“Why didn’t you bring a bodyguard? Don’t you know that you are a public figure?” Averie furrowed her brows. She was suddenly angry. “Did you think that there wouldn’t be danger in Bridgedale? Bridgedale’s safety is much worse than Aryadelle’s!”
Elyette looked at her agitated face. Words got stuck in his throat.
“Averie, don’t be angry. I came here on a last-minute decision,” Elyette explained. “At that time, there wasn’t an extra ticket on the flight, so I didn’t bring the bodyguard along with me.
“Can’t you just take the next flight with your bodyguard?” Although Averie was complaining, she had calmed down. “You’re staying at my place tonight.”
“Okay.”
“Did you do it deliberately?” The more she thought, the more suspicious she got. “Did you really not bring your bodyguard?”
“What about the trust we just talked about?” Elyette said directly, “If I wanted to stay at your place, I have a thousand ways to do it. The only thing I won’t do is lie to you and gain your pity to achieve my goal.”
Averie blushed because of her suspicion.
Once Hayden returned home, he saw Mike sitting in the living area eating takeaway and drinking beer.
“Big H, didn’t I spend this morning repairing the webpage? Turns out, someone shut it down, “Mike said remorsefully, “I’m guessing the webpage must have a hugege secret.”
“Oh,” Hayden said distractedly, “Elyette came to look for Mommy.”
Mike knew about this, so he was not surprised.
“Big H, don’t be sad. You’re a man. You should recognize the reality and accept it,” Mike comforted him, “Your mother loves Elyette. Even if they fight all the time, it can’t change this fact.”
Hayden pouted. He was indignant.
“This is love,” Mike comforted Hayden. “You’re still young, so you won’t understand. You’ll get it once you’re older.”
Hayden was gloomy from Mike’s comforts. He turned around and returned to his room.
Soon after, Averie brought Elyette home.
Mike saw the two of them and raised his beer on the table. He raised his eyebrow and said,
Elyette, “Come have a drink!”
Averie looked at Mike and said nothing. She was prepared to return to her room to take a shower.
Elyette grabbed her arm and asked her, “Can I drink with him?”
Averie said, “Drink if you want to.”
“Can you two not be so corny? Do you need to ask permission just to drink?” Mike teased, “If those that don’t understand this situation, they would think that I was about to pick a fight!”
“I’m just afraid that I’ll get you drunk, and she’ll get angry.” Elyette walked over to Mike and sat down. He picked up a can of beer.
Averie was a little worried. She warned, “Don’t get too drunk. There’s no nanny to take care of you at night.”
“Averie, don’t worry! I won’t get drunk! As for him…as long as he begs for mercy, I won’t make him drink anymore!” Mike said while picking up a can of beer and drinking with Elyette.
Averie has predicted that the situation would turn out to be tragic that night. Before returning to her room, she went to look for Hayden.
Hayden had just finished his shower. His hair was wet, yet he looked sleepy as if he could fall asleep the next second.
She immediately entered the room, took the hairdryer, and started blow-drying his hair.
Once his hair is dry, she ruffled his head. “Hayden, Elyette didn’t bring a bodyguard over this time, so I let him stay the night.”
Hayden nodded. “Mommy, I’m sleepy. Go to bed too.”
Averie nodded and returned to her room.
At two in the morning, her phone screen lit up before it started ringing.
Averie woke up in alarm from her sleep. She picked up her phone and answered the call.
Ten minutes later, she left her room with her bag in hand.
The living area lights were still on. Mike and Elyette were each on a sofa, they were drunk as a skunk.
No one won.
Averie long expected this outcome. She glanced at them before leaving in a rush. Something has happened to the company.
Shaun was sobbing through the phone and Averie knew that she had to hurry back. Her mind went blank from the sudden turn of events. The core technology of Tate Industries had been stolen and the most pathetic of it all was that they had no idea who was behind it.
The culprit had taken the opportunity of the absence of her and Mike since they had traveled overseas for leisure.
The core technology of the company was stored in a microchip with layers of security barriers set within it; even when stolen, the culprit might not be able to decode the content right away, but it would happen eventually.
The world was never short of accidents, just like how she didn’t imagine that Zoe would commit suicide.
At seven in the morning, Hayden stepped out of his room and found the entire mansion in silence, as though there was not another soul. He went over to Averie’s room and noticed that the bedsheet was in a mess, but there was no one around.
“Mom!” Hayden shouted loudly.
Meanwhile, in the living room, Elyette was woken up by the shout. He got up from the couch through the excruciating headache from the hangover and walked towards Hayden.
“Hayden, what’s wrong?”
Hayden’s eyes reddened; without a care of their previous grudges, he asked anxiously, “my mom is gone! Do you know where she is?”
Elyette immediately sobered. He took out his phone from the pocket of his trousers with a trembling hand and saw the message he received from9e Averie.
‘I have an emergency and need to head back first. Help me keep this from Hayden. Don’t make him worry
Elyette desperately wanted to call Averie right away, but keeping Hayden from learning Averie’s departure was the priority.
“You mom… She…has an early body check this morning… Some of the tests require her to undergo them with an empty stomach…so she headed out to the hospital early,” Elyette maintained his composure and came up with an excuse. “You have summer camp today so let’s not be late. I will go find her later in the hospital, so don’t worry.”
Hayden wasn’t sure about pregnancy tests and took Elyette for his words.
As soon as the bodyguards sent Hayden off, Elyette instantly went to call Averie.
Her phone was turned off, so it was likely that she was still on the plane.
Meanwhile, in Aryadelle, Wanda stared at the stolen microchip in her hand with a smug, smile on her face
There was an extremely small logo on the chip that read: Super Brain.
It was the system that Jack had spent fortunes in developing; it was something that belonged to her and now, she had finally taken it back after Averie had taken it from her for so many years. From this point onwards, she vowed to stomp Tate Industries to the ground and defeat Averie
“You sure are resourceful, Chelsea.” Wanda held onto the microchip tightly inside the palm of her hand, “Considering how sincere you are in working with me, I won’t hold back against Averie! I assure you that you will be the only woman remaining by Elyette Foster’s side.”
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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