"No," Hayden responded calmly.

"Really?" Avery checked with her son repeatedly.

"No," Hayden repeated without a trace of emotion on his face.

Avery could only call the quits. If they did not take it and she continued to ask them about it, the children might think that she did not trust them.

Hayden took Layla's hand and led her back to their bedroom to store their school bags.

Once they were inside the room, Layla whispered, "Hayden, why are we lying? We shouldn't lie to Mom."

Layla had only managed to keep it a secret because Avery was not aware; but now that she was asking her about it, Layla did not dare lie.

"Elliot must be going nuts now that he realizes the box is gone," said Hayden coldly. "If we return it now, he will just blame us for taking it. We are not returning it. Let him worry."

"Oh… Okay!" agreed Layla. Between their dirtbag dad and her brother, she would definitely side with her brother.

He had originally kept the box under his bed, but they had moved