“You killed your grandmother but still won’t repent. How could you bring yourself to blame your uncle when your mother died because of you?
If I were him, I would want you dead, too!” Averie gritted her teeth. “One can be incapable, but should still have a conscience!”
Cole’s tears came to a halt.
“You don’t have to speak up for me, Averie, but you don’t need to give me this holier-than thou attitude when I’m at my lowest! My mother’s dead! I didn’t kill her!
I might not have a conscience, but I would never kill my own mother!”
“What about your grandmother, then? Was she unkind to you?” Averie retorted. “If you could kill your own grandmother with your bare hands, then I can give you a holier-than-thou attitude!”
Cole clenched his teeth, then hung up the phone.
Averie let out a heavy sigh as she heard the sound of the call being ended.
How did Elyette suddenly find out that Cole was the one who killed his mother?
In the span of a day, Shea left him, he found out that his mother was murdered by his own nephew. Any typical person would not be able to handle this series of blows.
At the thought, Averie pulled off the covers and got out of bed.
After she washed up, she put on a clean cardigan, then walked out of the room.
In the living room, Eric was playing with Layla. When he saw Averie come out, he immediately shot to his feet.
“When did you get here, Eric?” Averie was fast asleep and did not hear him arrive.
“I got here earlier.
I heard about Shea. Elyette doesn’t blame you, does he?” Eric asked.
Averie lowered her gaze and said, “If he had to blame someone, he would blame the baby. I told him before that I would never let Shea donate her blood to the baby.”
“In that case, the baby is even more innocent,” Eric said with reason. “Can the baby talk? Can he make decisions? If he blames the baby, then you should ignore him and take the baby with you.”
Eric did not want Averie and the baby to suffer.
Averie understood his good intentions, but she had to go and find Elyette now.
She was filled with uneasiness.
He must be in indescribable pain at the moment. Even if she could not truly comfort him, she should still check on him.
When Averie arrived at the Foster mansion, she parked her car outside the front gates.
The bodyguard saw her and immediately opened up the gates.
Mrs. Cooper welcomed Averie as she walked into the front yard.
“What are you doing here, Averie? How’s Robert doing?”
“Robert’s fine.” Averie hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Is Elyette home?”
Mrs. Cooper shook her head and said, “He left this morning and hasn’t been back since then. What happened to Shea was a huge blow to him. Did you manage to contact Wesley? No matter what, we need proof if shea’s dead or alive!”
Mrs. Cooper shook her head and said, “He looked really upset when he left this morning, so I was too afraid to ask. How about you give him a call?”
Averie pulled her phone out of her bag and dialed Elyette’s number. The call went through, but there was no answer.
“Come inside, Averie! It’s too cold out here.”
Mrs. Cooper led her inside. “How’s your recovery going?”
“I’m doing well,” Averie responded casually.
The wound on her abdomen was still aching, but the series of events that were happening constantly made her forget about the pain.
“I’m also a woman and I’ve also had children.
It hasn’t even been a month since you gave birth, but you’ve been running back and forth between the house and the hospital. That must affect your recovery.” Mrs. Cooper sighed, then continued, “Once Robert’s condition is stable, you can rest at home in peace. Master Elyette will get through this by himself.”
“I know. I just came to check on him.”
Averie would not be able to rest easy if she did not at least take one look at him.
“He should be back tonight.” Mrs. Cooper poured her a glass of water, then said, “He spent all night in Shea’s room last night. I’m guessing he didn’t get any sleep.”
“Could I go see Shea’s room?”
Averie took the glass of water from Mrs. Cooper and took a sip.
“Sure, but don’t touch anything in there. I’m worried Master Elyette might get mad.”
“I’ll just look.” If something had not happened to Shea, Averie would never simply go into her room.
Now, Shea had given up her life to save Robert. Averie felt that it was a great kindness, but she never truly understood Shea.
Mrs. Cooper led Averie to Shea’s room.
The room was decorated in a dreamy, princess theme. Every single item in the room, from the dazzling chandelier, to a simple hair brush, was extremely unique. These were not things that one could simply buy on the market.
Elyette had given the best of the best to Shea, and Shea had given up her life to save their son.
Money could be measured, but love could not.
Elyette must be in excruciating agony right now!
Averie took a deep breath, then walked over to the vanity table and noticed the photo album on top of it.
Before her fingers touched the album, she asked Mrs. Cooper, “Could I take a look at this photo album?”
Mrs. Cooper was not the master of the house, so she did not dare make her own decisions.
However, Averie had just given birth to Elyette’s son. Her meaning to him was extraordinary.
“It should be fine. Go ahead and look. I’ll wait outside.” Mrs. Cooper was worried that Elyette would be home at any time.
Averie sat down on the chair and opened up the photo album.
It was the Foster family’s old family album.
Some of the photos had turned yellowish with age. There were photos of both Elyette and Henry from when they were children.
Other than that, there were also photos of Shea.
She knew that Shea’s photos were also in the album because there was an inscription on one of the photos.
There were two adorably chubby children in the photo. The girl was wearing a puffy dress while the boy was dressed in a white shirt and overalls. They were sitting on the couch with a toy in each of their hands as they stared at the camera.
The inscription on the photo read, “One-year-old Elyette Foster and Shea Foster.”
Shea Foster!
Averie drew a sharp breath!
Shea’s full name is Shea Foster!
She was most certainly a member of the Foster family! The Fosters had never publicly announced her existence, nor was she in the family register, but the photo in front of her could not lie!
Not only was Shea a Foster, she was also the same age as Elyette!
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