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Chapter 498
Elliot had not come to dinner because he was with Zoe. That was, however, not what had caused Avery the most hurt.The most painful thing for her was remembering the fact that Elliot and Zoe had once shared a child together.Moreover, Zoe had accused Avery of murdering her child… and Elliot had believed her.If not for his belief, Avery would not be pregnant with his child.At this point, her eyes filled with tears.She hung up as all the energy drained from her body, and she had to hold onto the dining table for support.When the children noticed the change in their mother's demeanor, they immediately leaped out of their seats."Mommy! What's wrong?!" Layla exclaimed as her eyes glistened with tears."Is he not coming, Mommy?" Hayden guessed. "Don't cry, Mommy. Let's go home!"Avery forced herself to swallow her tears, then guiltily said, "You're both hungry, right? Let's go somewhere else for dinner."The children shook their heads in unison."I'm not hungry, Mommy! I'm
Chapter 499
It was not until Avery hung that Elliot realized what had happened.He brought the car to a screeching halt and roared, "Get out!"Shea flinched in shock while Zoe was a mess of tears in the backseat.Zoe knew that Elliot was speaking to her, but she did not want to get out of the car until they were in the city."Don't make me use force, Zoe!" Elliot snapped as he glared at her. His eyes were darker than midnight. Zoe turned pale from fright. She immediately opened the door and got out of the car.Once she was out, the car sped off into the night like a bolt of lightning.Twenty minutes later, Elliot arrived at the restaurant.Once he entered the private room, the manager pointed at the presents and said, "They opened up some of the presents, but didn't take any of them with them."A lump formed in Elliot's throat and his eyes reddened as he stared at the unwrapped gifts."They ate some of the fruit and snacks," continued the manager. "You were only a little late. It wasn't
Chapter 500
In the living room, Layla buried her head in Mike's embrace and cried, "Elliot Foster didn't show up. We waited for him for so long… We only found out he wasn't coming when Mommy called him… Mommy took us somewhere else to eat instead."Mike hugged Layle tightly as he patted her back and said, "Don't be upset. It's all his fault! Let's never eat with him again!"Streams of tears rolled down Layla's cheeks as she said, "Yeah! I never want to eat with him again! I won't let Mommy eat with him ever again either!""That's right! Don't cry, sweetie. If your Mommy sees how sad you are, her heart will break," said Mike as he silently cursed Elliot!All the other children were having a happy Children's Day, but their sweet babies were sitting at home all depressed."That b*st*rd!" he thought.Elliot might think he had just stood them up once, but he had no idea how much he had hurt the children.Mike wanted to take them out to ease their minds, but both children shook their heads.Afte
Chapter 501
After listening to Mike, Elliot turned and left.Once Elliot's car sped off, Mike finally let out a heavy sigh.Shea arrived at Avery's house the next morning accompanied by Mrs. Scarlet.The children were in the middle of breakfast when they saw Shea walk in. They blinked a couple of times, but they did not say anything, and neither did they leave the dining room. Mike flashed a smile at Shea and said, "What brings you here this early?"He thought that it was Elliot who had arrived!"I came to apologize to Avery, Layla, and Hayden," Shea said in a clear, determined voice. "It was wrong of my brother and me to be late last night.""You don't need to apologize, Shea. The one who should be apologizing is your brother," Mike said as he walked over with a glass of milk in his hand."Big Brother will come over to apologize later," Shea said as her cheeks turned pink. "I couldn't wait, so I came here first."Mike chuckled, then said, "This has nothing to do with you. You don't need
Chapter 502
Shea and Layla walked out of the living room to the villa's front door.Elliot glanced at them and then approached them. His strides were long, and he reached them quickly. "Layla has to go to school now, Shea. I'll take you home," he said when he reached Shea.Shea nodded, then said softly, "I've already apologized to Layla, Big Brother. You should too."Layla was looking down, but her lips were protruding in an adorable pout.Elliot crouched down, then gazed at Layla's face that was the spitting image of Avery and said gently, "I'm sorry, Layla. Not only was I late last night, I even made you sad. I'd like to explain everything to your mother."At this point, he asked, "Do you know where your mother went?"When Elliot had asked the bodyguard regarding Avery's whereabouts, he had kept his lips sealed and refused to reveal her location.As Layla looked closely at Elliot's face, the nervousness that she felt slowly dissipated.He may be a dirtbag, but he was also very handsome
Chapter 503
Mike tried to hold back his glee as he said, "It's a deal!""Alright," Elliot responded."Our client this time is the Border Security Force. As for accommodation, Avery's staying at the base itself," Mike said as he broke into a maniacal cackle. "I told you that you can't get in there. They won't just let you into their base."Elliot gritted his teeth, then hung up.Zirconia City was located at the country's border. It was a four hour flight from here to there.He did not know what time Avery's flight was, but he knew that she would not have arrived yet.At most, her plane would have just landed in Zirconia.The place Avery had gone to was rather unusual and not dangerous, and so, he was not worried about her. He would wait for her to return from her business trip to explain things to her.If he were to show up at Zirconia in his haste and interfered with her work, she might even get more upset with him. Once Elliot had dropped Shea home, he made his way to his office.Not
Chapter 504
It was noon in the city of Zirconia when a bulletproof car slowly made its way into the base of the Border Control Force.Avery sat in the car and curiously looked out at the scenery outside the window.There were no colossal skyscrapers here. They were far from the hustle and bustle of the city.The only things here were the pristine beauty of nature and the soldiers that defended the country."Miss Tate, we're far away from the city. The environment's a little rough, so you might have a tough time the next couple of days," said the director of the logistics department, Sean Tennant."It's no trouble at all. It's our company's honor that you chose our products."Sean laughed and said, "We compared several of the drones produced by local companies, and your company's products turned out to be the best in the end. Our deputy director, Mr. Lowe, demanded that we use your drones!"Avery felt slightly embarrassed as she said, "It's always been our goal to produce the best products."
Chapter 505
"It was only 4.10 p.m. right now!"Did Elliot take a plane or a jet over?" she wondered. While she was overthinking things, she heard a booming voice pierce through the door. "I'm here to send you some fruits, Miss Tate."Avery let out a heavy sigh of relief, then quickly opened the door."Mr. Tennant specially asked us to take good care of you after he heard that you were pregnant, Miss Tate."The soldier was holding a bag of fruits in his left hand and a bag of snacks in his right hand, all while flashing a warm smile at her.While Avery was touched by the gesture, she could not help the sigh that escaped her."So, men could be this nosy, too!" she thought. She estimated that the news of her pregnancy had spread throughout the entire base by now."Feel free to let us know if you need anything, Miss Tate. We'll try our best to help!"The soldier put down the goods and prepared to leave."Thank you! I don't need anything else right now. Thanks for making the trip!" Avery