Jun hung up and opened the group chat. (Ben: When is Hayden and Layla’s birthday? Get Averie to throw them a party! If she finds it troublesome, let Elyette do it!]
Jun secretly deleted his message. Although he knew it was pointless. Ben saw it, which meant that Elyette 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 Averie is planning to throw her children a birthday party. We don’t have to worry about this.] (Ben: Oh. Jun. Why did you delete the message? @Jun]
Jun wanted to brush this off with a lie, but he could not find a proper reason no matter how hard he tried. He decided to ignore Ben’s message.
Averie came out of the hospital and realized that she was still in her pajamas. The weather that day was great. There was no wind. It was much warmer than the day before.
She hailed a taxi and told the driver her house address.
Once she was in the taxi, she looked at the news on hered phone. (First Public Appearance of Chelsea Tierney, New Head of Trust Capital. Reiterates That She and Elyette Foster Are Just Friends.)
Averie tapped the headline and saw a photo of Chelsea wearing a mask. If she did not see her face after it was ruined, it was hard to imagine that she was the Chelsea she knew back then.
Averie thought about the first time she met Chelsea on a night seven years ago.
Back then, Averie had just gotten to know Elyette. They were both like ice and fire, Chelsea and Elyette on the other hand were sitting affectionately together on the sofa. They were clearly a better pair.
When she saw Chelsea, her first impression was that Chelsea was such a cold and sexy woman! She was a great match for Elyette!
Averie was ashamed of herself. She felt that Chelsea should be the real Mrs. Foster.
It was a pity that although Chelsea was beautiful, she had a vicious heart. That night, Chelsea provoked and intimidated her. It was not that she was not scared of Chelsea, but she did not know where she found the courage to smash a bottle of wine to force Chelsea bac k
Perhaps, from that moment onward, her end with Chelsea was already predetermined. When Averie returned home, she changed into her pajamas. Mrs. Cooper brought Robert into her room. “Averie, is Tammy alright?”
“Her body is alright, but mentally she needs some time to get better.” Averie paused for a few seconds before asking, “When did you start working for the Fosters?”
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 Elyette and Shea were born, she helped take care of them,” Mrs. Cooper said, “I heard this from Mrs. Scarlet.” “Elyette told me about the incident when he was young,” Averie 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.” Averie looked at Mrs. Cooper. “So that I won’t misunderstand him again.”
Mrs. Cooper suddenly choked up. “Averie, 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 condition he had when he was young. If not, he would have ended up like Shea.”
Averie was completely stunned!
She heard every word that Mrs. Cooper said, but she did not understand it!
“No, Mr. Foster is different from Shea. Mrs. Scarlet said that when his father was still alive, he valued boys over girls. Although Mr. Foster’s father did not like him, he would not hit him. He would only hit Shea because shea was a girl. Shea would cry for a very long time after being hit. Mr. Foster’s father would hate Shea even more.” At that, tears fell from Mrs. Cooper’s eyes.
Averie was shocked. Her eyes widened. “Elyette had the same condition as Shea when he wa s young?!”
Mrs. Cooper’s expressions stiffened. “Didn’t you say that Mr. Foster told you everything? Could it be…”
“He didn’t tell me this!” Averie took a deep breath. “He said that he killed his father because of Shea…”
“What! Mr. Foster killed his father!?” When Mrs. Cooper heard this, she was so shocked she almost lost her balance.
Averie immediately took Robert from her and placed him on the bed before helping Mrs. Cooper to a seat by the side. “Don’t you know about this?” Averie’s face was burning hot. Her heart was beating wildlyed too.
What should she do? She had exposed Elyette’s secret!
She did not know that Mrs. Cooper did not know about this incident! Just like how Mrs. Coope r did not know that she did not know Elyette had the same condition as Shea when he was young! It was as if the world had gone mad.
“Averie, don’t worry, I won’t tell another soul about Mr. Foster’s matters.” Mrs. Cooper quickly calmed down. “Although Mrs. Scarlet and I are close, she knows how to judge for herself. She knows what to say and what not to say. I will guard this secret till my death. Don’t worry.”
Averie nodded. Her tensed body relaxed a little. “If Elyette did not trust you, he would not have let you serve him for so many years.”
“Yes, I have long treated the Fosters as my home away from home. If Mr. Foster is doing well, I’m doing well.” Mrs. Cooper finished her sentence and realized that she had misspoken.” That was the past. I am with you now, of course, I’ll listen to you.”
“It’s fine. Elyette and I are not enemies.” Averie sat down on the bed. Her mind was thinking fast. “Are you sure he had the same condition as Shea when he was young?”
Mrs. Cooper nodded. “Mrs. Scarlet told me about it. She said that they hired a great doctor to curedz him.” “Then, why didn’t they cure Shea?” Averie thought that this matter was exaggerated. If there really was such a great neurologist , why has she never heard about it from Professor Hough before?
“Shea’s condition was much more serious because she was often violently beaten by her father. Mrs. Scarlet said that it was not easy for Shea to grow up.” Mrs. Cooper paused for a while. “It’s understandable why Mr. Foster killed his father! If he did not do so, Shea would have long died.”
After chatting with Mrs. Cooper, Averie went to the graveyard to visit Shea. She placed a bouquet of white lilies in front of Shea’s headstone. She looked at Shea’s photo on the headstone and said softly, “Shea, I miss you so much. I should have come to visit you earlier, but because I took in a patient with your condition in Bridgedale, it got delayed. By the way, he has some similarities with you.” At that, Averie pursed her lips and stayed silent. She could not understand how Elyette had the same condition as Shea but he was completely cured!
From her medical point of view, this was something impossible. Did something go wrong in between?
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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