Chad had sent him several messages asking about Averie’s condition
Reading the text messages made Mike feel even more frustrated.
Mike: (Did your boss tell you to ask about her? Can he really call himself a man? Ask him to come and see it for himself if he can!)
Chad: (Can you talk on the phone right now?)
Mike: (I don’t feel like talking! I can’t f*cking figure out what awful luck Averie ran into to know such a sc*mbag!)
Chad called, and Mike answered.
“Take a look outside… I have a feeling my boss went over here,” Chad said in a relatively calm voice. “His bodyguard said that there was a crash on the way back to the city earlier, so there was traffic. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been late.”
“Is this only about him being late?” Mike said sarcastically. “He told me everything. It’s got to do with Zoe Sanford.”
“He already broke up and cut off all ties with her, though!” Chad said resolutely. “He isn’t going to let Zoe treat Shea’s illness anymore. I didn’t tell you about this because I thought it was something that he should do.”
Mike’s rage turned down a notch.
“Zoe called him today under the premise of introducing him to some doctor… Mr. Foster may not want Zoe to be in charge of Shea’s treatment anymore, but if there’s any chance of curing her, he would still go for it!” Chad began to plead, “Please go check outside. If he’s really there, can you please open the door for him?”
Mike put his foot down and said, “I can’t promise you that. Averie and the kids are already asleep.
As he spoke, he looked out the window.
Sure enough, Elyette’s luxury sedan was parked right outside the front gate.
Elyette was standing in front of the gate. He did not make a sound nor did he move a muscle. His deep set eyes were fixed in the direction of Averie’s room as he stood as still as a statue.
If what Chad said earlier was true, then Elyette was not completely unforgivable.
Of course, this was merely Mike’s own opinion.
Whether or not Averie decided to forgive Elyette, Mike would not interfere.
He opened the front door, then walked toward the front gate.
When Elyette saw Mike approaching, he instantly turned from a statue to a living man of flesh and blood.
Mike arrived in front of Elyette, then said through the gate, “You should go! Averie and the kids are asleep. You can save your apologies and explanations for tomorrow.”
After listening to Mike, Elyette turned and left.
Once Elyette’s car sped off, Mike finally let out a heavy sigh.
Shea arrived at Averie’s house the next morning accompanied by Mrs. Scarlet.
The children were in the middle of breakfast when they saw Shea walk in. Their eyes flickered, but they did not say anything, nor did they walk out of the dining room.
Mike flashed a smile at Shea and asked, “What brings you here this early?”
He thought that Elyette was the one who arrived!
“I came to apologize to Averie, Layla and Hayden, “Shea said in a clear, determined voice. “It was wrong of my brother and me to be late last night.
“You don’t need your apology, Shea. The one who should be apologizing is your brother,” Mike said as he walked over with a glass of milk in his hand.
“Big Brother will come over to apologize later,” Shea said as her cheeks turned pink. “I couldn’t wait, so I came myself first.”
Mike chuckled , then said, “This has nothing to do with you. You don’t need to apologize, nor do you need to feel bad.”
Shea did not agree with him.
“My brother took me to meet a new doctor yesterday. The doctor was staying somewhere really far away and we drove for a long time before we got there… If it weren’t for me, Big Brother wouldn’t have been late.”
At this point, Layla walked out from the dining room.
“Is that true, Shea?”
Hey eyes were still swollen from crying too much the night before.
Shea nodded furiously and said, “It’s the truth!”
Hayden finished his breakfast and walked past the living room. He picked up his backpack and prepared to leave for school.
Shea saw him, then hurried over to him and said, “I’m sorry, Hayden! I really didn’t mean to be late last night.”
Hayden was not upset with Shea.
He shook off Shea’s hand, then said coldly, “I’m going to school”
Shea released him, then pulled out a little box from her bag and shoved it into Hayden’s arms.
“This is your Children’s Day present! Please accept it.”
Mike was worried Hayden would refuse , so he strode over to him and pushed him out the door.
“We have to leave now or we’ll be late!”
Once Mike and Hayden were gone, Layla ran back to her room and emerged with the gift she prepared for Shea.
Shea was ecstatic to receive her present.
At the same time, she pulled out Layla’s gift.
She had bought a newly released hair clip for Layla.
Layla was so happy that she forgot all about the sadness of the night before.
“The truth is I really like you, Shea. I like all the presents you give me,” Layla said as she led Shea over to the couch to sit down. “I don’t like Elyette Foster… I’m still very angry at him. He broke my Mommy’s heart, and hurt Hayden and me, too…”
Outside the front gate, a black Rolls-Roice came to a halt.
Elyette emerged from the car.
“My brother’s here!” Shea cried out excitedly when she saw Elyette. “He’s here to apologize to you all, Layla!”
Layla’s cheeks flushed a crimson red. She was so nervous she wanted to hide, but there was nowhere for her to hide at all.
Mike had sent Hayden to school, and her mother was not home…
“I have to take Layla to school now, Mr. Foster,” said Averie’s bodyguard. “Please take Miss Shea home. I need to lock the doors.”
A look of surprise flashed across Elyette’s face.
“Where’s Averie?”
“She went out to attend to some business,” replied the bodyguard.
Elyette’s eyes darkened.
What business does she have to deal with this early in the morning? Where did she run off to?
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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