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Concerned that Robert would start crying, Mrs. Cooper immediately hurried to Robert's room to check on him.Shortly after, she walked out with Robert in her arms.Robert pouted as soon as he saw Layla holding onto Hayden."Layla, you shouted so loudly that I think you woke all the living." Mike poured himself a glass of water."Boohoo... Why didn't you tell us that you were coming home? No one told me anything before I went to sleep!" Layla wrapped her arms around her brother tightly and complained to Mike."We came home in a hurry." Mike set his glass down and checked the time. "It's almost two in the morning. Don't you two have school tomorrow?""I'm taking leave tomorrow! It's been so long since Hayden came home. I'm not going to school!" Layla decided without hesitation."Are you catching up on your studies?" Mike teased."I can whenever I want to!" Layla puffed her cheeks in frustration."Go to sleep, Layla. I'll send you off to school tomorrow." Hayden let go of Layla. "
Chapter 2212
Avery held Robert with one arm and held Layla's hand with another as she stepped into the mansion with a gentle smile."Judging from how relaxed you look, I am guessing that everything with Elliot is alright?" Mike said with a smile."He's doing fine," she said. "Are you leaving? Drive safe.""You don't even bother asking me to stay," he pouted."It's late now so stop being such a drama queen," Avery said with amusement, before handing Robert to Mrs. Cooper and heading to Hayden's room to tidy it up."Avery, we kept Hayden's room exactly the way it was before he left, and we clean it every week, so he can use it as long as we change the sheets," Mrs. Cooper said with Robert in her arms. "You should have told me that you are coming home.""We decided in the heat of the moment so it was quite rushed.""Yeah, it's alright. Why don't you take Hayden to his room? I will take Robert back to bed," Mrs. Cooper said, before turning to look at Layla. "Layla...""I want to go to see Hayde
Chapter 2213
I'm glad that you feel that way, Hayden. I can feel how you've grown, and though I'm happy for you, I feel kind of sad as well because I know I won't be able to shield you from everything from now on. At some point, you will leave me and fly off.""Mom, no matter where I am, I will always come back to you when you need me.""I don't need you to worry about me. Just be happy, do what you love most and meet people who share your dream... Just like how you are deciding to not interfere with my life decisions, I will do the same."Avery returned to her room with relief after talking to Hayden and found Layla lying on her bed with her doll, looking at her with a drowsy smile."Mommy, have you talked to Hayden?""Yeah." Avery walked toward the bed and looked at Layla with a gentle smile. "Your brother hasn't been able to make peace with your dad throughout the years, and I wanted them to stop acting like they were strangers or enemies.""And what did Hayden say?" Layla batted her eyes
Chapter 2214
Avery sent him a photo. [Your dad can no longer control me and Elliot.]Sebastian opened the photo and instantly realized what it was. [How's Elliot?][He's alive.][So this whole thing was a lie?][Yeah.][I knew it, and I think deep down, my dad knew it as well. He just wants to make money through his technology, and he does not want the truth to get out.][I know. I won't let him make money out of this.][Do as you please. I don't care.]Avery had only texted him to keep him posted and didn't care what he intend to do in the future.Neither of them owed the other one anymore.Avery stepped out of the bathroom and Layla was already asleep. She walked to the bed and touched Layla on the forehead. Her daughter seemed to have grown up to be a young woman without her noticing it.Avery wished that she could just hit the pause button so that she could have more time with her children.It would be daylight soon, and Mrs. Cooper woke Layla up for school.Layla leaped from bed a
Chapter 2215
"I'm not sick, Robert," Avery muttered awkwardly. "But please don't be mad at me, because I was looking for a way to cure your dad.""Fine... I will just be a little mad.""Yeah! You are just a good boy!" Avery held him up and planted a kiss on his cheek.Robert's kindergarten was located in the business area outside their house, which was merely a five minutes drive away.After sending him off to school, Avery told the driver to take her to the hospital.Elliot's doctor mentioned that he would inform her right away as soon as Elliot regained consciousness, and she had been waiting with anticipation for her phone to ring....In the outskirts, on the second floor of a landed property, there were a few bottles of Melatonin on a nightstand.Natalie had not slept at all the night before, and the melatonin was no longer effective.She leaned against the window with a cigarette between her fingers. The ashes fell onto the ground and all over her sleeping gown as well.Ever since E
Chapter 2216
In Bridgedale, Sebastian told his father what Avery told him.He did not like his father, and just like Natalie, he was also desperately hoping for the day his father would die.All things aside, he was in the same boat as his father and he could not stand idly by or let anything happen to the Jennings family.Dean's expression darkened when he heard what Sebastian had to say. He did not care if Elliot survived, but he cared about his project running smoothly. If Avery was determined to stop him, there was nothing he could do.Though Avery had not won the Marshall's Award in the past, she still had a lot of influence in the medical field."Let's stop, Dad!" Sebastian studied the ferocious look on his father's face and said, "Even if we give up on this new project, we can still earn money with our previous properties and investment. The new project is not going to end well.""Sebastian, what exactly is your relationship with Avery? Why does she tell you everything?" Dean lit up a
Chapter 2217
Sebastian lowered his head. "Dad, the one thing we can be sure is that Natalie is in Aryadelle?""Why aren't you capturing her when you know that she's in Aryadelle? Don't tell me because it's a huge place... If Natalie is in your place, I'm certain that Natalie would have caught you long ago!" Dean said in contempt. "Sebastian, if you really want me to trust you with my wealth, you need to deliver results! Don't just assume that I will hand everything to you simply because you are my son by blood. Stop daydreaming!"Sebastian's chest heaved. "Dad, why don't I head over to Aryadelle and see if I can find her.""Didn't you say you are going to clean up this mess? Who is going to do that if you run off to Aryadelle?!" Dean had already decided to put a pause on the new project, but he was still reluctant to do so. "Hang on a minute. Elliot isn't awake yet, right? What if he ends up dying? If he dies, we can just tell the public that he died because he took the device out! That would em
Chapter 2218
Everything before him instantly seemed clearer as soon as he woke up.Wondering where he was, he frowned and struggled to breathe. He tried to move his fingers and was relieved that he could still feel them; he then tried to move his arm but it felt so heavy that he could barely lift it, let alone get out of bed.Elliot did not dare close his eyes because memories were coming back to him, reminding him of what had happened.He had surgery to take the device inside his head out. He should have been dead, but he had not felt alive until this very moment when he could no longer feel the throbbing in his head. He heard the sound of the machines running and smelt the sharp scent of sanitizer in the air. Of all this was proof that he was alive. It felt so good to be alive, and even though he could not move, there was hope as long as he was alive.He had hoped to recover, to see Avery, his children, and his friends again...When the nurse found out that he was awake, she immediately
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