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Avery was just kidding around, but Mrs. Cooper's expression turned slightly unnatural after she heard what she said.Mrs. Cooper froze for a moment, then forced a smile and said, "Maybe you're not just missing Shea, but Master Elliot, too. Since your work here is done, can we go back to Aryadelle now?"Avery did not feel like returning so soon.There was not much to worry about after Hayden and Layla went back to school. Besides, she had spent too much energy on the surgery the past few days, so she was exhausted.She wanted to take a break, then think about returning to Aryadelle.Otherwise, if she rushed back now, she would only end up cooped up resting at home."You can take a break first if you're too tired. I'm not in a hurry to go back." Mrs. Cooper was especially talented at reading faces. "I'm just beginning to miss Hayden and Layla, that's all. My heart feels empty even when I don't see them for just a day.""I know. I miss them, too, but I've been too tired the past fe
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The elite class for young prodigies that Hayden attends at Central University was unlike any other ordinary elementary school. No matter how much money Avery had, she would not be able to enroll Layla there.Besides, Layla did not want to join an elite class anyway.She could not understand anything that Hayden was learning about, nor did she have any interest in it.When Mike led Layla out of the house and saw Elliot's car, he immediately froze in his tracks.Elliot's driver opened up the trunk to the car and brought out Mrs. Cooper's suitcases.Mike held Layla's hand and walked over to check on the situation."These are Mrs. Cooper's things. She resigned from her job at the Foster mansion, so Mr. Foster asked me to bring her things here," said the driver."Your boss let you use the Rolls-Royce to send luggage over?" Mike's intuition told him that it was possible that Elliot was in the car.After a few seconds of awkwardness, the driver explained, "Mr. Foster is in the car. I
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Mike was so shocked that he thought his soul was about to leave his body!"What the hell are you doing with my phone?!" he snapped furiously, then snatched his phone back.On the other end of the line, Avery was stunned.Who snatched Mike's phone away? Who would dare do such a thing?Elliot's face automatically appeared in her mind."Put it on speaker!" Elliot demanded through bloodshot eyes.Robert had a fever. He needed to know how he was doing.When Avery heard Elliot's voice, she drew a sharp breath.What were Elliot and Mike doing together?It should be past seven in the morning in Aryadelle. What was Elliot doing at her house?"Why should I do what you say? You're not the boss of me!" Mike could not hold back his bad temper.Elliot's expression instantly turned dark as his cold eyes emanated a murderous aura.Mike, however, was not afraid of him.Layla stood next to Mike and watched as the two men argued. She thought they were about to start a fight, and she burst in
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Avery knew that Elliot would not try to take the children away or force them into doing anything, but she still felt uneasy."I'm hanging up, Avery. He's tailing me right now." Mike's tone made it sound like he wanted to shake off Elliot.Avery immediately snapped, "Don't speed, Mike! Safety comes first. Let him follow you if he wants to. It's not like he can just walk into Layla's school anyway.""Alright! Maybe he's just worried about Robert! His face looked terrible when he heard that Robert had a fever. I'm guessing his first reaction was the same as mine and he probably thought that Robert was in the same condition as before." Mike's emotions gradually calmed down."Explain it to him later, then! Drive safe. I'm hanging up.""Okay."After he hung up, Mike glanced at Layla.She was pouting and her eyes were red. She was not trying, but she looked especially devastated."Did we scare you earlier, sweetie? Don't be scared. He won't lay a finger on me. Even if we do fight, I m
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When Avery saw the call from Elliot, she hung up without hesitation.With his pride, he definitely would not call back after she hung up on him.Elliot was taken aback when his call was declined within seconds.He understood why Avery would not take his calls. He had broken her heart, after all.Even so, did she really need to decline his call that quickly?!It caught him off guard and caused him to be filled with panic and grief.Avery was underestimating him if she thought that this was enough to make him retreat in defeat.Elliot found Mrs. Cooper's number and dialed it.He had already come up with an excuse before he called Avery. It was that he had heard about Robert's fever and wanted to call to check on things.If Mrs. Cooper answered the phone, he could use the same excuse.In the end, Mrs. Cooper also declined his call.Elliot's face was frozen still as he stared at the rejected call.It had barely been more than two weeks since Mrs. Cooper resigned from her job wi
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"A series of events occurred in the Tierney family over the course of the past few days. I feel that there is a need for me to give the public an explanation." Chelsea faced the cameras and said nonchalantly, "After my father was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer five years ago, he has spent this entire time fighting the disease. His body had long since failed on him, and he had been depending on medication to continue his life. Unfortunately, on the day of my wedding, he passed away.""Miss Tierney, we're more interested in what happened at your wedding with Elliot Foster." One of the reporters brought up this sharp question.Very quickly, another reporter also asked, "Why didn't Elliot Foster show up on your wedding day, Miss Tierney? Will you be holding a makeup wedding after this?"Chelsea had already expected that these questions would pop up during the press conference."I will not. Elliot Foster and I will not be getting married," Chelsea said. "I'm thankful for his coop
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Chad Rayner put dinner on the table while giving Mike a wink.Mike got the message and nodded."My dears, let's have some outdoor fun this weekend!" Mike announced after the twins were at the dining table.Layla was always an ardent supporter. "Sounds great! Uncle Mike, where would you be taking us?"Hayden said, "Uh, it's only Tuesday today."Mike replied, "Well, we can first make plans, can't we? Big H, you won't be free over the weekend right?"Hayden said, "Nope." His learning assignment for the semester was quite heavy. There was no time to spare for any kind of amusement."You're only in elementary school! That's so miserable! Once you have entered junior high, would you even have time for home?" With a long face, Mike said, "I wasn't as exhausted as you when I was a boy. Look at me now. I've still turned out great, haven't I?""I will overcome you in greatness," Hayden responded with conviction.Mike felt like he got shot in the knee by an arrow.If Hayden had said tha
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"Layla, your dad won't know if you went to his amusement park! I won't tell him." Chad explained, "Let's check it out this weekend and if it's not fun, we shall leave immediately, okay?"Layla struggled for a few seconds before nodding with a smile."Remember dear, when you're on the video call with your mom later, don't spill this secret, okay? Otherwise, she won't let you go." Chad remembered, "That amusement park is full of fun yo! I took my niece there once. She had a blast."By now, Layla's heart had flown to the castle in the poster. Whatever Chad said, she nodded.In the blink of an eye, it was the weekend.A crowd of people was squeezing through Dream City's entrance.When Chad brought his niece here the other day, the weather wasn't as kind and there weren't that many tourists then. He had completely misjudged the situation."Well, it's a good thing that Hayden hasn't joined us." Mike sighed as he looked at the stream of moving heads.If Hayden had been amongst this c