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Shea nodded and said, "I'll keep it in my room. I won't lose it.""Good. Have you had dinner yet?" Elliot asked."I did! I ate at the hotel with Hayden.""You seem to like Hayden a lot," Elliot said as he recalled the way she had switched seats with Mike that afternoon.In the past, she had never left his side while they were out. Today, however, she had actually preferred sitting next to Hayden."I like Hayden and Layla," Shea said.She had a strong feeling that she was not only Hayden's aunt but Layla's as well.She felt this way because she recognized that the bond Hayden and Layla shared to be the same as the one she and Elliot shared. Elliot could not help but recall the way he had almost strangled Hayden to death at the mansion in the forest.When they met that afternoon, Hayden did not once look at him.It was as if he was avoiding him on purpose.Elliot was sure that the boy was traumatized.He felt guilty as he recalled what had happened.He had never felt guil
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Avery almost passed out when she saw the trending topic online that morning.She was not distraught because the author had called her private life a mess, but she was distraught because the reprobate holder of the account had posted photos of her two children!The photo had been taken by a member of the paparazzi, and it did not show the children's faces only their backs, but it was all the same!One could clearly see the children's features in the photos.The post even went as far as to reveal the name of their preschool.Avery dragged her weak body out of the bedroom.She knocked on Mike's door, then walked right into his room."Wake up, Mike!" she shouted as she yanked the covers off.It was a good thing Mike was wearing his underwear.Otherwise, Avery would have immediately regretted her recklessness."What's wrong?" Mike said as he looked at Avery with groggy eyes. "Avery… Is the sun even up yet?""It is! The kids are going to wake up soon."Avery showed Mike the artic
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Elliot had not been able to get a wink of sleep, and he was currently catching up on his sleep. When his phone rang, he got up to answer the call."Sir, Mike said he wanted to hire a nanny to help Avery out. He accepted my offer to help him look for one."Chad had received new orders from Elliot last night, telling him to keep an eye on Avery's movements through Mike.Chad thought it was nice of his boss to do that.Elliot was clearly doing this because he wanted to be a responsible father, because of that, Chad had agreed to carry out his orders without hesitation. "I see. I'll arrange something," Elliot said hoarsely."Also, Avery went viral today. Someone got an entertainment news company to post photos of Hayden and Layla that had been taken by the paparazzi. The article went so far as to reveal that Avery was a single mother and that her personal life was a mess…" said Chad, finishing his report. Elliot's eyes furrowed as he said, "Look into it immediately and find out
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Shea was worried they did not understand her and added, "My brother bought this gift for Avery."Avery closed the box, looked at Elliot, and asked, "What's the meaning of this?"The spark of war was instantly ignited.Mike immediately dragged Shea and the children out of the house.It would be bad for the children's mental well-being to watch their parents fight.Once Shea was out of the house, she turned to Layla and Hayden and explained, "My brother may have bought Avery's gift, but I was the one who got you your presents. It was me! You have to accept them!""Sure," Layla said and began to open her gift.On the other hand, Hayden had his eyes pinned in the direction of the living room."Relax, Big H! Your mom's pregnant with that dirtbag's baby, so there's no way he'd pick on her!" Mike said as he tried to comfort the boy. "Let's go somewhere to play!""I'm not going out," Hayden responded.He was still worried about his mother.Shea took Hayden's hand, then said, "Let's
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It was nothing but a ludicrous fantasy!With reddened eyes, Elliot got up from the couch."Don't ever come here again," Avery said as she stared at him with cold eyes. "I'm sure you haven't forgotten what you did to my son. He will always remember what you did every time he looks at you." Elliot's Adam's apple bobbed in his throat."All you saw was that I attacked him, but did you ever ask him what he said to me?""No matter what he said to you, you could always use your words. Was there a need to get physical?" She was right.He was wrong!"That's exactly that kind of ruthless, savage person I am!" Elliot snapped."I don't need a self-introduction!" Avery said as she shot a glare at him. "I already know that!"The light extinguished from Elliot's eyes as hopelessness took over.He suppressed the desire to explain himself and maintain the little reason and self-respect he had left.He picked up the gift box from the coffee table, then left the house.Avery took a deep br
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Ben took a seat and listened closely to Elliot's woes."It's true that you were forced into a relationship with Zoe, but that wasn't because of Avery. You did it for Shea," Ben said bluntly. "Avery is unaware of your relationship with Shea, so she is quite understandably upset."Elliot stared at him with his deep-set eyes. "What do you think my relationship with Shea is?"Ben chuckled lightly, then said, "Are you really asking me to guess?""I know you'd figure it out," Elliot said confidently. "You know me well.""Are you upset that Avery doesn't trust you enough?"Ben had a feeling that, if he was right, Elliot's relationship with Avery was about to worsen."Wouldn't that explain the problem?" Elliot retorted.Ben stroked his chin and said, "Not everybody is as calm and reasonable as you are. Besides, love is a completely different matter. Last year, you had been jealous of Mike, and you weren't as calm as you are right now."The light in Elliot's eyes dimmed, and his voice
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The bodyguard felt like things were about to get out of control.He quickly sent their location to Mike along with a text message.[Miss Tate's going head to head with Wanda Tate! Get over here!]When Mike saw the location of the hotel, which the bodyguard had sent over, he fell into complete shock. Avery had thrown up this morning after barely having a bite or two of her breakfast. She could barely get out of bed.How did she find the energy to go after Wanda Tate?!Mike grabbed his keys and rushed out of the office.Back at the hotel, Avery casually walked onto the stage.She took the microphone from the host and turned to Wanda."I have a question for you, Madam Tate," she asked loudly. "Is your assistant's name Faye Johnson?"Wanda's eyes were cold as she said, "I don't think that question has anything to do with our talk today.""Aren't we discussing the advantages of marketing for the success of a business?" Avery said, then pulled out a few pieces of paper.Everythi
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Realizing that he could no longer hide the truth from Elliot, Chad said, "Avery went to see Wanda Tate today and ended up falling down after Wanda's bodyguard pushed her."That morning, Chad had informed Elliot that Wanda's assistant was the one behind the viral news a few days ago.Elliot had planned to take some time to see Wanda over the matter.He did not expect Avery to be one step ahead of him.Chad heard Elliot's heavy breathing on the other side of the line and instantly became anxious."It was an accident, Sir. You can't blame Avery… She doesn't want anything to happen to the child, either… She's really down right now. Please don't get mad at her when you get here—"Elliot hung up.Ever since Chad had gotten together with Mike, he had become severely biased in favor of Avery.Elliot cared about the child, but that did not mean that he did not care for Avery's wellbeing.If it ever came down to having to choose between Avery and the child, he would always choose Avery.