Mike saw the coldness on her face and guessed, “Did you go see Elyette?”
“I came back from the hospital.” She did not feel like talking about Elyette.
“I went to check things out at the hospital today. The doctor said that Robert’s condition is stable now, and there shouldn’t be any issues from now on.”
Mike helped Averie to the couch, then said. “Chad told me that it’s better for you to leave Elyette alone for now. He was down for a while after his mother died. It’s about the same situation right now.”
Averie lifted her gaze and looked at Mike. “He went to the old mansion to kill Cole Foster today, because Cole was the one who killed Rosalie. In the end, Cole’s mother took the bullet for him. She died today.”
Mike was speechless as he watched her talk.
“Robert was the one who took Shea’s life,” she continued.
“How does that make sense?! Robert doesn’t know a thing right now, you never asked Shea to donate her blood…”
“That’s how Elyette would think, though,” Averie said certainly.”I know him… That must be what he’s thinking.”
“That’s his problem! Robert isn’t just your child, he’s Elyette’s too!” Mike placed his hands on his hips. “You look exhausted, Averie. Shea’s already dead. That’s something that we can’t change. Since that’s the case, then all we can do is accept it!”
Averie took a deep breath, then nodded and asked, “Are Hayden and Layla asleep?”
“They’re in their room, but I don’t know if they’re asleep or not. They’re pretty upset about Shea’s passing, especially Hayden. I’ve never really seen him cry before this, but he was crying by himself because of Shea.”
Averie recalled everything about Shea and her heart began to ache.
Shea was a ray of light that could defeat all darkness.
Now that she was gone, her light disappeared along with her.
Averie returned to her room, washed up, then lay down in bed.
Her wide eyes were fixed on the chandelier above her head.
The light was blinding her eyes, but she endured it and refused to let her tears fall.
She did not blame Elyette. Even if he blamed everything on her and Robert, she still would not blame him.
When a person is at their lowest, they are completely void of reason.
When her mother died, she felt like her soul was sucked out of her body. She was close to madness and abnormally paranoid about everything. Everyone around her must have also suffered back then!
She would give Elyette time. She could wait.
Two days later, a grand funeral was held for Cole’s mother.
Elyette was not in attendance.
This showed that he had completely cut ties with his big brother.
What Averie did not expect was the fact that, after the funeral, Elyette had gone back to work.
Averie wanted to return to work, too, but her body still had not recovered.
Even if she wanted to go back to the office, Mike would not allow it.
There was another thunderstorm today.
This winter was much colder than the years before. Mike reminded her not to leave the house before he went to the office earlier.
“You can invite your friends over to the house if you’re bored, Averie,” he said.
Averie simply grunted in response.
Once Mike left, she suddenly thought about how she did not really have many friends. Tammy’s abduction left a permanent scar on her, and Wesley was nowhere to be found. She had no friends to invite over at all.
Mike returned an hour later with a bag of yarn.
“Knit a sweater if you’re bored, Averie!
You could make sweaters for the kids, or even for me.” Mike figured that knitting was not a tiring activity, and it took more time. “You could even knit one for Chad’s dog.”
Averie put down the book she was reading, then looked at him and asked, “Do I look that bored to you?”
“All you do is read. Aren’t your eyes tired?”
“I can rest when I’m tired.” Averie took a look at the yarn Mike bought. “This amount of yarn would only be enough for a dog sweater.”
“Don’t you think Robert’s about the size of a puppy now, anyway?” Mike teased.
“He won’t be that small once he leaves the hospital,” Averie said. “I haven’t knitted in a while. I might not remember how to do it.”
“Express yourself freely.
You don’t need to be that serious about it.” Mike glanced at the time, then said, “I’m going to the office. Things are busier at the end of the year.”
“Watch the roads. It’s slippery out there,” Averie reminded.
“It’s only the snow in our front yard that’s thicker.
They’ve got snow shovellers out on the roads to clear it.” As Mike was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something. “By the way, the doctor said that Robert can come home in two weeks.”
Averie knew that.
The doctor had already called her to tell her about it.
He probably also called Elyette to inform him, but she did not know if he would go to the hospital when the time came.
Two weeks later, Averie had finished knitting a scarf and a tank top for Chad’s dog.
Mike was very impressed with her work.
“You’re so talented, Averie. I bet Chad’s dog would love this,” he praised. “You won’t have time to knit when Robert comes home.”
“Probably not,” Averie answered absentmindedly.
“Are you thinking about whether or not Elyette would go to pick up Robert?” Mike guessed. “He probably won’t.”
“You guessed right.” Mike did not have the heart to tell her the night before. “Chad told me yesterday that Elyette’s away on a business trip. He won’t be back for a couple of days.”
Averie’s expression was calm as she said, “He did it on purpose. He doesn’t want to face Robert.
“If that’s the case, then forget about him.” Mike already had a plan. “Let’s have a party to celebrate when Robert comes home.”
“I’d rather not have a party. I don’t want to show off the joy that came from someone else’s pain.”
Mike shrugged, then said, “Alright! Then, it should be fine if we celebrate at home by ourselves, right?”
Averie had no reason to refuse.
They arrived at the hospital half an hour later.
The nurse had already carried Robert out of the intensive care unit.
He was much bigger than he was when he first entered the incubator, but he was still smaller than an average baby.
Even so, all of his vitals were the same as a regular baby. As Averie took Robert from the nurse’s arms, her heart began to race uncontrollably!
This was Averie’s first official meeting with Robert.
When he was in the incubator, he was practically in a coma the entire time. She had not visited him since he got better.
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