When Mary reappeared moments later, she gazed awkwardly at Elyette and said, “Tammy only wants to see Averie.”
Elyette nodded in understanding.
The moment Averie entered the room, her eyes instantly reddened when they met Tammy’s.
“Don’t cry.” Tammy had a forced smile on her face.
“I’m still alive!” “I’m sorry, Tammy…”
“Don’t say that.” Tammy choked, then said calmly, “I don’t want to be treated like a victim.
It’s an awful feeling.”
“Alright.” Averie walked to the side of the bed.
She saw the IV chart hanging on top of the bed, so she reached out for it.
On the other hand, Tammy reached out and stroked Averie’s belly.
“You had to give birth prematurely because of me… Is the baby alright?”
Tammy felt resentment after the tragedy.
She hated everyone?
She wanted to destroy everything… She wanted to destroy herself and everyone around her.
It was only after she cleared her head that she realized that destroying herself would only make her loved ones miserable, and would achieve nothing else.
She later heard the news about Averie’s premature birth.
That was when the resentment in her heart died down.
The one who harmed her was not Averie.
How could she hate her?
A premature birth could be a minor or a major thing.
If luck was not on her side, both mother and child might not be able to make it through.
“The baby’s fine. He’s just a little small, but he’ll be fine after a little while.” Averie finished looking through Tammy’s chart, then sat down by the bed.
“I saw Jun outside just now, Tammy.”
“Oh… I plan on divorcing him.
I can’t have children, after all.
I shouldn’t drag him down with me,” Tammy said nonchalantly.
“His parents would curse me to death if I don’t divorce him.”
Averie lowered her gaze as her heart began to ache.
“It’s not a bad thing.
I’ve always been afraid of giving birth.
Now, I don’t have to worry about that.” Tammy held Averie’s hand, then said, “I’ll further my studies abroad once I’m discharged.
I’ve decided to take over my father’s company and work hard in the future.”
Averie wanted to smile at her, but her tears rolled down her cheeks instead.
Tammy was the Lynch family’s only daughter.
She had never had to suffer even once in her entire life.
She never liked studying, nor did she like working.
This was why she never worked even after she graduated from college.
It might seem like a good thing that she decided to work hard now, but it was a sign that the abduction had completely wrecked the old Tammy.
“Averie, we might not be able to meet all the time again, but I’ll still come see you when I have the time,” Tammy said.
“Okay.
I’ll wait for you.”
“Go home and get some rest!
You look worse than I do,” Tammy said, then wanted to get out of bed to send her off.
“Lie down and rest.
I’ll leave now,” Averie said as she held her down.
“Let me know when you leave the hospital.”
“I will.”
As Averie walked out of the hospital, her thoughts were a chaotic mess.
Her head was spinning and she could not calm down.
Things seemed to be getting better, but her heart felt heavy.
Perhaps it was because she could no longer return to the past, and the future was filled with uncertainty.
“Get some rest when you get home, Averie.
You don’t look too good.” Elyette gazed at Averie’s cool face and worried that she might get postpartum depression.
“While you were talking to Tammy in the room, Aunt Mary told me that this might have been a tragic experience for Tammy, but it made her mature very quickly.”
“That’s because she never wants to rely on any man ever again.
The only thing she can do is force herself to grow up.”
“Don’t you think that’s a good thing?
I’m not saying Jun is unreliable, but you must know that you can be more confident if you depend on yourself.”
“You’re right, but she’s my best friend.
Even if I hope for her to become a strong woman, I don’t want to see her change because of this type of misfortune.” Averie forced herself to hold back her tears.
“Society is reckless.
Not many people can stay innocent forever.
I want her to be happy, even if it means having to rely on a man to live.”
“What’s done is done, Averie.
She will move on one day.”
“Don’t try to persuade me!
Before Chelsea is brought to justice, don’t try to persuade me!” Averie roared loudly.
That night, the temperature dropped along with the arrival of a heavy rainstorm.
The sound of the rain pitter-pattering against the windows felt like a lullaby.
Averie lay in bed and fell fast asleep.
In the living room, Mrs.
Cooper served Elyette a glass of wine.
“Go to bed after having a drink, Master Elyette.” Mrs.
Cooper noticed that Elyette had lost weight.
She was worried that he had not had a good night’s sleep since looking after Averie.
“Okay.” Elyette drank the wine, then asked, “How have Hayden and Layla been the past couple of days?”
“They’re very well behaved.
They don’t need me to control them at all.” Mrs.
Cooper sighed and said, “Averie raised them very well.”
Elyette felt relieved, but also very ashamed.
Averie was able to raise the two children so well without his participation… Did this mean that he was unnecessary?
He finished his wine, then went up to the master bedroom.
A warm night lamp was turned on in the room.
Averie’s eyes were shut and her breathing was even.
Elyette walked over to the side of the bed and turned off the light.
The room instantly fell into darkness.
He sat down by the bed.
He had planned to just sit with Averie for a while, then move to the guest bedroom.
Fatigue overcame him in the end, and he fell asleep very quickly next to her.
At 9:30 p.m. that night, Hayden and Layla tiptoed over to the master bedroom.
They opened the room door and took a look inside.
“What are you two looking at?
Why aren’t you in bed?” Mike was standing behind them.
He popped his head into the room and snuck a peek, too.
Layla huffed, “I heard the sound of a car driving off, so I thought Daddy already left.
Hayden said he was still here, so we argued over it.”
Mike caressed the top of Layla’s head, then said, “There’s no way he’s leaving!
Your Mommy needs to be taken care of right now!”
“Oh…” Layla responded, then softly apologized to Hayden and dragged him back to their room.
Mike closed the door to the master bedroom, then walked over to the living room.
Suddenly, Chad strode out of Mike’s bedroom, grabbed his arm and dragged him back into the room.
“I used your computer to get into that darknet website you mentioned and found something really scary!
F*ck!
I’m so scared that I’m breaking into a cold sweat!
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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