Avery slammed the door and locked it from within.Mike saw that the argument had ended. He immediately took Shea out of the children's room."Hey! Foster!" Mike had initially wanted to stand up for Avery.Elliot glared at him warningly, "Shut up!"Mike held his tongue. He saw Elliot walking over to Shea and taking her away. It was drizzling when they exited the villa. Elliot took off his jacket and draped it over Shea's head.When they entered the car, Shea was hugging his jacket. She looked at the villa. Elliot put on the safety belt for her and said hoarsely, "Shea, stop looking.""Big Brother, I'm sorry…" Shea said. Tears streamed down her face. "Shea, you did nothing wrong. You don't have to apologize to anyone." Elliot raised his hands and wiped the tears away from the corner of her eyes.Shea cried, "Big Brother, it was me. I was afraid of the surgery, so I ran away. I was the one who begged Hayden to take me away…" She had not dared to tell him the truth earlier o
Avery came out of her bedroom. Everyone looked at her at the same time. No one said anything. The atmosphere was extremely awkward."Did I cross a line just now?" Avery walked to the sofa and sat down. "I shouldn't have said that about Shea.""No! It was that jerk Elliot who yelled at your first. The moment you said anything he asked you to shut up. I feel like you should have really given it to him! If I were you, I would have yelled him to death! Not only would I have called Shea an idiot, but I would have said that their entire family was a family of idiots!" said Mike, hoping to comfort her. Avery was slightly stunned at Mike's comments. Laura also chimed in comfortingly, "Avery, you were angry. If he had any sense in him, he would know that you did not do it on purpose.""I don't care what he thinks of me. I'm afraid that Shea would be sad." Avery lowered her gaze and sighed.She did not care what Elliot thought. She was afraid that her words spoken out of spite would hurt
"Yes! Shea, you're an aunt!" The nanny chuckled, then sighed. "But I don't think your brother knows about it. I can't be sure that Hayden is your brother's son too.""He doesn't like Big Brother." Shea looked disappointed.The nanny said, "That's because your brother has a girlfriend right now. I should really stop talking about this. Their affairs are too complicated." Shea automatically filtered out the complicated matters and continued admiring the painting that Hayden had given her.That weekend, Tammy and Avery went out clothes shopping. "If everything goes right, I'm going to Jun's house to celebrate New Year's." Tammy sounded a little nervous. "I heard my father and his father discussing our marriage."Avery smiled and said, "Isn't that a good thing? You guys have been together for a long time. It's time you got married.""But we're both still young! We have not had enough fun yet!" Tammy pulled Avery into a men's clothing store.Avery said, "What's the difference betw
Avery continued to flip through the magazine. She did not react. Her magazine was suddenly taken away."Won't you feel uncomfortable staying here?" Tammy pulled her up from the sofa. "How unlucky! Meeting annoying people while out shopping."Tammy intentionally said it out loud so Zoe could hear.Avery said, "The shop is here, and anyone can enter.""Which is why I said we're unlucky! I'm not shopping here anymore! Let's leave." Tammy tugged Avery's hand. She wanted to pull her away.Avery said, "Why are you such a coward?"Tammy was stunned by this statement. Yes! Why was she being a coward? She was not afraid of Zoe, why did she have to leave?Tammy randomly took a few pieces of clothing and headed to the cashier, pulling Avery along."What's so great about swiping another person's card that you have to boast about it? It's like they're not afraid to let people know that they rely on others." Tammy mocked Zoe with a smile and said, "True power is the ability to spend one's ow
"I'll still be happy! My ex and I are still good friends!"Avery was speechless."Avery, who knows. Maybe they would get married," Tammy continued, "Rosalie likes Zoe a lot. Also, Elliot seemed to have finally decided on being with Zoe. Jun and I are speculating that if Shea's second operation is a success by New Year's, he will definitely marry Zoe."Avery said calmly, "I wish them all the best.""You have to look ahead too!" Tammy was worried for Avery. "You're still young. Your mom can help you take care of your two kids. Also, they are already in school, so you don't have to worry about them too much. You can start enjoying life.""I will enjoy it," Avery said with a smile. "Can you stop looking at me with pity? It's not illegal to be single, right?""I think you're unhappy," Tammy said solemnly."Don't overthink it. I think you just have too much time on your hands. Why don't you plan your wedding?!""Oh! Please be my bridesmaid.""I have two children, how am I going to b
Avery looked at the photo. Without knowing it, she fell into a daze. How could she not feel anything when it came to him? Her heart hurt a little. Would she give him her blessing? No."Avery, what are you daydreaming about? Your children are bullying me! Come and help me!" Mike walked over to the sofa and pulled Avery up, placing himself behind her.Avery immediately snapped back to reality. She looked normal. "Hayden, about changing schools after the New Year's. Have you thought about it?"This question instantly subdued the atmosphere in the living room."Mommy, are you letting Hayden go to the same preschool as me?" Layla asked excitedly."Hayden is not going to preschool; he is going to elementary school," Avery said. Hayden nodded.Although his relationship with Shea was not as bad as it was before, Shea was one of Elliot's people, and he did not like Elliot one bit. So, only by leaving Angela Special Needs Academy and Shea would he stay out of trouble."Woo, woo! I'm a
A package was delivered to Starry River Villa the next morning. Laura accepted the package and placed it on the table. The kids saw the thick pile of snow outside, so they eagerly put on their coats and ran out.Laura left the main door open, so she could keep an eye on them. Cold air gushed in, causing the temperature to drop by a fair amount.Avery came out of her room in her pajamas. It was so cold in the living area that she returned to her room to grab her coat."Avery, there's a package for you on the table!" Laura's head popped out from the kitchen."Oh, I didn't buy anything!" Avery walked to the table and picked up the package. She was stumped. "What is it?""The thing in the package seemed very soft, like a sweater or some sort," Laura said.Avery took a pair of scissors and opened the package. Sure enough, it was a sweater.The moment she saw the sweater, she instantly recognized it as the one she had given Elliot. His return of the sweater signified the end of thei
Avery took her phone from Layla. She saw that it was from Wesley. She immediately answered it."Avery, happy new year!" Wesley's delighted voice came through.Avery chuckled. "Wesley, happy new year's eve! I'll save the new year greeting for tomorrow.""Hahaha! Have you all had your dinner? I initially wanted to call you later, but the hospital just passed on a piece of good news to me, so I can't wait to tell you about it," Wesley paused for a while before saying, "Eric can sit up! He is slowly gaining consciousness!"Avery said, "That's amazing!""Avery, he and his family wanted to thank you. They said that they want to visit you after the New Year's," Wesley said."There's no need to trouble them. I'll go see him after the New Year's. Right now, all he needs to focus on is his rehab. The others are unimportant.""How is it unimportant? They want to pay for his medical expenses. They asked me what would be an appropriate amount. I told him to discuss the matter with you." Av