Averie held her phone and walked over to the other mansion. The other mansion’s door was open. Averie entered the courtyard, and a dog immediately ran out, barking at her. Averie was so frightened that she stopped in her tracks. Thankfully, the master of the do g heard the barks. She soon came out to order her dog tole leave. “Hello, your neighbor, Adrian White. I am his doctor. I am Averie Tate,” Averie introduced herself, “I came to check up on Adrian today, but they are not home…” “Oh, I know you! You’re amazing!” The lady greeted Averie passionately, “But my neighbors have moved houses.
They moved the day before yesterday. If you were to come the day before yesterday, you might have seen them!” Averie was flabbergasted. She recalled what Nathan said to her a moment ago. “I just called him. He said that he brought his family on a holiday. Are you sure that they moved houses?”
“Yes! I saw them moving a lot of luggage. Who brings so many things on a holiday?” The lady lowered her voice and said, “Doctor Tate, don’t get yourself too close to this family. They are a rather strange family.” “Strange? In what way?”
“They are a mysterious bunch. We have been neighbors for so many years, yet they have never spoken to us once. Don’t you find it strange?” The lady said confusedly, “They have been staying here for a long time. I wonder why they suddenly moved.” A bad feeling rose in Averie’s heart. She felt as if she was about to jump into a huge trap!
Averie returned to her car. She unlocked her phone and dialed Adrian. “Sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service. Please try again later.” She had a strong feeling that it was not Adrian who switched off his phone. Averie’s brows throbbed. She dialed Nathan.
“Sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service. Please try again later.”
Averie’s heart sank!
What was he trying to do? Before the surgery, she felt that he was still quite normal.
At that moment, with what the neighbor told her, she shuddered.
Did he move houses to prevent her from looking for them or did he plan it a long time ago, waiting for Adrian’s condition to become better then move? However, why did they have to move right after Adrian’s condition got better? Where did they move to?
Averie was lost. She picked up her bottle of water and drank some water. After calming down, she looked through her contacts and found the contact of Nathan’s friend who introduced her to Nathan.
This friend was the family member of her previous patient.
She called and he soon picked up. “Doctor Tate, may I help you? Are you in Bridgedale right now?” “Hmm, I am in Bridgedale, I would like to ask you about your relationship with Nathan White. Are you two close? He has moved houses. Do you know that?”
The other person was stunned for a while. “He has moved? He didn’t tell me! We are not close. After you cured my father, he got in touch with me through a friend and told me about his son. I went to see his son and felt pity for him, so I contacted you on his behalf.”
Averie’s heart graduallyed sunk. “Doctor Tate, didn’t you finish operating on his son? I thought that the surgery went well? Are you looking for them…because he didn’t pay you?”
“No, he paid me. I just wanted to check up on Adrian, but they have moved houses and he is not answering my calls,” Averie explained. “Oh! If that’s the case, don’t bother with him. After I helped him, he no longer contacted me. Maybe that’s just his aloof character! As long as he paid you.”
Averie responded and hung up.
She saw the carnations on the passenger seat next to her from the corner of her eyes. She felt even worse. The reason she decided to come to see Adrian, other than checking up on his recovery progress, was also because she wanted to know if Adrian and Shea were related.
Although Shea was no longer around, she could use other ways to make sure.
Adrian and Shea had the same condition. This was not something strange. The strange thing was that Mrs. Cooper said that Elyette had this condition when he was young too. Averie did not believe that Elyette had the same condition when he was young. She also did not believe that he would be cured without undergoing surgery.
Thus, she wanted to get to the bottom of this. However, she did not know where Adrian was being brought to at that moment. She could only wait for his call. This passive feeling of waiting left her floundering. She could not understand Nathan’s strong desire for control over Adrian. Although Adrian was much better after the surgery, he was still not an ordinary person. He did not have the intelligence of a normal person. Why would Nathan want to control him?
In Aryadelle.
The first day after Averie left, Elyette was feeling antsy. When she was at home, Elyette did not dare to act so presumptuously because he was afraid it would make her angry. When the black Rolls-Roice appeared right in front of Averie’s gate, Mike was conflicted.
Should he let Elyette in or not?
Mike did not have any grudges against Elyette. If it were not for Averie, Mike would have welcomed him in.
Just as Mike was pondering this question, the bodyguard walked over and opened the door for Elyette.
Mike was bewildered.
If Averie was home. She would surely loudly question the bodyguard, “Whose side are you on?”
Mike had been questioned by her more than once.
“Averie’s not home, so you’ve become the master of the house!” Mike said sarcastically to the bodyguard. The bodyguard looked indignant. “Even if I don’t open the door, you will open it. We’ll just say that you opened it later.”
Mike said, “Not only will you act first and ask for forgiveness later, but you also know how to shift the blame!”
The bodyguard ignored him, turned around, and left. Elyette approached Mike and asked, “Are the children home?”
Mike raised his eyebrows. “I knew you came here for the children. Don’t you find it embarrassing? You’re the high and mighty President of the Sterling Group. If you want to see the children, you can come at any time. Must you sneakily come over when their mother is not around? Do you think I won’t tell Averie? Even if I didn’t tell her, the children will!”
Elyette ignored Mike’s jabs.
He fished out two tickets from his pocket. “These are two tickets to a play that Chad likes. It’s at eight this evening. Do you want them?”
“Are you sure that Chad likes them?”
“Why don’t you take it and asked him?” Mike pondered for two seconds before taking the tickets. “If I’m going to see a play, the children…” “Mrs. Cooper is around. Don’t worry. I’ll leave after a while,” Elyette said. Mike was still worried. “What if Averie video-calls later?” “If she does that, it shouldn’t be something you should worry about.” Elyette had already considered the worst possible scenario. “At most, she’ll give you a scolding. In the end, I’m the only one she hates.”
“Oh, it’s not that serious! She said you and her are not enemies. I don’t think she will say anything about you coming to see the children,” Mike consoled him. At the same time, he wa s consoling himself. After Mike left, Elyette went to the living area. Mrs. Cooper poured him a cup of water before taking Robert to see him. “Layla is doing her homework. She will be out after she’s done,” Mrs. Cooper said with a smile. Elyette took a sip of water and reached his hands out to carry Robert.
Mrs. Cooper immediately passed Robert to him. Robert was almost six months old. He was much bigger than when he was born. Carrying him at that moment, Elyette would not be worried if he fell. Also, his facial features have grown too. Elyette found Robert getting more and more handsome. He liked him even more. “He is sleeping longer through the night. Growing day by day. When he is one year old.
He will learn how to talk and walk. It would be even more fun,” Mrs. Cooper said. “Hmm, where is Hayden?” “He has training at night. I heard that there is an international competition in June, but there was only one place in his class, so he is undergoing intense training. He sometimes returns home earlier, sometimes later. The bodyguard will be with him, don’t worry,” Mrs. Cooper explained. “Does he find it tough?” Elyette was worried that Hayden’s body could not handle the stress.
“No. Even if it is tough, he wouldn’t tell us. He’s like you. He never says that he is tired. No matter what he does, he wants to do it the best he can,” Mrs. Cooper sighed and said, ” Actually, it’s quite exhausting that way. Averie never set high standards for him too.” As night arrived, the streetlamps outside lit up.
A taxi stopped right in front of the courtyard. Averie opened the car door and got out of the car. When she saw the black Rolls-Roice in the courtyard, she was a little stunned. She immediately quickened her steps toward the villa.
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