville. There was some issue with the hospital management and he quit after that," a contact told Avery."Do you know his number?" she asked."No. I don't know him in person but we have a mutual friend. I can try to see if I can ask about it. What do you want with him, though?""There's something I need his help with. Please help me check with that mutual friend of yours.""Sure. I'll keep you posted."...Meanwhile, in Aryadelle, Elliot had regained consciousness and stared dazed at the ceiling. All his memories came rushing back to him from the moment he opened his eyes.Life seemed to have resumed to normal in the past days, giving him an illusion that everything was going to be alright; but the headache last night had burst his bubble.He knew that Dean was behind it. He had scammed a fortune out of Dean and so Dean had been doing everything he could to gain control over Elliot.Elliot did not doubt that Av
Seeing the tears that fell from her eyes, he lifted a hand to wipe away her tears."I will be in unimaginable pain if we don't take it out. Shea, you wouldn't leave me in pain, would you?"She nodded frantically."I would definitely keep trying if there was another way, but there isn't. I don't want to drag Avery down with me. She's had enough and because of me, she has been working day and night without rest. Shea, you would be sad too if you were me, right?"She nodded again."Robert was ill when he was born and you gave him your blood without letting anyone know, even if it meant you would die. You weren't afraid, then, so why should I be?"Her tears rolled down her cheeks at his words.An hour later, Wesley returned with breakfast for them and Shea immediately dragged him out of the room."Shea, why are your eyes all red? Have you been crying? What's wrong? Your brother is awake now?" Wesley glanced at her reddened eye and patted her on the head."Help my brother take that
He didn't want his determination to waver if he heard her voice."Let's settle this as soon as possible!" He looked at Wesley. "Also, don't tell my kids about this."Wesley exited the room in despair.His head was pounding in pain because no matter what he did, he would either wrong Elliot or Avery in the process."Why do I have to be the bad guy here?" he thought to himself."Wesley, what did my brother say?" Shea walked up to him and asked."He still insists on doing it." He scowled. "Shea, you do know that if we do as he says, Avery will no longer be our friend when she finds out."Shea's expression darkened. "But what else can I do? If only I could take all the pain in my brother's place.""Don't say that, Shea!" Wesley's heart ached at the agony in her expression. "You need to live even if he dies. You have Kiara and me. He doesn't actually want to die, you know? He's just in too much pain and there's no other option...""I know, Wesley. He told me," she said, before pull