The woman pulled her mask and scarf up, before turning to leave.Sebastian clenched his fists as he watched her leave. If even a fugitive had such a low opinion of him, he could only imagine what others thought of him.He sat on the bench in the park alone, smoking.After a while, the bodyguard brought him a down jacket and said, "Sir, where's Holly Blanche?""She left. She said she didn't want to talk to me. She wants to talk to my dad." Sebastian was burning with rage, and he no longer felt the cold. The bodyguard sat down next to Sebastian and consoled him. "Don't get angry, Mr. Jennings. If she's not afraid of Elliot and Avery, it's normal that she isn't afraid of you. There's no need to take her seriously.""If Elliot were to find himself in my position, he would have found a way to deal with her, unlike me. All I can do is run back to my dad.""If Elliot is that great, Angela wouldn't have been able to toy with him as she had. I think you are overestimating him," the body
"Dad, I will go arrange that meeting with Holly right away." Sebastian took out his phone to call Holly.It was past midnight in Aryadelle, and the friends who had come to visit Elliot had stayed until nine, so Avery was exhausted.After a shower, she unlocked her phone and saw a message from the leader of the Marshall's Award committee.The leader had informed her that after a few days of consideration and discussion, they had decided that they would withdraw Angela's name, but they could not tell the public that Angela had faked the technology. Most people would think that Angela had done something wrong for the committee to announce that she was no longer the winner, and so long as the public did not question the credibility of the Marshall's Award, everything would be fine, and they could just have Angela take the blame. Avery gasped at the message in shock. To make sure that she had read it correctly, she went back into the bathroom to wash her face, and when she realized she
"No." Dean did not dare to lie. If he claimed to have found Ivy, he knew that Avery would rush over to Bridgedale and pound on his door till he handed Ivy over. "But I have leads as to where she is," Dean said. "Avery, Angela is dead now, so why can't you just let them think that there is a piece of technology which can revive the dead? Do you really have to stop me from profiting from it? If someone finds your daughter and refuses to hand her back to you, how would you feel?""Dean Jennings, how can you even compare those two things?" she said sharply."How are these two matters that different? You must really care for your daughter, am I right? Money, to me, is worth more than the lives of my children!" Dean snarled. "Avery, I don't want to waste any more time on you or Elliot, so I won't do anything to your daughter so long as you stay out of my way!""Dean, have you, or have you not found my daughter?!" Avery could not tell whether Dean was lying to her or not. "No, but I am
She could not help but think of Sebastian.If Dean had obtained information on Ivy's whereabouts, Sebastian would know as well.She remembered how she had refused Sebastian's invitation for a meal, and how upset he had been. Avery knew that he was upset, but she did not bother to explain herself.She wanted to contact Sebastian because she was desperate to know more about Ivy, but she was not sure if Sebastian would talk to her.Dean would never provide her with any information, so she had to try her luck with Sebastian. So, she sent him a message.[I will buy you dinner the next time you come to Aryadelle.]It was daytime in Bridgedale, and Sebastian sent her a reply shortly after receiving her message. [I was right beside my dad when you called him.]No explanations were needed to understand the contempt he felt for her. He understood why she had contacted him. As she had anticipated, another message from Sebastian followed. [You are so calculative, Avery. You are only willi
Holly answered his call and promised to meet with Dean the next day. They would get a lead on Ivy's whereabouts in a day's time. Avery immediately texted Hayden. [Holly Blanche is in Bridgedale! Dean is meeting her tomorrow. If you follow him, you will find Holly!]Hayden replied right away. [I know what to do, Mom. Go to sleep. It's late.][Send others to track Dean down. Don't go on your own.][I know.]She glanced at the time and realized that it was almost one in the morning, but she did not feel like sleeping at all.Elliot turned around and she held her breath. She was concerned that she might wake him.Suddenly, he spoke, "Avery, are you still awake?""I didn't even move!" she muttered. "How do you know?"He reached out to her and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her to him. "You are stiff. That wouldn't happen if you are asleep.""Oh... When did you wake up?" She turned around to face him. "Did you wake up when I got out of bed?""Yeah. When you got out of
"I am in awe every time we talk about this." He set his phone down and looked at her. "Did you request for Billy to look the way it does?"Avery shook her head. "No. Hayden preferred to keep a low profile, so he created the robot, Billy. More precisely, Billy was created by Hayden's teacher, and he probably designed the robot to look like my father."Elliot felt a lump form in his throat.Hayden had never met Jack, but he had fulfilled his grandfather's dying wish regardless. Hayden was definitely a kind-hearted person to have done something like that, and Elliot believed that Jack would be pleased with what Hayden had done for him. "What are you thinking about, Elliot?" Seeing how silent he was, Avery leaned toward him and looked at him. Her gaze was gentle. "Are you jealous? He has only seen his grandfather in pictures, so I think Hayden did what he did simply because he was interested in the technology himself, not because he wanted to fulfill my father's dying wish.""I'm not
[...][I feel like I can just retire now.][How is your son this talented, for crying out loud! My son is almost ten now and all he does is chase after little girls.][Congratulations, then. You might get a grandchild in another ten years' time.][Is there enough time for me to have a daughter so that she can get married to your son?][Of course. My youngest son just turned four this year.][But I want your eldest to be my son-in-law! I truly admire him!][And how do you know that my youngest wouldn't be more successful?]Elliot's friend widened his eyes in excitement and typed, [I am going to get me a daughter right away!][Good luck.][If I were you, I would just retire, Elliot. Your son is so capable that you can simply hand over your company to him.][He doesn't want it.][So you are passing it down to your daughter and your youngest son?][My daughter probably doesn't want it either. She wants to be a star.][Oh! That leaves you with your youngest son, then.][He i
"Isn't that a good thing? You can rest for a while.""Stop messing around! I'm still young! My mom would be worried sick if I didn't have a job," Chad said without hesitation. "And I would be bored as well.""I'm just kidding! I know you can't stand not having a job, just like your boss. If Avery wasn't home to keep an eye on Elliot, he would probably be working right now," Mike teased."Yeah. Avery needs some rest as well, so you should go back to Bridgedale. You can bring Hayden over for their wedding. Don't tell Hayden about this just yet. It's a surprise and we will wait till Christmas eve.""Alright, I get it. I'll leave tomorrow."...Meanwhile, in Bridgedale, Dean had agreed to meet with Holly that morning. Excited, he woke up at five and headed out at six.The sky was still dark, and the headlights of his car split the darkness in half.The people who had been waiting near Dean's house spotted his car and immediately took out their walkie-talkies. They sent their collea