Robert nodded obediently as he watched his mother walk away dazedly.Elliot shot up from the couch and hurried after Avery."Avery, why are we going back all of a sudden?" Elliot caught up to her and grabbed her arm.Robert wanted to know what was happening as well, so he ran over to eavesdrop."Look at this." Avery showed Elliot the photo Wesley sent her.Robert stood by the stairway and watched as his parents stared at the phone. Unfortunately, he was too far away to see anything."What are you looking at? Can I see?" He wanted to follow them up the stairs.To his bewilderment, his parents, who had spoiled him rotten since birth, completely ignored him and went to the second floor.Shaken to the core, Robert immediately dialed Hayden's number. "Hayden, our parents are going home today and asked me to drop them off at the airport later. Do you know anything about this?""Do you know something about this that I don't?"Robert froze at his answer and said, "Did Mom tell you?"
In the living room on the first floor, Robert's phone rang. It was a call from Hayden. "I forgot to tell you that I'm going back to Aryadelle as well. I will leave latest by tomorrow. You love my company, right? You can have my office for a while."Robert felt even more confused. "Why are you all going back? What happened? No one is telling me anything!""Because it isn't confirmed yet.""Oh... But if that's the case, why are you all in such a hurry to go back? What exactly is going on, Hayden?" Robert did not want to be kept in the dark. "I will call you Big Brother if you tell me...""Even if you don't call me that, I'm still your big brother." Hayden did not waver."If you refuse to tell me the truth, I am going to kiss you the next time I see you!" Robert threatened, knowing that Hayden hated to be touched....Shortly after, Elliot headed down the stairs holding the bags in one hand and Avery's hand in the other. Robert immediately went over to take the bags from him. "
At half past four in the middle of the night, Rose came out of her room alongside Irene.The two were preparing to go out to watch the sunrise and had decided before going to sleep the night before that they would not wake anyone this early in the day.They two came out and Rose turned on the flashlight on her smartphone, but the lights in the living room opened in a 'snap'.Wesley was fully dressed and stood in the living room. "I was wondering if the two of you overslept. I was about to go inside and wake you!" He said, before heading out with them with a bag in hand."Dad, we can go ourselves. You should go back to your room to rest!" Rose said, knowing that her father had to work."Haha. It's my rest day today, so I can go with you and then come home to sleep later," Wesley said. "Besides, it's been a while since I saw the sunrise. I want to tag along and take some photos to show your mom later."Irene spotted the swallow under Wesley's eyes and knew that he must not have had
Avery felt the same as Elliot and was desperate to see Irene, whether or not she was indeed their daughter.Agreeing with Elliot's idea, the two leaped into action and headed into a shop to purchase gifts."Honey, I'm nervous." Avery felt weak as she picked out gifts.Had it been in the past, Elliot would have comforted her."Me, too." Elliot seemed even more nervous. "I think my shirt is wet. Should we go home to shower first?"Avery walked around him and glanced at his back to find the back of his shirt drenched in sweat."You do need a shower," she said, and reached for his forehead, noticing he seemed flushed.He was not running a fever and Avery touched her own forehead.They were inside a shop with air conditioners so her skin was slightly cold to the touch."You are even more nervous than I am." Avery took all the gifts to the counter for payment.The two headed out and Avery took Elliot's hand. "You are sweating."Elliot was sweating profusely. "I can't control mysel
"Shush, Kiara. Your sister is still sleeping!" Wesley whispered, before handing the gifts to her.Kiara pouted and accepted the gifts."Rose and Irene are sleeping?" Avery whispered.Wesley nodded."Let's talk outside, then!" Avery did not want to wake them. Had she known that Irene was asleep, she would not hurry to Wesley's house with Elliot."They won't wake up!" Kiara muttered. "They just fell asleep. They went outside to watch the sunrise on their own and didn't call me along! I'm so mad at them!"Shea tapped Kiara on the shoulder. "Rose can take you the next time. There's nothing to be mad about.""Oh... So they went to see the sunrise... They sure know how to have fun!" Avery chuckled and sat down on the couch.Shea noticed that Elliot's shirt was drenched and said, "Big Brother, why don't you take a shower? You can change into Wesley's clothes.""Elliot, go shower! Since we are already here, I'm sure that you would want to stay." Avery felt much calmer."Yeah, I'll ta
Avery glanced at him and noticed the polo shirt indeed looked too tight on him."Get someone from home to send you some clothes, then," Avery said. "You have a great figure so it's okay for you to wear something this tight. It's fine." She took the opportunity to touch his abdomen."..."Kiara was not far away and could not help but chuckle at the sight."Kiara is watching! Mind your image," Elliot reminded.Avery shot a grin at Kiara's direction. "Your uncle looks great, right?""Yeah! I think Uncle looks great in Dad's clothes! Layla would think so, too, if she sees you!" Kiara sat down next to them. "Uncle, I don't think you should change. You look good like this!""See? Kiara said you look great, so Irene will like it as well," Avery consoled him.Elliot felt slightly reassured."Uncle, Aunty, do you like Irene so much? You haven't even seen her before!" Kiara was confused"We've seen her photo. Your dad was the one who sent it to us." Avery did not intend to hide their i
She wanted to agree to Avery's request, but wanted to respect Irene's wishes at the same time."Once Irene is awake, I will talk to her, okay? I don't know what she might feel about this or how she would react... but I'm glad. If she really is your daughter, we will be able to play together all the time from now on," Rose said excitedly."Yeah.""I'll drink some water and go back to my room, then," Rose said."Sure. Talk to her and let me know if something happens. You can message me, too." Avery was worried that Irene might not want to see them and had an alternative plan.After finishing her water, Rose returned to her room. Avery went to sit on the couch and waited anxiously, while Elliot paced back and forth in the living room.Inside the room, Irene opened her eyes as soon as Rose walked in."Did I wake you?" Rose walked over to the bed with a smile. "Are you waking up? Thirsty?"Irene rubbed her eyes and sat up. "I'm awake."Rose handed her a glass of water. "Irene, we h
It seemed like Irene did not want to acknowledge them.Elliot and Avery suddenly did not know what to do.Irene was not a three year old kid anymore. She could not be easily comforted.She had her mind of her own at that age, and she did not need to depend on anyone to live. She was more mature than girls her age. She also knew how to survive in society.Therefore, money was not the most important thing to Irene. No matter what status Avery and Elliot had in society, they were trivial to her."Uncle Elliot, Aunt Avery, you should go home! I'll talk to her." Rose saw how stunned they were. She felt bad for them, and she felt kind of troubled. "My parents will also talk to her."Avery was the first to snap out of it."Yeah. Rose, you have to tell us straight away if Irene wants to leave. We will meet her again no matter what," said Avery."Alright."Avery dragged Elliot away from the Brook mansion.Rose instantly went back inside after they left. She told Irene everything.Ire