“Do you take me for a fool?! I was wondering why you suddenly looked for her the other day… Did Averie Tate make you come to hook me in?” Chelsea gritted her teeth, “This was all Averie Tate’s plan, wasn’t it?!”
“Why are you getting so worked up, Chelsea?” Cole teased as he calmed down. “Did you get too used to being treated like a princess? You can mess with others, but they can’t do the same to you? You and Nora made plan after plan to set up Averie. It’s a blessing that she hasn’t hired someone to assassinate you both! Besides, none of this would’ve happened if you didn’t hold ill will against her!”
When Cole called Chelsea the other day, he had told her that he was short on money and wanted to work with her.
The plan was for Cole to coax Averie into coming out, and Chelsea would pay him.
Chelsea had agreed to this without much consideration.
She did not expect for the woman that Cole met up with to be Nora instead of Averie.
The man in black that she hired could not differentiate the slight differences between Averie and Nora, so he attacked right away!
Now that tragedy had struck, it was too late for remorse.
Averie’s move was despicable!
“This is between you and Averie, Chelsea. If you’re really that mad, go and look for her. I won’t get involved in any of your affairs from now on, so please don’t trouble me!” Cole wiped himself clean of the drama, then got into his car
Chelsea clenched her fists as she held back tears.
She was not going to give up this easily!
Half an hour later, Elyette received a call from Chelsea.
“Elyette! My cousin was disfigured! She said Averie Tate did it,” Chelsea sobbed. “I knew she suspected Nora of impersonating her, but how could she do this when she could not find any proof? She’s completely ruined Nora’s life!” At that moment, Elyette was with Averie at the hair salon.
After hearing Chelsea’s accusation, Elyette glanced at Averie.
She was in the middle of telling the hair stylist the length she wanted to be cut off.
“I suggest you file a police report immediately and let them handle it.” He walked out of the salon with his phone and said in a low and ominous voice, “So what if Averie actually did it? If I were her, I’d be a lot more cruel.”
Chelsea felt lightheaded.
He did not expect this kind of answer from Elyette.
“For now, I don’t have evidence to prove that the person who impersonated Averie was your cousin, but that doesn’t mean I don’t know who was behind it,” Elyette roared as he changed the subject. “I won’t show you any mercy once I have proof, Chelsea.”
Forget about disfigurement, he would not feel bad even if Nora was dead!
The way he saw it, even if Nora died a hundred deaths, it would still not be enough!
Chelsea hung up the phone out of fear.
She might have really messed up this time!
She recalled Ben’s warning.
She actually was gullible enough to think that she understood Elyette more than Ben did.
Elyette looked like the ruthless man he used to be, but he was a completely different man when it came to Averie Tate.
Once Averie got her haircut, Elyette took her home.
Her hair was now shoulder length. It was not long, but it was not considered too short either.
Elyette could not help but glance at her a few more times.
“What have you been busy with the past week?” Averie asked, breaking the silence.
“With work.” His deep set eyes landed on her face. “I’ll be busy moving forward, too.”
Averie’s face dropped as a hint of disappointment flashed across her eyes.
“I want to finish up my work so I can stay with you while we wait for the baby’s due date.” Elyette revealed his plans.
“I should be able to take a break after a month.”
Averie’s cheeks flushed a scarlet red.
The reason why he did not look for her in the past few days was not because he was upset about the baby’s last name, but because he wanted to quickly finish up his work so he could take a vacation.
She was the one who was being narrow minded.
“I was the one who set up Nora’s disfigurement,” she said honestly.
“She had it coming.” Elyette held Averie’s hand in his. “Stay at home and rest from now on Don’t go to crowded places. If anything happens, not only would that put the baby in danger, you will get hurt, too.”
“Can’t you wish for the best for me?” Averie frowned.
“I hope for the best for you and the baby more than anybody, but I’ve been having nightmares lately.”
“Dreams are the complete opposite of reality.” Averie tried to help him relax. “I’ll get really bored if I stay at home every day.”
“I’ll take you on a trip once I’m done with work.”
“I’m afraid you might not have the energy to run around once you’re done with work.” Averie pondered for a moment, then decided to compromise and let him work in peace. “I’ll stay home as much as I can. It won’t be long until the baby’s due date anyway.”
“Okay. You could invite your friends over if you get bored.”
“Got it.”
Once she was home, Averie had barely settled in her seat when the nanny brought over a bowl of chicken soup for her.
“Would you like a bowl, Mr. Foster?” asked the nanny with a smile.
Elyette nodded his head.
At that moment, Hayden suddenly barged into his line of vision.
By the time he properly looked over, Hayden had already returned to his room.
“Didn’t Hayden go to school today?” he asked.
“He said he was tired and wanted to rest at home for a while.” Averie stared at him, then said solemnly, “Please keep your opinions to yourself.”
Elyette felt that Averie was overreacting, so he sat down next to her.
When the nanny came over with the bowl of soup, she saw that their eyes were glued on each other. She quickly placed the soup on the table and dismissed herself.
“If he really is tired, then he can rest at home for as long as he wants. I have no opinion.” Elyette was worried that
Hayden might hear him, so he lowered his voice and said, “It’s been a month since school started. Hasn’t he had enough rest after staying home for a month?”
“I’ll go talk to him later.” Averie picked up her bowl of soup and ate a spoonful of it.
“He might not be tired, but hiding something from you instead.” Elyette took the spoon out of her hand, then continued, “Your son is more complicated than you think.
Averie wanted to snatch the spoon back, but Elyette had already picked up a spoonful of soup and sent it to her lips.
“I don’t want you to feed me.” She got the spoon back with reddened cheeks. “I called his teacher and asked about
She told me that he gets along very well with his schoolmates. Everything was normal during summer camp,too.”
“He could be exposed to other things besides his schoolmates.” Elyette was sure about his guess. “Besides, he wouldn’t stay at home for a whole month if nothing was wrong ated school.”
Averie did not suspect anything at first, but Elyette’s words instantly filled her with anxiety.
“Finish your soup first.” Elyette picked up his own bowl of soup and casually took a sip. “You might not get anything out of him if you asked him directly. You’ll have to ask9e Mike.”
“I got it. I’ll ask Mike when he gets back,” Averie said softly as she finished her soup. “We’re speaking very softly.
Someone might think we’re plotting something.”
“Hayden came out for a second but went back to his room when he saw me,” Elyette continued to say softly
“Oh… How about…”
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