Elyette could not help but break into a smile as he gazed at his son. “What are you looking at? It’s crowded here, isn’t it? Don’t be scared, they’re all Daddy’s friends.”
Then, Elyette carried his son over to meet his friends.
Mrs. Cooper smiled as she watched the scene. “Master Elyette looks like he’s turned a few years younger carrying his child like that.”
“He also tums childish. It’s as if he’s the only one with a son. He probably also thinks that his son is the cutest baby in the universe,” Averie said. Then, she grabbed the baby’s things from the car and headed up to the room with Mrs. Cooper.
Soon after, the bodyguard that was sent to search for Cole returned.
“Sir, I’ve looked around a few shops in the area but didn’t find Cole Foster.”
“Leave it,” Elyette said.
“Yes, Sir. I’ll get the team to guard the resort’s entrance. I guarantee we won’t allow anyone insignificant to enter.”
“Good.”
When Averie stepped out of the shower of the resort villa and saw Tammy holding Robert, she felt slightly bewildered.
“Did you bring Robert back?” “That’s right! Someone was smoking out there, so Elyette asked me to bring Robert back to you when he saw me,” Tammy said. “I’m guessing that the man who was smoking couldn’t stand Elyette any longer! Do you know what Elyette was doing the whole time he was holding Robert out there? He was praising Robert to the moon. It was as if he would never run out of words to describe how amazing Robert is.”
Averie held back her laughter.
“Have you noticed that Elyette’s been in unusually high spirits the past couple of days? Didn’t he sing your praises at lunch, too? When he had Layla with him this morning, he was giving her ten compliments for each compliment other people gave her. Also, he was carrying Layla in his arms the entire time. People even began to ask whether she had hurt her legs! It was hilarious!” Tammy had arrived first thing in the morning, so she had witnessed everything with her own eyes.
“Perhaps he’s been holding it in for too long and now he can’t contain it any longer. He said this is the first time the Fosters invited so many people to a banquet,” said Averie. “Everyone knows how successful his career is. Now that his life is perfect, he wants everyone to know about it, too.”
“He’s in the mood to show off now that he’s perfectly happy with his life. It’s a good thing!” Tammy placed Robert down on the bed, then helped him stand by supporting him by his elbows.” Say ‘daddy’, sweetie. Then, I’ll feed you your milk.”
Robert pursed his little lips.
“Daddy,” Tammy said as she tried to teach Robert to say the word. “Daddy, daddy, daddy!”
Robert pursed his lips once again.
“Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy!” Tammy continued to bombard the child with the word ‘daddy’. Robert was finally influenced and mumbled, “Da… daddy!” His voice was clear and powerful. If Elyette had heard it for himself, he probably would have lost his mind.
“Averie! Did you hear that? Your son just said ‘daddy’!” Tammy exclaimed excitedly.
Averie nodded enthusiastically and said, “You’re amazing, Tammy. Elyette hasn’t been able to get him to say it despite trying his best to teach him the word. Not a day has passed where he had not tried getting Robert to say the word. I can’t believe he said it right away with you.”
“Ha ha ha! It shows that your son likes beautiful women.” Tammy gave Robert a peck on the cheek and said, “Say ‘daddy’ again, sweetie!”
“Daddy!” Robert was bought over by the kiss.
Tammy wanted to strike while the iron was hot and quickly carried Robert to look for Elyette.
Less than ten minutes later, Elyette returned to the room with Robert in his arms.
When Averie saw the smile on his face, she figured that Robert had said ‘daddy’ for him.
“Averie! Robert can say ‘daddy’ now!” Elyette rushed over to her excitedly.
Averie took Robert over from him.
“Not only will your son be calling you ‘daddy’ from now on, but he’ll also be causing you plenty of trouble!” She shoved him in the direction of the bathroom, then said, “Go and take a shower. We should go to bed early tonight.”
“Alright.” Elyette entered the bathroom, then said, “By the way, I sent the bodyguard to search for Cole but he couldn’t find him.”
“Forget it, then. We can’t stop them if they’re really planning on doing something anyway.” Averie stared calmly at him, then said, “Worst comes to worst, we’ll both become laughing stocks tomorrow.” “Aren’t you afraid, Averie?” Elyette asked as his eyes slowly turned cold.
“I am.” There was no reason for Averie to hide her true feelings in front of Elyette. “I’m afraid that our peaceful lives will be ruined. This has been the happiest time since we’ve been together. I don’t want anything to ruin it, but I know it definitely will be.”
“Cole would not show up here for no reason.
“He and Henry must have some sort of scheme,” thought Averie.
Averie had a strong feeling that Henry would reveal all of Elyette’s secrets tomorrow.
Henry chose tomorrow to do this because the resort will be the most crowded place at the time.
All major media outlets would be present, so revealing things tomorrow would have the biggest impact.
“Our lives won’t be ruined as long as you and the children are by my side.” Elyette’s voice was low and hoarse but filled with magnetism.
“I know things won’t change between us, but I don’t want you to have to suffer such major scrutiny. Even if the truth is exposed, and a majority of people feel the same as me and don’t think you were in the wrong, there would still be plenty of people who would make you the bad guy.” Averie knew she was being greedy. She knew that Elyette would be greatly affected by the exposure of the truth, but even then, he would still try to feign nonchalance.
“How can someone as proud as him be able to endure a scandal like this?” thought Averie.
“I don’t care about what other people think, Averie,” Elyette said as he gazed at Averie. “I’m not that weak. Trust me, alright?”
Averie nodded and said, “I trust you, Elyette. I’ve always trusted you. I’m just not brave enough. I’ll try my best to compose my emotions. Go and take a shower. I’ll keep Robert company for now.”
“Where’s Layla?” Elyette asked as he unbuttoned his shirt. “I haven’t seen her all night.”
“She’s been stuck to Mike! He hasn’t been home for a few days so she’s been missing him a lot.”
“I see. Is Eric arriving tomorrow?”
“He’s got work tonight and said he’ll come over once he wraps up. He’ll probably arrive in the middle of the night, so he asked us not to wait for him.” Averie placed Robert down on the bed, then pulled out his pajamas from the suitcase.
After Elyette entered the bathroom, Mrs. Cooper returned with Layla. Layla was covered in sweat, but judging from her pout, she probably wanted to have more fun. “You reek of alcohol, Layla.” Averie took a sniff of her daughter, then led her to another bathroom for a bath.
The villa they were staying at had four bedrooms two living rooms. Layla and Robert were staying there with Averie and Elyette.
“Why aren’t you and Daddy going out to have some fun, Mommy? They’re playing games out there. It’s a lot of fun!” Layla was standing obediently in the bathtub as Averie helped her with her bath.
“We have to get up early tomorrow. If we stay up late tonight, we won’t be able to wake up in the morning,” Averie said. “You should go to bed early, too. Daddy and I won’t have much time to keep you company tomorrow.”
“I’m not worried! Uncle Eric will be with me tomorrow!” said Layla. She looked slightly spoilt but fearless. “Uncle Eric said he’s taking me for a movie shoot over summer break. I can’t stay at home with you during summer break now, Mommy!”
“Did you already discuss this in private?” Averie sighed.
“That’s right! Didn’t you say it was up to us? You didn’t say anything when Hayden went abroad, so you should let me shoot a movie, too,” said Layla, negotiating with her mother as she puffed her cheeks.
“The two of you are all grown up now. I can’t, nor do I want to, control you,” Averie said as she accepted her fate. “Your father said we won’t bother with you at all once you’re all of age.”
“He’s not bothering with us now either! He should just focus on himself and not make you mad!” Layla said sharply.
“Alright. When you go for your movie shoot with Uncle Eric in the summer, I’ll go to Bridgedale to see your brother.”
“Hmph. Can’t you just wait until I’m done with the shoot and take me with you to go see Hayden?” Layla mumbled unhappily.
“Do you think a movie shoot is something that will take a couple of days to wrap up? Since you’ve decided to become a celebrity, you have to take every single job you get seriously. Otherwise, people will say you became famous because of your father… Look at how upset your brother is because of that.”
“I won’t get as mad as Hayden!” Layla mumbled softly. “If Daddy is willing to support me, I’d happily announce to the world that he’s my Daddy!”
Averie could not help but laugh.
“You sure are optimistic.”
“Of course! Daddy’s incredible. Everyone will be envious after finding out that I’m his daughter.”
The smile on Averie’s face instantly froze. “Layla, if your father one day loses his glory, will you still be proud of him?”
Layla was stunned for a moment. “What do you mean by that, Mommy?” “If there comes a day when everyone will criticize him…”
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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