Why are you bringing this up suddenly? Who told you such nonsense? Bring them out so we can talk face to face.” Henry did not want this matter to be exposed. Once he admitted it, there was no turning back.
Money was one thing, but whether or not he would be allowed to continue to live was another problem.
“This is how you repay her after she left most of the inheritance to you.”
Elyette did not answer his question, but continued ruthlessly, “Don’t you get nightmares at night?”
Henry’s eyes filled with tears.
He was not as capable as Elyette was, so their mother had set her will so that he would get seventy percent of her estate, while the rest would go to Elyette.
He fell to his knees and sobbed.
“I’m sorry! I let Mother down!” Henry cried in agony. “Elyette, Cole is my only child…”
Elyette raised his hand and cut him off. “I’m sick of hearing that. Since you can’t educate your son, then I’ll just end him right now!”
Henry was speechless.
Elyette took a silver handgun from his bodyguard, then said, “Seeing as he’s my nephew, I won’t let him suffer. I’ll send him straight to hell with one shot!”
From the second floor, Cole stared at the handgun in Elyette’s hand with widened eyes.
His face was void of color, and he was trembling from head to toe..
If he were not holding onto the banister, he definitely would have fallen to the ground.
“Uncle Elyette! I don’t want to die… I don’t want to die!” he screamed uncontrollably.
When Elyette heard his voice, he immediately pulled the gun’s sleeve and loaded it. After that, he aimed the gun’s barrel straight at Cole!
Elyette decided the night before that he was going to take revenge for his mother.
If the one who killed her was his brother, then he would kill Henry. If it was Cole, then he would kill him.
It did not matter who begged for their lives.
His fingers tightened around the gun as he aimed it at Cole. He began to count in his head,” One, two, three…”
A bang echoed through the entire mansion as a bullet shot in Cole’s direction!
Cole was so terrified that he forgot to scream.
All he saw was a black silhouette flash before his eyes. Immediately after, this silhouette let out a blood curdling cry.
Cole watched as his mother fell into his arms, and saw the blood oozing from the corner of her lips!
He realized that his mother had taken the bullet for him!
“Mom! Mom!” Cole wailed in agony as he held his mother in his arms.
Downstairs, Henry witnessed the entire thing and instantly rushed up the stairs.
“Olivia! Olivia! You can’t die, Olivia! I’ll take you to the hospital! I’ll take you there right away!
Henry made it up the stairs and grabbed his wife from his son’s arms.
As he carried Olivia down the stairs, Cole trailed along behind them.
When they walked past Elyette, not only did they not stop in their tracks, but they also quickened their steps.
Elyette was still holding the gun in his hand.
The one he wanted to kill was Cole. What if he did not give up until he achieved that goal?
Elyette was different from everyone else in their family. He was more cold-hearted than any of them.
This was precisely why they all feared him. “He left, Sir,” said the bodyguard to Elyette. “Should I go get Cole Foster back?”
Elyette glanced at the trail of blood on the floor, then said coldly, “A life for a life.”
Since Cole’s mother took his punishment in his place, this matter was settled for now.
If he ever messed up again, then Elyette would kill him with his bare hands!
When Eric arrived at the Starry River Villa that noon, Layla immediately threw herself into his arms.
“I’m so happy to see you, Uncle Eric, but I can’t bring myself to smile… My aunt died to save my little brother. I really like my aunt… I never even got to call her that… How could she die?”
Eric picked Layla up, then gently wipes her tears away.
“Your aunt isn’t dead. She’s alive in a different way,” Eric consoled. “Her blood is running through your little brother’s veins, so she will always be with him.”
Eric’s explanation made Layla stop crying.
Hayden’s mood, however, turned heavier.
He quietly returned to his room, shut the door behind him, and allowed the tears to fall from his eyes.
Shea had asked him to call her “Aunt Shea” many times before, but he had always heartlessly rejected her requests.
He hated Elyette, so the way he had rejected Shea was extremely cruel.
He regretted it now. He wanted to call her “Aunt Shea”, but he would never get the chance to do so.
The last time he was this upset was when his grandmother passed away.
He might not have called Shea his aunt, but he had already considered her a part of their family in his heart.
Around two in the afternoon, Averie was awakened by the sound of her phone ringing.
She thought it was the doctor calling, so she quickly rubbed her eyes and searched for her phone. When she found it, she saw Cole’s name flashing on the screen.
Why was Cole calling Averie?
Averie lay back down on the bed and answered the phone.
“My mother’s dead, Averie,” Cole sobbed on the other end of the line.
Averie froze for a moment. This was very sudden.
“Your mother’s dead? How did she die?”
“Elyette Foster shot her,” Cole choked. “He wanted to shoot me, but my mother took the bullet for me. I’m in so much pain right now, Averie. I don’t know who else to talk to…”
Averie sat up.
Why did Elyette do that?
Shea got in trouble because of Robert. It had nothing to do with Cole!
Elyette would not kill someone for no reason. He was not that kind of person!
“Did your uncle do that because you did something horrible, Cole?” Averie pestered. “What did you do?!”
Cole had simply wanted to complain to Averie, but he did not expect her to be more emotional than he was.
“It’s true that I did something awful. I shouldn’t blame my uncle for wanting to kill me, but my mother was innocent!” Cole drew a sharp breath, then wiped the tears from his face.
“My grandmother’s death was caused by Zoe Sanford and me… I was stupid! I thought that I would never have to work again for the rest of my life as long as I kissed up to Zoe!”
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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