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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
Chapter 2219
Layla did not want to continue the subject because her head had started to hurt."Hayden, take me and Robert out shopping after dinner," she requested."Sure. Think about what you want, and tell Robert to do the same. I'm going to eat." Hayden brushed her off just as she had done with Robert.In the hospital, Avery finally saw Elliot.It was not until he saw Avery's eyes behind the protective goggles that he felt that he was truly alive."Elliot, you are finally awake. I'm so glad that you woke up!" she sobbed. "Do you know how upset I was to find out that you did such a thing behind my back?""Miss Tate, Mr. Foster has just woken up. Try not to scare him into a coma," the nurse reminded her.Avery bit her tongue at the nurse's reminder."Can we move Mr. Foster to the normal room?" the nurse asked.Avery checked on all the data and nodded.Elliot had been in ICU for almost a week, and his wounds from the surgery had been during the time he was unconscious. Though he was still
Chapter 2220
"Yeah, Avery. There shouldn't be any issue now that he's awake," Wesley said.Avery glanced at Elliot, before asking Wesley to step outside for a word, and Wesley immediately knew that she was about to lecture him about the choice he made."Is Shea alright?" Avery asked as soon as they were outside the room."She's fine. She did not manage to get any sleep until I told her that Elliot is going to live," Wesley said nervously. "Avery, this is my fault. Blame me if you want to!""I told you that I don't blame you, Wesley. I stand by my words. I didn't call you out here to yell at you. I just want you to think up another way to deal with this if something like this happens in the future."Wesley adjusted his glasses. "What better way is there than this? I tried to think of one and came up with nothing.""You could have told me. If I had known that he would rather die than keep the device in his head, do you think I would have really stopped him?" Avery said calmly.Wesley swallowed
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