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At Starry River Villa, Avery's phone rang the moment she walked out of the shower.She immediately picked it up and answered the call."Hey, Wesley," she said."Why was your phone switched off all morning, Avery?"Wesley had tried to call her several times before finally getting an answer."My phone was dead. I just charged it," Avery explained regretfully. "Did you call me to talk about Eric Santos?""Yes, I did. Eric's worried you'd be mad.""I'm not mad," Avery said. "I just feel that I have caused him trouble. I'll call him later.""Okay," Wesley said as he felt relieved. "I almost went over to your house when I couldn't reach you all morning. Mike told me you weren't home when I called him to ask… Where did you go?"Avery was taken aback and rendered speechless by the question.She came up with an excuse moments later and said, "I went out for a jog.""I see… I guess it's important to get regular exercise. Are you able to settle the problems with your company this time?
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"It'll be fine. I won't mention you even if he manages to find me. Don't worry!" Eric said."Okay. Make sure to work on your rehabilitation therapy. I'll be waiting for your comeback.""I'll give it my all!"…That evening, Eric received an unexpected guest at his villa in the mountains.He did not anticipate Elliot Foster to find him so soon.Elliot arrived with a woman next to him."Hello, Eric. I'm sorry for barging in on you," Elliot said politely. "I've been looking for you for a long time, and it would have taken me even longer had it not been for the video that you posted this morning." Eric's face remained neutral. He responded to Elliot in an equally courteous manner and said, "How can I help you, Mr. Foster?"Elliot glanced at Shea, then said, "There's a cat over there, Shea. Why don't you go and take a look?"Shea walked away to see the cat with the bodyguard.Elliot looked away from Shea and turned back to Eric."She's my sister. She's had a mental disability
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Has Avery ever spoken the truth? Was she being cautious or was she treating him as the enemy?If she was being cautious of him, why? What was she afraid of? If she treated him as the enemy— That was even harder to understand! He had never done anything to hurt her, why was she so hostile toward him?Elliot's brows were scrunched tightly the entire journey back. Once he reached home, Mrs. Cooper took Shea.Elliot received a call and immediately drove away.At the Twilight Bar, Ben saw Elliot coming over. He immediately pulled him over to the sofa."Elliot! You have been missing the entire day, where have you been?" Ben poured him some wine."I went to see Eric Santos." He accepted the glass of wine and took a sip. "None of you will guess who performed his surgery."Everyone looked at Elliot, waiting for him to continue, but he did not want to continue."Have I been treating Avery badly?" He furrowed his brows and downed the alcohol. "She was the one who had asked for the divor
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Elliot started to carefully think back about what he had said, but his head hurt. He could not think in peace.Forget about it! No matter what he had said, it was alright if Zoe heard.…Zoe felt as if something huge had hit her head! It felt like her mind was being slowly pulled apart! Although she did not want to accept that Avery's skills were better than hers, she had no choice but to do so. Avery was Professor Hough's last pupil! The anonymous doctor that operated on Shea twice was her too! She was the only one who did not want anything from Elliot. That would not be the case if it was anyone else!Thus, everything that she had received from Elliot was thanks to Avery. If Avery were to reveal the truth to Elliot one day, she would everything that she now had. Instantly, she went from the dominating to subservient. She had to quickly try and come up with a way to turn the tables around.After breakfast the next morning, Zoe accompanied Rosalie on a walk in the garden."
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Avery was so stunned to see what happened she was at a loss for words.She had merely shaken Zoe off, how could she have caused her to fall? Zoe was lying on the ground, clutching her tummy and wailing in pain. "My child… my child…"Zoe's screams attracted the attention of the nanny and bodyguards as well as Rosalie."Zoe! How did you fall!" Rosalie said with a furious expression. "Did Avery push you?"How could Zoe have fallen if not for Avery? She could not have accidentally fallen. The ground was flat and even, therefore she could not have tripped.Zoe cried terribly and gasped in pain. "Avery! You have already stolen Elliot's heart! You won't even let our child go? My child is innocent—"Avery shuddered in the face of Zoe's slander. She realized that that was a setup. However, Avery could not understand why Zoe had risked her child in doing so.Could she have done this because she knew that this is what would finally make Elliot hate her? What if something were to truly ha
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On the other end of the line, Elliot's hand gripped his phone tighter.Half an hour later, he arrived at the hospital."Mr. Foster, I'm sorry. Your child couldn't be saved," said the doctor. "Miss Sanford passed out from sadness."Rosalie was choking on her tears as she stood by the side. She could not speak. Zoe's father, Richard, was carrying a black bag. His face was blue. In the bag he held was the dead fetus. "Elliot, it was fine that you were unable to honor my daughter, however, how could you allow someone to harm my grandchild?! How terrible could you be!" Richard barked.Elliot glanced at the black bag and said, "Give me the child."His feelings for the dead child were complicated, however, sadness was not one of them.However, the thought of Avery being responsible for the death of the child left him burning with rage. At the same time, a part of him was telling him to conduct a paternity test on the fetus. "Hehe! Why do you want the child? Can you bring it back t
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Elliot was silent for a few seconds. He had never thought that she could be this arrogant. "Avery, this is a human life you're talking about!" he growled. "How could you be so coldblooded?""Is your son gone?" Avery took a deep breath. She felt that Zoe was a truly frightening woman. "Is Zoe secretly laughing right now? Trading her son to set me up, no wonder she is the woman who is still by your side!" Avery's words carried a double meaning. Not only did she mean that Zoe was vicious and ruthless, but also that he possessed the same nature as her. Elliot's expressions darkened. "She is bleeding out, and the doctors are trying to resuscitate her. If this is all part of her plan, then not only did she risk her child, but she also risked her own life. Do you think your guesses will always be right?" Avery's lips moved, but no words came out."Avery, this time, I will not go soft on you anymore!" Elliot said each word slowly before hanging up. Avery held onto her phone. Her fa
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It was five in the evening at Starry River Kindergarten. This was the bodyguard's first day on the job. Once he picked up the children, he brought them home."Uncle Bodyguard, can Hayden and I play outside for a while?" Layla looked up at him. She was trying to see where the boundary lay. The bodyguard replied clearly, "Sure! I'll take you out to play after dinner." Layla replied, "Oh! What are we eating for dinner? Are we ordering in or are you making dinner for us? What time do you finish work?"The bodyguard said, "I get off work when your mom or uncle Mike gets home. If you'd like, I can cook you a meal." Layla muttered, "Then, do we have to go to the supermarket to get groceries? If you make meals for us, does my mom have to pay you double? But, if your cooking is bad, then does she not pay you double?" The bodyguard laughed. "Your mom pays me enough for me to cook ten meals a day for you two!"Then, the bodyguard brought the two children to the supermarket.At seven