Both his parents were gone, and he never really got along with his brother Henry due to their huge age gap.
In his heart, Shea was his closest family.He did not want to lose her.
When Shea woke up the next morning, she sat up in bed and saw her brother sleeping by the edge of the bed.
She reached out and patted Elyette on the shoulder.
“Why are you sleeping here, Big Brother?” Elyette woke up, then lifted his hands and massaged his aching temples.
“How are you feeling, Shea?”Shea blinked and said, “I feel good! I’m just…Really hungry!”
Elyette was relieved. “I’ll get someone to send some breakfast up.I’ll take you to the hospital for a checkup after breakfast.” Shea stayed silent for a few seconds as she recalled the events of the day before. “Don’t worry, Shea.You’ll get better soon.” “Okay.” A fter breakfast, Elyette took Shea to the hospital for her checkup.The CT scan of her brain was surprisingly normal. The doctor took a look at the scan, then said, “Shea should stay away from anything that may trigger any stress from now on Maintaining the current condition is already a huge improvement.” The knot in Elyette’s heart finally unraveled. s they walked out of the hospital, Elyette’s phone rang. It was Zoe.He helped Shea into her seat, then stood outside the car and answered the phone.
“Hey, Elyette.Did you take Shea to the hospital for her checkup already? Didn’t we agree to go together?” Zoe said disconcertedly.
She had driven to the Foster mansion, but Mrs.Cooper told her that Elyette had already left the house with Shea.
Elyette watched the bustling hospital entrance, then said plainly, “The results were fine.”
“I see.That’s good.I’m already preparing a third treatment p[lan for Shea,”Zoe said enthusiastically.
“I have a new idea.If everything goes well, we should b e able to proceed with her third surgery later in the year.”
“Can you guarantee that a third surgery would turn her back to normal?” Zoe was stunned.
Even a miracle worker would not be able to guarantee they could successfully cure a patient.
“I’m not a hundred percent certain, but I think…”
“In that case, let’s just stop this!” Elyette said coldly.
“Come to me again once you have a hundred percent guarantee.” Zoe was shocked by his words.
“Elyette…Are you saying you want to stop Shea’s treatment? Or perhaps…Have you found a better doctor?” she asked with a slight tremor in her voice. Never in her wildest dreams did she expect Elyette to make such a decision.
Could it be that he found out that she was not the one who operated on Shea the first two times? However, if he knew about that, he would not have called her to check on Shea last night! “That’s not it,” Elyette said as all the warmth vanished from his voice. “Zoe, you could have used the money I gave you to buy anything you wanted, but you invested in Tate instead.”
Averie’s resentment toward him was not purely because he had given up on their relationship in the past for the sake of keeping his secret.
It was also because Zoe and Wanda were between them.
Elyette pondered a lot while he was in Shea’s room last night. The more he thought about it, the more he understood Averie’s suffering.lt was true that everyone had their own hardships to endure. He could not undo his past mistakes, but he wanted to do his best to not repeat his wrongs in the future. after hearing Elyette’s explanation, Zoe sobbed silently.
“I’m sorry, Elyette…I didn’t know how much you still loved Averie Tate.”
“You knew,” Elyette said, exposing her lies.
Zoe did not expect him to be this blunt!
“There’s no need for us to contact each other again, Zoe.”
Elyette used his most tranquil voice to say the most brutal words.
Zoe wanted to let out a bitter chuckle, but there was n o laughter left inside of her.
She had just told Wanda a few days ago that she was still able to get at least a hundred and fifty five million dollars out of Elyette.
Was life punishing her for her greed? However, was she not forced to do all of this because of Elyette? If he had shown her even an ounce of affection, she would not want a penny from him.
The sound of the call ending rang through Zoe’s ears.
Elyette had hung up the phone.Zoe burst into tears as she felt her world crumble around her. Elyette did not need her anymore! She had nothing left.
She made her way home in a daze… It was not until she got to the front door that she realized she had arrived at Wanda and her father’s place.
“What’s wrong, Zoe?” Of all the coincidences in the world, Wanda just happened to be home that day. “Ha! Elyette already decided to stand on Averie Tate’s side!” Zoe placed all of her bets on Wanda. “If you don’t deal with her now, you’ll lose all hope once that baby’s born.” Wanda’s face turned solemn. “Is it that bad?”
“It is! He told me himself that he wanted to cut all ties with me because of Averie Tate! As much as he cares about Shea, he’s willing to stop her treatment for Averie’s sake!” Zoe said as her eyes filled with tears once again. “I lost!” Wanda handed her some tissue, then said, “Don’t cry.l’ve come up with a solid plan, but I’m going to need your help.” This time, Zoe did not ask for details before agreeing right away. “As long as I can make Averie Tate suffer, I’ll do anything!”
The weeks flew by in a flash.
The next day was Children’s Day, as well as the day of Averie’s prenatal checkup.
At first, she was afraid that it was impossible for the baby to make it.
After all, she had ingested too many medical drugs at the early stages of her pregnancy.
Unexpectedly, the baby was strong enough to hold on until today.
If the checkup goes well tomorrow, the hospital would open a new pregnancy medical file for Averie.
“Is Elyette going to the checkup with you tomorrow, Averie?” Mike asked during dinner.
“Do you have a date tomorrow? I can just go by myself,”Averie said.
Mike raised his brows and asked, “Elyette isn’t going with you?”
“I don’t need him nor you to come with me.Otherwise, people might think that you’re the father.”
“Get the nanny to go with you.”
“She needs to stay home with the kids.Go on your date and don’t worry about me,” Averie said, then tooka sip of soup.
“I already made an appointment.I should be done by noon.”
“Okay,”
Mike responded absentmindedly as he tapped his slender fingers away on his phone. Less than two minutes later, he looked up at Averie DAx-AoK ,I said, “Elyette’s going to the checkup with you tomorrow!”
Averie put down her spoon, then lifted her gaze at him and said, “Did Chad say that?” Mike nodded and said, “Elyette probably didn’t tell you because he’s afraid you’d refuse.”
Less than five minutes after their conversation ended, Averie’s phone rang.Elyette’s name flashed on her phone screen.She left the dining room, then answered the call in the living room.
“I’ll wait for you at the hospital tomorrow morning, Averie,” Elyette said firmly as if the matter was not up for discussion. Averie did not want his company, but she also could not refuse. If she refused, he would use the baby as leverage. “Got it,””
Averie responded after a moment’s silence. “Let’s have dinner tomorrow night.Didn’t you come over the other day to see Shea? I’ll take her with me tomorrow.” Elyette’s voice was low and magnetic. “Bring the kids along.lt’s Children’s Day tomorrow.” “Elyette…” Averie began to speak as she prepared to discourage him. However, Shea’s voice came from the other end of the phone.
“Who are you talking to, Big Brother? Is it Averie? I want to talk to her.”
“Shea wants to talk to you,” Elyette said to Averie.
“I’ll pass the phone over to her.”
Once Shea was on the phone, Averie pulled back her hostility.
After the phone call, she walked over to the children.
“Do you two want to see Shea? Shall we have dinner with her tomorrow?”
Worried that the children would refuse, she decided to play the sympathy card and added, “Shea got sick a little while back.”
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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