Since Elyette was at the very top of the social pyramid in Aryadelle, no one dared to write any gossip about him without any concrete facts.
“I have never thought about it, but he has to at least not do things that would make me sad.” Layla‘s face suddenly turned serious. “Also, he can‘t do bad things. If not, it would embarrass me.”
The interview ended quickly because Eric came over and pulled Layla away.
“Layla, did the reporters give you an interview just now?” Eric asked.
“Hmm, they just asked some questions,” Layla said with a yawn, “Uncle Eric! I’m sleepy! I want to sleep.”
Eric lifted her. “Go sleep! Once you‘re up, you can be with your Mommy in Bridgedale.”
Layla initially had a tired expression, but after hearing what he said, she smiled sweetly. “I miss Mommy. I have so many things I want to tell her…” Layla said softly and closed her eyes.
In Bridgedale, Averie had been busy preparing for the surgery the past few days. Mrs. Cooper and another nanny had been taking good care of Robert.
Averie occasionally came to see Robert, because they had agreed to spend New Year‘s Eve together, Tammy was in charge of curating the menu for dinner. She passed it to Averie to have a look.
Averie looked at the menu and said respectfully, “You‘re much more knowledgeable when it comes to food. I trust you.”
“Averie, you won‘t mind if I bring another person along, right?” Tammy took the menu back. Her facial expressions were rather unnatural.
“Of course, I won‘t mind, but who are you bringing?” Averie sized her face up. She felt as if Tammy had something to announce
“Uh… I have a new boyfriend. A Bridgedalean. He is good to me, so I agreed to be his girlfriend. I‘m only doing this for myself. If not, all I think of is Jun whenever I close my eyes. I‘m going crazy,” Tammy sighed and continued, “Didn‘t they say the best way to forget a person is to start a new relationship?”
“Tammy, are you serious?” Averie said heartbreakingly, “Jun sent me a message yesterday. He said he can‘t forget you. He fought with his parents because he did not want to be only a tool to bear children. I tried to talk him out of it, but I don‘t think he took my advice.”
Averie did not want to upset Tammy, so she did not tell her about this. After all, to completely cut ties with Jun, Tammy has blocked all of his contacts.
The expression on Tammy‘s face froze. Her eyes instantly reddened.
“Let‘s call him and ask,” Averie picked up her phone. She found Jun‘s contact and dialed him
The call soon connected.
“Jun, you said that you fought with your parents. Are you all fine?” Averie put it on the loudspeaker.
Jun chuckled lightly. “I‘m fine! But I‘m not sure about my parents. I‘ve blocked them. Just as cruel as how Tammy blocked me. I‘m staying with a friend right now. After the New Year, I will start a business again. I won‘t rely on them anymore.”
Jun‘s words made Tammy cry suddenly.
“Jun! Are you nuts! What business do you want to do? Hasn‘t your previous business made you suffer enough? Would it be hard for you to admit that you‘re a useless rich brat? If you don‘t rely on your parents, who are you going to rely on?” Tammy snatched over Averie‘s phone.
She mocked, “Let me tell you, I already have a new boyfriend! I will never get back together with you! My new boyfriend is not only handsome, but he also treats me much better than you! You can‘t even compare to him!”
Averie saw how Tammy has lost it. She immediately snatched her phone back.
On the other end of the line, Jun lost it too!
He said with a thick nasal, croaky voice, “Tammy! Are you not going to get back together with me? Have you really found a new boyfriend?” ,
“Yes!” Tammy roared into the phone. Her words were getting meaner. “Unless you‘re willing to marry into my family and take my last name! You‘ll be the b*tch of the Lynchs! Then maybe I‘ll consider taking you back!”
“F*ck off!” Jun was so angry he was trembling. He threw his phone out!
A loud sound came through the call. Averie took a deep breath and hung up.
“Tammy, why did you humiliate Jun that way?” Averie choked up. “He was once the man that you love the most! How could you do that to him?”
“Elyette was also once the man you loved the most! Didn‘t you also not give him custody of the children? His sister has died. He is grieving, yet you‘re not in Aryadelle to be with him, you ran all the way here with your child.”
Tammy looked at Averie coldly. Her tone was even colder. “People are all selfish. You‘re selfish too!” Averie was stunned. Tears immediately fell!
“You‘re right.” Averie looked at her. “I will always place my children and me first. A selfish person like me has no right to say anything about you.”
Tammy said, “Averie, don‘t feel aggrieved. You have nothing to feel aggrieved about. You have never been through hardship.”
Averie said, “Yes, what I have been through is nothing compared to you all.”
Tammy did not want to hear Averie talk about this. Even hearing her voice annoyed her. They were not like that before.
To put it bluntly, Tammy could not get past that incident. Although she said that the humiliation that she went through had nothing to do with Averie, her heart could not let it go.
If she did not know Averie, she would not have been kidnapped. She could have grown old with Jun, instead of hurting each other.
Tammy stormed off. She got in the car and quickly drove off.
She was in too much pain! She has already decided to turn over a new leave. Why did Averie have to choose that moment to tell her about Jun?
Tammy cried all the way home. Mary saw Tammy almost crashing into a tree. She quickly ran out. “Tammy, what happened?”
“Mom!” Tammy took off her pretense and ran into Mary‘s arms. “Jun fought with his parents because of me! He even blocked them! He said that he was never going to rely on his parents anymore! How comical! He will die of hunger without his parents! He said that he wants to start up his own company! The last time he tried his hands in a startup, he was so stressed he couldn‘t eat or sleep. I don‘t know where he gets the courage to do it!”
“Are you worried for him?” Mary sighed.
“He is almost thirty, yet he is still so naive and arrogant! I scolded him. He must have loathed me to death,” Tammy said and cried louder, “Mom, I scolded him terribly! I didn‘t want him to cut ties with his family! He can’t even take care of himself! He is impractical. Without his parents, he would be bullied by society!”
“Tammy, he is the only child. His parents will surely care for him. Just like how you‘re our only child. No matter what happens to you, whether you upset us or not, we will never give you up,” Mary comforted Tammy.
“Mom! Not only did I make Jun hate me forever, but I also fought with Averie. I have no one anymore. I only have you and Dad.”
“Stop crying.” Mary gently patted Tammy‘s back. “It will pass.”
At the Starry River Villa, Layla woke up and found a few pretty boxes next to her bed. She opened them all. It was an array of hair clips.
She took all of the hair clips and ran to Mike. “Uncle Mike! Did Daddy give me these beautiful hair clips?”
Mike had to attend the company‘s year–end gala that day, so he got up earlier.
“Hmm, he brought them over last night. Do you like it?”
“I like them all! He knows how to pick! All the clips have pretty gemstones on them!” Layla praised Elyette.
Mile thought about the gold bar he bought for Hayden, he could only smile. “Are you going to stay at home and wait for me together with Hayden or come with me to attend the company‘s gala?”
“I want to wear the hair clip Daddy bought for me and attend the gala with you!” “Then, go get your brother. Ask him to join us,” Mike said, “After the gala, we‘ll head straight to the airport!”
Layla obediently nodded and went to look for Hayden. At the Sterling Group, Elyette was busy dealing with work.
There was a knock on Elyette‘s door. Then, it was pushed open.
Ben entered. “Elyette, it‘s almost the New Year. How do you plan to celebrate? Will you be home or out on holiday?”
Elyette did not look up. His tone was calm. “I‘ll be spending it at home.”
“Then, I‘ll come over to your place to have dinner! I‘m not going back to see my parents.” Ben walked over to Elyette‘s desk and sat down. “Chad‘s culinary skills are quite good. We‘ll get him to cook.”
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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