"Uncle Eric, I wanted to call Aunt Tammy." Layla passed Avery's phone to Eric. "Call her for me."Eric smiled. "I have Aunt Tammy's contact, put your mother's phone back.""What if she doesn't answer your call? She is the closest to Mommy. If we call her using Mommy's phone, she will surely answer." Layla insisted. She even unlocked Avery's phone herself.Eric gave in to her. He accepted Avery's phone from Layla. Before he opened her contacts, he noticed a red dot on her message icon. He wanted to open it to have a look, but reason told him that it was wrong to look at other people's private messages without their permission.He found Tammy's number in her contacts and dialed. He put the call in loudspeaker mode.Soon, Tammy picked up."Aunt Tammy! It's me!" Layla's tone was crisp and sweet. "Mommy is asleep. I just wanted to know if you're doing fine?"When Tammy heard Layla's concerns, her eyes reddened immediately. "Layla, I didn't love you for nothing.""Hmm! I wanted to go
Avery's heart sank.They were incompatible with each other.Did Ben say that or Elliot?Elliot decided not to get entangled with her. In that case, it must be him that felt that they were incompatible with each other which was why he told Ben that!"Avery, why are you in a daze? Did I say something wrong again?" Mike was a little nervous. "Chad was there too. He could be the witness that Ben really said that.""I do believe you." Avery picked up her utensils. She quickly collected her thoughts. "Since he finds us incompatible, then I'll respect his opinion!""Oh, why do I sense a hint of disappointment in your tone? Don't you hate him? Since he has decided not to get hung up over you, shouldn't you be happy?" Mike never knew when to hold his tongue.It was not like he had never been in love. Of course, he knew why Avery was disappointed.Avery hated Elliot because Elliot did not relieve her of her anger. If Elliot were to continue coaxing her, once her anger subsided, she could
Hayden said, "I'm equally close to all of my classmates."Avery thought for a while before saying, "Then, let's invite them all! After all, your class isn't that big."Layla exclaimed, "Oh yeah! It's more fun with more people!"Hayden saw how happy Layla was. He could not bear to burst her bubble.After Eric left, Avery and Mike set the first draft of the guest list."Avery. Chad would surely want to come. You have to invite Jun too. If we invite Ben and only not invite Elliot, will he feel that we are deliberately picking on him?" Mike offered his opinion, "Why don't we not invite Ben too?"Avery's temples hurt.It was initially a happy occasion, but because of her relationship with Elliot, it became so painful."I'll let you handle this!" Avery said and left to see the children.Mike sent a message to Chad, explaining the situation to him and asking for his opinion.[Chad: Mr. Foster said that he doesn't want to get entangled with her only because he did not want to annoy h
Avery's heart constricted tightly.It was Tammy's voice. Did she not reconcile with Jun already?"Tammy, what happened? Don't cry. Tell me what happened." Avery got off the bed and put on a coat. She planned to go look for Tammy."Avery, I…I can't…I'm…afraid…" Tammy choked up and stuttered."Don't be afraid. Are you and Jun still there together? Do you need me to look for you?" Avery was worried.She could roughly guess what happened to Tammy. Just like how Elliot's father brought him trauma that affected his life later on, the trauma Tammy had after being kidnapped would affect her for a very long time, perhaps even for the rest of her life.When Tammy cried and muttered the word yes, Avery immediately left her bedroom. When she left her room, Mrs. Cooper came out because she heard movement."Avery, it's already midnight. Are you heading out?"No matter what time it was at that moment, she had to go."Hmm. I'm not sure if I'll be back tonight. Don't wait up," Avery said and s
[Chad: You'll be fine.][Ben: You can do it.][Elliot: Yes!][Jun: Thank you for being here for me. I feel much better now. Tammy seemed to have stopped crying. Avery sure is great.]Suddenly, everyone stopped chatting.[Jun: What's going on? Has Avery become a banned topic? It's unnecessary, no? Even if she has split up with Elliot, we are still friends!][Chad: Good night.][Ben: Good night.][Elliot: Hmm. @Jun][Jun: Elliot, I'll go to check on Tammy. Rest well.]Jun sent the message and placed his phone down. He walked over to the bedroom.In the bedroom, Avery and Tammy lay in bed. They were chatting in soft tones with each other, as close as sisters.Jun immediately left the room and gently closed the door. Since Tammy and Avery were extremely close, no matter how badly Elliot and Avery fought, Jun was always a little biased toward Avery.Although Tammy was quite spoiled, she was kind. Since she could be so close to Avery, that meant that Avery was also a kind woman.
When Chad saw Jun's message, he immediately called Jun, "Jun! Delete that message!"Jun said, "Why? I didn't talk about Avery. Can I not talk about Hayden and Layla too?""No! Avery isn't planning on inviting Mr. Foster, so don't talk about this in the group." Chad took a deep breath. "Don't you find this absurd!""Yes! Absolutely absurd!" Jun touched his nose. "But I think there is a reason why Avery is doing this. I'll delete the message in the group first."Jun hung up and opened the group chat.[Ben: When is Hayden and Layla's birthday? Get Avery to throw them a party! If she finds it troublesome, let Elliot do it!]Jun secretly deleted his message. Although he knew it was pointless. Ben saw it, which meant that Elliot saw it too.[Ben: Why did you delete the message? @Jun]Jun saw the message but did not dare to reply.[Chad: Ben, I heard that Avery is planning to throw her children a birthday party. We don't have to worry about this.][Ben: Oh. Jun. Why did you delete t
Mrs. Cooper thought for a while before replying, "For a few years already. When I started working for the Fosters, I was not even thirty years old yet! I'm already forty-five. I can retire in about five years.""Mrs. Scarlet has worked there longer than you?""Yes! She used to care for Madam Rosalie. Later, when Elliot and Shea were born, she helped take care of them," Mrs. Cooper said, "I heard this from Mrs. Scarlet.""Elliot told me about the incident when he was young," Avery was a little depressed, so she wanted to talk about it with someone. "I never thought that he would be so depressed when he was young.""What did he tell you?" Mrs. Cooper said in surprise."Hmm, he came clean and told me everything." Avery looked at Mrs. Cooper. "So that I won't misunderstand him again."Mrs. Cooper suddenly choked up. "Avery, don't blame him for telling you this only now. It was so hard for him to have his achievements today. God must have pitied him, which cured him of the mental cond
Avery and Elliot were once very close to each other. She has seen every single part of his body. She was very sure that he did not have any scars on his head. That meant that the great doctor did not operate on him, but how did he cure Elliot then? There was no such special medicine in this world.All of this was contradictory to science. Her perceptions were turned upside down. She was puzzled by it.Her phone rang. She took it out of her bag and saw who was calling her. Her emotions calmed down instantly."Adrian." Avery was surprised that he would call her."Avery, when are you coming to see me?" Adrian's voice was not as sprightly as the previous time. He seemed upset."What happened? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Avery asked worryingly.Adrian was silent for a few seconds before saying in a low voice, "I don't think they like me. Only you treat me well.""What happened?" Avery's chest constricted. "Adrian, did they say anything to you? Or did they do anything to you?""N