Elliot pursed his lips tightly. Avery's voice made him slowly come to his senses. He let his hand go and Hayden immediately ran upstairs!

Avery did not let go of Elliot's arm. "Elliot, what were you doing! You said you wouldn't force the children! What were you doing there then?"

Elliot swallowed his saliva. His voice was hoarse. He enunciated, "I-I only wanted to apologize to him."

"The way you're doing it is not right. He is a child, not an adult. You were too forceful." Avery pulled him al