She rushed into the house, and charged toward Elyette without even changing into her house slippers.
“Where’s Hayden? Why are you here alone?”
Elyette was about to speak, but Averie interjected when she noticed his disheveled clothes.
“What happened to your clothes?” Elyette’s shirt was completely wrinkled. She followed the wrinkled lines to his back and saw a piece of his shirt that was ripped off.
She saw the bloody bite mark under the ripped fabric.
The bleeding had stopped, but she could imagine how painful it must have been.
Averie faced them, then asked, “Did Hayden bite you?”
“I brought it onto myself,” Elyette said nonchalantly. “He’s in his room.”
“I see. I’ll go take a look. Wait here for me,” Averie said, then walked up the stairs.
Mike sauntered behind Elyette, took a good look at his wound, then sighed and said, “Big H really did you in! You look like you were bitten by a dog!”
Elyette turned around and stared grimly at Mike, then said, “Mike, is Hayden my son?”
Mike’s face froze, and he did not snap out of his daze until a few seconds later.
“What nonsense are you spouting? Didn’t you force Averie to abort your first baby with her? Hayden was adopted! Do you want to see the adoption papers?”.
Elyette nodded and said, “Show me the adoption papers.”
Mike was dumbfounded.
“Is something wrong?” Elyette said. Mike’s face flushed with guilt as he said, “I don’t have the paper! You have to get them from Averie. Although I don’t suggest you bother her about it. If you mention Hayden, she will definitely recall the time you almost strangled him to death!” “I already apologized to Hayden about that today.”
“So what?” Mike said as he decided to take the opportunity to test him. “Even if Hayden was your son, he won’t accept you after what you’ve done to him.”
Elyette felt as if a knife was pierced through his heart.
Mike was right.
Even if he was Hayden’s biological father, Hayden would never forgive him.
Just like the way he had never forgiven his own father.
Elyette did not expect himself to turn into the person he despised the most in the world.
Mike noticed Elyette’s reddened eyes, dejected expression and silent demeanor, then coughed awkwardly and said, “I’m just messing with you! Hayden does have a bad temper, though. He won’t forgive you if you wrong him. Unless…”
“Unless what?” Elyette asked in a hoarse voice.
“Unless Averie asked him to forgive you,” Mike suggested.
Then, he changed the subject and said, “Why didn’t Shea come along? I wanted to ask her what she was thinking! I can’t believe she snuck Hayden out to join such a huge competition. It’s a good thing he won. Otherwise, it’d be embarrassing.”
“I asked the bodyguard to send her home.”
“I see. I think you should have a nice, long talk with her. Maybe you could also give her a more advanced education.”
As the two men conversed, Averie walked down the stairs.
She was holding a first aid kit and a men’s t-shirt.
“Go sit with Hayden, Mike,” she said.
“I’ll take him out for a drive!”
Mike walked over to the stairs, then whispered in Averie’s ear, “Elyette suspects Hayden is his son.”
Averie was stunned upon hearing those words. Elyette was sitting on the couch with his deep set eyes fixed on her.
She felt his searing gaze, then composed herself and walked toward him.
“Let me tend to your wound,” she said.
Elyette meekly unbuttoned his shirt to reveal his chiseled torso. Averie lowered her gaze in embarrassment, then opened up the first aid kit and took out the disinfectant and anti-inflammatory cream.
“Can I ask you something?” Elyette said suddenly, making Averie tense up.
“Don’t distract me while I’m cleaning your wound. Don’t blame me if I mess up.”
She was afraid he would ask about Hayden’s parentage.
As long as Elyette looked deeper into it, he could quickly find out that Hayden was his son.
Averie’s threat was effective, Elyette did not say another word before she was done dressing his wound. Averie finished tending to Elyette’s wound, then said coldly, “Put your clothes on.” Elyette put on the t-shirt she gave him, then looked up at her and asked, “Can I ask my question now?”
“What is it?” Averie’s expression and tone were icy. “Hayden doesn’t like you. Don’t touch him again. If something like this ever happens again, just give me a call.”
Elyette’s mind went blank.
He really did bring all of this onto himself.
He picked up his torn shirt, stood up and prepared to leave.
Averie suddenly felt anxious.
Her feet took an involuntary step forward as she said, “What did you want to ask me?”
Elyette turned to look at her, then said, “Do you think shea needs to continue her treatment? I’m worried it would end up taking a toll on her health if we keep going.”
“Isn’t Zoe Sanford Shea’s doctor?” The moment Averie mentioned Zoe’s name, her reason began to crumble. “Since you went to her and even paid her an exorbitant medical fee, you should just listen to her advice.”
Elyette did not expect his question to hit Averie right where it hurt.
“I won’t bother you with Shea’s sickness ever again, Averie,” he said emotionlessly as his Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat.
However, Averie saw what looked like a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
“You should show some basic sincerity if you’re asking a genuine question,” Averie said as she met his gaze. “You better keep the truth from me forever! You didn’t tell me when I wanted to know about it. By the time you decide to tell me, I would already not want to hear what you have to say.”
Elyette tightly clenched his ripped shirt, then left in humiliation. Averie no longer wanted to know about his relationship with Shea.
He was too foolish!
Back when he made his decision, he had ignorantly made one mistake after another.
He chose to hide the truth from Averie all because of his d*mned pride!
Now, however, his pride was worth absolutely nothing to her!
Once Elyette was gone, Averie fell back onto the couch.
She placed her hands on her flushed cheeks as every breath she took hurt her.
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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