The more afraid one was of something, the more reason one had to face it head on.
If he did not go see Averie tonight, he would go tomorrow or the day after that.
In that case, he might as well just go now.
At the Starry River Villa, Averie was feeling a little sleepy after chatting with everyone in the living room.
“Go to bed, Averie! Chad said Elyette Foster’s gone home. He won’t come to apologize to you tonight,” Mike teased.
Averie’s cheeks flushed slightly. She got up from the couch and said, “I’m not waiting for him.”
A beam of light shone in from outside the front gates. A black Rolls-Roice slowly came to a halt.
“Isn’t that Elyette’s car?” Tammy said when she saw the luxury car outside the front gates.” Looks like your intel was wrong, Mike!”
Mike sighed and said, “This man sure is elusive! He’s so unpredictable!”
“Don’t see him, Averie. You should leave him hanging. Let him be restless and stay up all night. Let him have a taste of pain!” Tammy said excitedly.
Mike completely agreed with her, so he walked to the front door and was about to shut it.
Averie grabbed his arm and said, “Let him in.”
The baby was going to be born soon.
There were still things that she needed to discuss with Elyette.
She wanted to take this opportunity to settle things once and for all.
“Have you forgotten how you were wronged, Averie?” Mike was furious. “If you forgive him this easily, then he won’t learn his lesson. He’ll just be even more ruthless in the future!”
“I know what I’m doing, Mike.” Averie gazed at Mike with clear eyes. “Don’t worry. I won’t lose.”
Jun quickly tried to smooth things over and said, “Since Averie’s decided, let’s not worry about it! When it comes to relationships, it’s better for outsiders not to step in.”
Tammy glared at him and snapped, “Whose side are you on? Look at Mike. He might be dating Chad, but he’s always on Averie’s side.”
“You’ve got it wrong!” Jun said. “I’m just respecting Averie’s decision. I’ll agree if she wants to see Elyette, and I’ll agree if she doesn’t, too!”
“Then, you’re just spineless and don’t have an opinion of your own,” said Tammy.
Jun smiled warmly and said, “You’re the only one who needs to be opinionated in our home… Ah, Eric made some tea. Let’s go have some!”
They sat on the couch and began to have tea.
When Hayden saw Elyette enter the front yard, he immediately dragged Layla upstairs to their room.
Moments later, Elyette arrived at the villa’s front door.
His deep set eyes glanced over at the living room.
Averie handed him a pair of clean house slippers.
“Thank you,” he said, then took the slippers and changed into them,
The group sipping tea in the living room had their eyes fixed on the two of them.
Averie led Elyette past the living room and up the stairs.
“Holy crap! Averie’s taking him to her room! What’s she trying to do?” Mike did not understand and was greatly shocked.
Mike had thought that, with Averie’s temper, she would definitely humiliate Elyette both mentally and physically.
Did he guess wrongly?
“If I remember correctly, I don’t think Elyette did anything wrong, right? It’s not like he chastised Averie over the video,” Jun said thinking he was being fair and just.
“He didn’t do that, but he didn’t help her either,” Tammy mocked. “Why would any woman want to have a child with a man like that?”
Jun instantly shut his mouth.
Upstairs, Elyette followed Averie into the bedroom.
He did not expect her to be this calm.
It felt like the calm before the storm.
The moment the door to the room was closed, He could no longer hold back. He grabbed onto her arm and croaked, “Do you have something to say to me, Averie?”
Averie indeed had something to say, but she did not plan to be the one to speak first.
“You came to me. Shouldn’t you talk first?” She raised her brows and looked at him.
Elyette’s Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat as his breathing turned hot.
“I’m sorry about the video.”
“What’s the use of being sorry?” She rejected his apology. “We’re not children. If you truly want to apologize to me, then give me something practical.”
Her words piqued Elyette’s curiosity.
“What do you want?”
“I want custody of the baby I’m carrying.”
The moment she said those words, Elyette suddenly released his grip on her arm.
Elyette knew that the unexpected calmness was because there was an even larger storm that was waiting for him!
Averie already had two children, but she still wanted to take custody of the third child away from him!
She did not want to give even one child to him!
She was cruel!
“You’re not willing?” Averie did not want to give Elyette too much time to think. “If you’re not willing, then you can leave right now, Elyette. Don’t show up in front of me before the baby’s born.”
The resolution in her voice stabbed at Elyette’s heart.
When he had asked her what she wanted before, there was another thing he almost said at the end.
He almost told her, “I’ll give you anything as long as I have it.”
“Do you think the baby would suffer with me?” he asked with reddened eyes.
“I just want my child to be by my side.” In comparison with Elyette, Averie’s tone was a lot calmer. “We all suffer in life.
That’s not what’s scary. What’s scary is for there to be no love.”
“How could you be so sure I can’t give the child love?” Elyette retorted.
“I don’t want to argue about this with you,” Averie said, then pestered once again, “Give me your answer. If you can’t answer me, then I’ll take it that you disagree.”
“Of course I disagree,” Elyette said as his hot breath gushed onto Averie’s cheeks. “Even so, what can I do? There are plenty of things I can’t change.”
“You don’t need to suffer. If the baby is willing to acknowledge you as his father, then I won’t get in the way,” Averie said.
Elyette let out a cold chuckle and said, “You know that’s impossible.”
Hayden hated him to the core. If Hayden refused to acknowledge him, then he would convince the other two children to do the same.
“Do you need the baby to call you ‘Dad’ for you to carry out your fatherly duties?” Averie mocked. “A lot of times, there’s no such thing as a so-called dead end. If the road is cut off, can’t you just build a new bridge?”
Her words stunned Elyette.
In the living room, Mike glanced at the time once they finished their tea.
“It’s been an hour. What are they talking about? Are they still not done yet?”
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