Everyone was speechless. Just like that, Tigg had convinced everyone to let him stay. At the old mansion, Elyette caught a whiff of gasoline when he opened the lock of the courtyard door.
It took less than three minutes from the time he noticed the gasoline smell for a roaring fire to appear in front of him.
Elyette was stunned when he saw the sudden burst of fire.
The bodyguard rushed over immediately and pulled Elyette out of the yard. “Mr. Foster! Someone set the place on fire! Please wait outside! I’m going to find the culprit!” Elyette was pushed to the courtyard by the bodyguard, who then immediately ran in to find the arsonist!
Elyette looked at the raging fire in front of him and immediately took out his cell phone to call the fire department.
It was bold of Henry to set the house on fire simply because he was reluctant to sell it!
The previous day, Mrs. Scarlet even mentioned that Henry was unwilling to sell the house. After all, Henry had lived in the old mansion for most of his life, and it was Cole who owed other people money and left Henry with no choice but to sell it off.
Mrs. Scarlet had probably erred in her judgment, all things considered.
Why would Cole-a man who feared death-be brave enough to court such a disaster?! Henry must have been in on the plan too.
Was Henry betting on the fact that Elyette was afraid to kill him?!
In that case, Henry could not be more wrong! Elyette would not hesitate to go against anyone who angered him, with the only exceptions being Averie and the children. The fire truck came quickly enough and began to put out the fire. The staff from the residential area rushed over as well. When they saw Elyette’s gloomy expression, they immediately asked, “Are you alright, Mr. Foster? How was there such a big fire here? No one’s living in this villa, so logically speaking, there shouldn’t have been aed fire!
The staff had just finished talking when the bodyguard dragged the arsonist out.
Elyette clenched his fists tightly when he saw the arsonist’s face!
About 20 minutes later, news of the fire in the old Foster mansion had spread throughout the internet.
Since the property was valued at a high price and the Fosters had always lived in that particular villa, news of the fire quickly made the headlines.
Averie was with her children and did not see the news, “Averie! There’s a fire in Elyette’s house!” Mike spoke a little too fast because he was feeling anxious.
When Averie heard what he said, her expression tensed up and she asked in a solemn voice,” What’s going on? How did the fire happen? Is he alright?!” “I don’t know! I found out about it through the news. I tried calling Chad but he didn’t answer. “Mike showed her the news, “Look how big the fire is! Even the sky is red. This is horrifying! I’m not even sure if Elyette will be able to escape if he’s inside thed3 house!” Averie took his cell phone and felt relieved after getting a good look at the picture! “This isn’t his house! It’s the old mansion! He’s probably not inside there!”
“Oh, but I read on the news that it’s his.”
“Wait a second!” Averie’s body suddenly turned cold. “He just bought the old mansion today! He’s probably inside it right now!” After saying that, she returned the phone to Mike and ran out in a flash!
“Averie! Wait! I’m coming with you!” Mike chased after her.
Half an hour later, Averie and Mike came to the residential area where the old Foster mansion was located.
She practically ran to the old Foster mansion when she reached the area.
The fire was already put out. However, the cordon in front of the house was still up. There were a lot of people surrounding the place and almost everyone was whispering about the fire and the story behind it. Averie could not be bothered to listen to all that gossip! All she wanted to know was whether Elyette was alright!
“You should give him a call and ask!” Mike caught his breath and reminded. “If he’s fine, he’ll answer your call for sure!”
Averie stepped to one side. She immediately dialed Elyette’s number before giving her emotions a chance to calm down.
To her surprise, Elyette answered the phone within seconds.
“I’m fine.” His voice was low and firm. She sighed with relief and asked calmly, “Who set the fire?” “My eldest brother’s driver. He’s been with my eldest brother for many years now.” Averie was overwhelmed with sadness as she looked at the old mansion that had just gone through hell in just one night. Why burn a house down just because of the enmity that existed between two humans? “Was it under your elder brother’s orders?” She could not help but suspect it was so.
She recalled that Henry and Elyette shared very different personalities, and the former even seemed extraordinarily honest and sincere when compared to Elyette. It boggled her why Henry would even do something so outrageous. “The driver said that it wasn’t the case, but I’m still verifying that.” Elyette then asked hoarsely, “Where are you now?”
“L…” She felt embarrassed to tell him the truth. After all, he might think that she cared about him if he knew that she was there.
“You should go home and rest since you’re not feeling well today.” He did not make her feel awkward.
The fact that she took the initiative to call him was already evidence enough.
“By the way, I gave the children your gifts.” Averie changed the topic to ease the atmosphere.” Layla loved the diamond, but you shouldn’t give her such valuable jewelry in the future. I don’t think it’s appropriate. You can give as big a diamond as you want, but a child will treat it the same as aed stone.”
“As long as my daughter likes it, she can play with it however she wants. What’s wrong with that?”
Averie was speechless.
Elyette then asked, “What about Hayden? Does he like that robot?” “I think he does, but he didn’t want it because it came from you. Layla loves it though. She brought it back to her room.”
Elyette expected it already. “As long as you don’t return it to me.”
“Okay. I’m going back now.” She held the phone and walked toward Mike. On the other side of the phone, Elyette’s breathing suddenly increased, “You went to the old mansion to look for me? Why aren’t you keen on giving me another chance if I still have a place in your heart, Averie?” Averie clenched her fingers tightly around thed3 phone. She had a slip of the tongue and was too careless earlier. “Okay, you should head back! I’ll look for you when I’m done with all this,” he said.
“Why do you need to look for me? Isn’t it fine to just keep things as it is?” She retorted. After being silent for a few seconds, he decided to be true to himself and tell her his inner thoughts. “I want to take the next step with you.” “Anything’s possible in your dreams,” she sneered, then hung up. Mike crossed his arms and watched her walk over after speaking on the phone. “Elyette’s fine, it seems. I knew that he won’t d that easily.”
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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