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Chapter 767
Avery turned around with Robert in her arms and was about to leave, when she heard Elliot coughing.She immediately stopped on her track.Elliot didn't cough all that often and would only do so when he was ill.She strode to the stairs where Mrs. Scarlet was waiting and handed Robert to her, before turning around to head back into the study room. She strolled towards him and studied his flushed cheeks resulting from the constant coughing.There was a strong emotion in the air that no one could label, but it felt like something would explode at the softest touch."Are you sick?" Avery asked and reached up to touch his forehead to test his temperature.Elliot took a few steps back. "It's just a cold. I don't have a fever."Avery closed in on him and asked, "did you ask me to take Robert away because you are sick and don't want him to catch it, not because you don't want to see him?"He stared at her with dark, brooding eyes and answered honestly, "both. Who asked you here?""No
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After she left, Elliot called the family doctor once again and said, "I'm fine. You don't have to come now."The doctor was slightly confused. "Mr. Foster, I'm already on the way there. Why don't I come and have a look?"Elliot hung up. He reached up to touch his forehead and noticed that his skin was slightly hot to the touch.He did not realize that he had a fever before Avery arrived. Though he did feel unwell, it did not affect his work; after Avery's visit, however, he felt as though all strength had been drained from him.He lied down on the bed and tried to empty out his emotions, but no matter how many times he tried, his effort ended in failure.Whenever he tried to forget about what happened earlier, Robert's face would appear in his mind.Robert's adorable, little face, and his bright, curious eyes were like a blinding ray of light that pierced through the darkness.By the time the doctor arrived at Elliot's mansion, Elliot's had already drifted off to sleep.The doc
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Because Robert was identical to Elliot. If Shea was still alive and saw Robert, she would have spoiled the boy senseless.A young woman as kind as Shea would never want to see Elliot keeping a distance from his son because of her.Mrs. Scarlet left the dining room after saying what she had to say.The spoon in Elliot's hand dropped into the bowl at the news that Avery had taken Robert to Bridgedale.'She must be really mad to leave in such a hurry,' he thought.Avery told him that she would raise Robert on her own; she took the boy away with her to Bridgedale so that he wouldn't have to see him. Elliot felt like he was supposed to be relieved, but he simply couldn't feel the slightest joy.The thought of rushing to Bridgedale to find her even came across his mind, but was soon rejected.'It's a good thing that she took him away,' he thought, 'that way, I will have time to cool down and keep check of my emotions.'…It was a spontaneous decision for Avery to take Robert to Brid
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Hayden was immediately alerted because he had been stalked before. He took out his phone and called Eric.His phone was a gift from Eric; it was a cell phone tailor-made for children and Eric even saved his personal number in the phone.Hayden told Eric about being followed and Eric immediately arranged a few bodyguards to wait for Hayden where he got out of the taxi.The black car that was following Hayden raced by him as soon as he got out of the car, as though to make a statement that it was not following him, but simply happened to be driving on the same road."Are you here alone? Why didn't you bring your bodyguard?" Eric took Hayden's hand and took him into the building, where Eric and Layla trained for the entertainment company."It's new year soon and I told my bodyguard to go on leave," Hayden said."Your mom is going to be worried if she finds out." Eric remained thoughtful for a moment, before suggesting, "that person who was following you must have known that you don'
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Seeing the determination in Layla's eyes, Hayden simply said, "Good luck."Meanwhile, Cole stood in front of the office window and watched as the neon lights lit up the city. The bustling night view outside signaled the start of the night life.Had it been any time before, he would have left the office and headed out to enjoy the night life; but today, he was not in the mood.He had been forced into bankruptcy by his own uncle and would be bearing a tremendous amount of debt.He did regret what he had done, but mostly, he resented it all.He had been leading a comfortable life as Elliot's nephew, and yet, it was as easy as killing a bug for Elliot to crush him.For the past few days, Cole watched his own father called Elliot countless times, begging for mercy in order to salvage the situation. His father had hoped that Elliot would forgive him for the sake of their kinship, but Elliot would either refuse the call or transfer the call to his assistant.'Elliot is merciless! My ow
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Cole listened to his father as though he was listening to an intoxicating story. "So, is my uncle really mentally ill?"Henry frowned and sighed. "There are different levels of severity to mental illness. Even if your uncle was ill, he had not had another episode since then. How else did he succeed afterward?""His business took off, but his love life did not. Avery divorced him and refused to hand over the custody of her children. Do you really think it's because they don't love each other? Maybe she's known about his illness the entire time and decided not to be with him!" Cole guessed.Henry considered his words thoughtfully."Dad, we already have nothing. We have nothing else to lose. Even if we side with Charlie, what exactly can Elliot do to us? I don't have any more money that he can take anymore!" Cole found his determination in desperation. "I have to work with Charlie."Henry took his glass and drank all the wine in it."Tell Charlie about this, and then what?" Henry scowled.
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She felt like there could be some sort of connection between Adrian, his father, Shea and Elliot; not social connection, but biological connection.Avery was startled by her own thought.Had she been too tired lately, to come up with such a senseless idea? Aryadelle and Bridgedale were so far apart that even if Adrian's father was from Aryadelle, there was no way that he was related to the Fosters.The Fosters were so wealthy that they were untouchable in Aryadelle; though their family relations were a mess, if something did happen, Avery would have at least heard of it throughout the time she spent by Elliot's side. However, she had not heard of any rumors apart from matters concerning Shea.The car stopped in front of the mansion and she got out of the car.As soon as her feet touched the ground, she spotted an elegant figure standing by the door."Avery!" The person spotted her as well and immediately greeted.A smile appeared on Avery's face at the familiar voice.It was Ta
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He had never publicized their relationship when Shea was still alive. It was a decision he made to keep her from the interference of the outside world; not even Avery understood him and thought that he hid Shea away from others' knowledge because he was ashamed of her intellectual disability.He had never once been ashamed of Shea; she would have died long ago if he felt ashamed of her.With Shea gone, he no longer had to worry about someone bothering or hurting her. Upon deciding that he would hold Shea's funeral, he started making arrangements on his own.When news got out, Hayden told Mike that he wanted to attend Shea's funeral.Mike immediately called Chad to ask if they could go."Mr. Foster is the one who drew up the guest list, you and Hayden are not on the list," Chad said in a troubled tone.Mike lifted an eyebrow. "Is Avery on it? If her name is on it, then Hayden and I will attend the funeral as her representatives.""No," Chad said directly, "he only invited some of