The bodyguard could only stare daggers at him. Mike cleared his throat and got out of the car. “You two look so silly standing here! Allow me to invite you in!”
With that, he strode toward the mansion‘s entrance.
After a few moments of hesitation, Elyette followed.
Mike keyed in the password and unlocked the gate.
When Laura saw Mike leading Elyette into the house, her expression darkened, but she did not say a word.
“Laura, I‘ll just take him to get a change of clothes. I won‘t stop you if you want to chase him out after that,” said Mike to Laura.
Laura nodded, and so, Mike brought Elyette up to the second floor.
Hayden and Layla heard the sound of footsteps and immediately ran to stand outside the door of their mother’s room.
“We are going to protect Mom! We won‘t let that jerk near her!” they thought.
When Elyette reached the first floor, he instantly spotted the two children, who were standing before a door. The look of determination on their faces betrayed their mother’s whereabouts.
Elyette realized that was Averie’s room, but he did not go over.
“Elyette, your assistant is way out of line!” said Mike as he led Elyette to his room. “And so is your chief financial officer! What the h*ll! The two of them ganged up nst me! The wound on my face has barely healed and now, I‘m bleeding again!”
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The siblings sighed a breath of relief when they saw Elyette entering Mike’s room. They opened the door to the master bedroom and snuck in.
Ever since Averie took the medicine, she had been sweating profusely; but the more she sweated, the colder she felt. Even with the blanket, she felt as though she was standing in
snow.
Layla and Hayden stepped toward the bed, and they were both terrified when they noticed Averie shivering like a leaf caught in a gale.
Hayden placed his hand on her face and realized her skin was burning hot.
“Layla, stay here with Mom! I‘ll go get Grandma!” Hayden said, before rushing out of the room.
He ran downstairs and brought Laura with him. When Laura saw the state Averie was in, her face paled in fear.
“Mike!” Laura came out of the room, calling for Mike. “Averie is running a fever! We need to send her to the hospital!”
Mike darted for the door at the sound of Laura‘s voice, but Elyette beat him to it. By the time they were in front of Averie‘s room, Elyette had shoved Mike aside and entered the room.
Averie’s mind was foggy, so she had no idea what was happening when Elyette picked her up.
Her head hurt and her body felt heavy. For a moment, she wondered why she was still feeling horrible after having taken her medicine.
“What‘s going on? She was just fine when I called her this morning.” Mike followed Elyette downstairs. “Laura, stay home and watch the kids, I will drive Averie to the hospital!”
“Drive safe!” Laura said as she sent them off.
Elyette carried Averie into his black Rolls–Roice, and his bodyguard instantly drove off.
Mike was left standing alone outside, thinking, “What‘s going on? Did Elyette just kidnap Averie?”
“Mike, hurry up and catch up to them!” shrieked Laura.
“Ohh!” Mike snapped out of his daze and drove after them.
Laura sighed in relief.
“Grandma, is Mom going to be okay? I’m so worried about her!” Layla asked as her eyes grew red with tears. She grabbed onto Laura’s blouse
Laura lifted her up. “Your mom is just down with a fever. It’s nothing to worry about. Once she is in the hospital, the doctor will help her, and as soon as her fever comes down, she will be okay.”
“Oh… but why did Elyette come here?” Layla could not help but have a bad feeling about it.
Laura frowned. “I‘m not sure either, but I don‘t think he will do anything while your mom is sick.” Elyette had wrapped Averie in her blanket before he carried her down. Despite Laura’s prejudice toward him, she could not say that he had done anything wrong.
One could always tell from the smallest details as to whether a man truly cared for a woman. No matter how many women Elyette had out there, he still had feelings for Averie, and because of that, Averie should be safe with him.
In the hospital, Elyette carried Averie into the emergency room, and by the time Mike caught up to them, Averie was already on an IV drip.
“Elyette Foster! You run too damn fast!” Mike panted. “Give Averie back!”
The emergency room had run out of beds, and Elyette held Averie in his arms. He gave Mike a cold glare and said, “Get out of the way!”
“I‘m in your way? If it wasn‘t for you shoving me aside, I would have brought Averie here myself!” Mike probed his hands on both sides of his waist and retorted. Comment by Sharayu Tang: Hi, could you please tell me what this sentence means? Thank you. Comment by Lam Venise: I‘m sorry, it‘s supposed to be ‘propped‘, as in the person rest their hands on their hips
The patients around them were starting to pay attention to them.
“Are you trying to be the face of tomorrow’s headlines?” Elyette said sharply. “Pipe down!”
Mike looked around him, before reluctantly quieting down and sitting down next to Elyette.
“Why are the people around you so violent?” Mike touched the wound at the corner of his mouth. “I had too much to drink last night and someone put me in the same room as Chad. It’ s not like it‘s my fault.”
Elyette cast him a sidelong glance. Mike was fair-skinned, so the bruise looked obvious.
“Why didn‘t you just hit them?” Elyette retorted.
“There were two of them, how could I?” “Don‘t you know how to call the police?” Elyette said.
“… Why is he saying the same thing as Averie did?” Mike thought to himself.
“It‘s not that they punched me that hard… I am just pissed!” Mike continued complaining,” Chad, that b*st*rd, he better hope he doesn’t run into me when he is alone!”
“Are you interested in Chad?” Elyette frowned. “Keep your dirty mind away from Chad!”
“What? How am I dirty–minded? Speak for yourself! You are the one cheating on three women at the same time! I am far from dirty when compared to you!”
Mike’s voice was loud, and people began to stare at them again. Feeling as though his pride had been dragged across the floor, Elyette gave his bodyguard a look, and the bodyguard immediately dragged Mike outside.
The world finally quieted down. Shortly after, a few medics hurried over and led Elyette to a private room. He carried Averie into the room and set her down on the bed, before stretching out a hand to test her temperature.
Her fever was beginning to come down.
He frowned as he saw her pitiful condition. After a while, he stepped toward the balcony and made a call.
Zoe went straight into the study room once she had returned home from the hotel. Not only did she need to find the doctor who had treated Shea, but she also had to work on finding a cure for Shea.
Suddenly, she heard knocking on the door.
“Come in,” she said.
At home, a bodyguard and nanny tended to her needs, and apart from them, there was no one else to bother her. The bodyguard stepped into the room and walked directly toward Zoe.
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