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
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
"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
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
"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
Layla took Mike's hand and marched forward.Chad saw that the staff in front seemed fearful of the woman. To avoid blowing things up, he took out his phone and called the person in charge of the park.Layla walked up to the haughty woman and exclaimed, "Ma'am! It's not right to cut the queue! You are in the wrong and yet you act so condescendingly. Haven't you learned some manners from school?"Taken aback by Layla's lecture, Mike pursed his lips.The little girl had really improved after enrolling in primary school. Her skill in speaking was discernibly different from when she was three or four.Layla's words silenced the commotion for two seconds.The middle-aged lady glared at Layla and scolded, "You pipsqueak! How dare you lecture me?! Which stinky onion were you grown from?"Keeping her cool demeanor, Layla corrected the lady, "Are you blind? Can't tell the difference between a person and an onion? An onion is green and it's a plant. You haven't even learned the proper way
The park manager looked at Chad's serious expression, took a deep breath, and nodded furiously, indicating that he knew what to do.Miss Harper was taken away swiftly by the manager!While Miss Harper was being taken away, she yelled at the top of her voice, "You pipsqueak! You had better wait for what’s coming! I will be coming for you!"Layla made a silly face with her tongue out in Miss Harper's direction.After Miss Harper’s exit, the site quickly returned to order."Layla, that woman won't step foot here ever again. You don’t have to be angry with her no more, you know!" Chad cheered Layla up."I’m not mad at her! It's her who should be embarrassed here, not me," Layla answered, taking Mike's hand back to the previous position. They went on lining up.The little girl standing in front of Layla gave her the thumbs up. "You are so cool!"Layla gave a proud, bright smile.After sending Miss Harper away, the park manager gave Elliot Foster a call."Sir, your daughter has com
After arriving at the second park attraction, there was still a long line at the gates.Naturally, Layla queued up at the VIP lane.There was no way that Elliot Foster would let his daughter queue.Although the outdoor temperature was relatively cool and comfortable today, it was tiring to line up.He hated queueing!He marched forward, pulled Layla's arm, and said lovingly, "Dear, daddy will take you in directly."Layla frowned. "Are you saying we jump the queue?"Elliot nodded without thinking.Mike was gearing up, having anticipated what would happen next.At this time, Chad walked up to Elliot and reported the little episode that took place an hour ago."I hate queue jumping the most! A bad lady was cutting the queue just now so I drove her away! It wouldn't be fair if I did the same despicable thing myself." Though Layla didn't want to queue, she couldn't do what she hated with her conscience.Even with his daughter's mood, he still couldn't bear to see his daughter suf