A while later, Mike sent another message. This time, it was a link.
Elyette tapped on the link that brought him to Tweeter.
The reporter asked, “Layla, do you have any New Years’ wishes?”
“I wish to receive a lot of beautiful gifts…”
“Do you have any happy things that happened to you recently?”
“I never had a good relationship with my father previously, but it’s getting better with him. It’s great to have a father.”
Elyette’s eyes were a little wet at that point. He never thought that Layla would mention him in her interview. In her heart, he must be someone important to her already!
The reporter continued, “Is your father in the industry too? Is he here tonight?”
Layla said, “He isn’t in the industry. Our relationship only got better a little, we’re not there yet! I still have to evaluate his performance in the future!”
“Then, what do you hope he does in the future?”
“I have never thought about it, but he has to at least not do things that would make me sad. Also, he can’t do bad things. If not, it would embarrass me.”
The video ended there.
Layla’s last sentence rang in his mind for a long time. As her father, he should indeed give his children a positive image. He has to work hard not to embarrass them.
He saved the video and planned to use that to remind himself constantly.
When he headed upstairs, his phone rang. He picked his phone up and saw the incoming call. He instantly furrowed his brows.
How did she dare to call him? He pondered for a few seconds and answered the call because he was curious.
After about more than ten hours of flight, the plane finally landed in Bridgedale.
Mike brought the two children to see Averie.
“Mommy, I have something I need to tell you.” Layla held Averie’s hand with one hand while pointing at the hair clip on her head with another. “Daddy gave me this as a gift. I have already started calling him Daddy.”
Averie replied, “I know. Uncle Mike told me two days ago.”
“Oh, Mommy, are you angry?”
Averie shook her head. “You call him Daddy because you must have thought that he treats you well.”
“No matter how well he treats me, he won’t treat me as well as you, Mommy. I like you the best. Daddy can only come in third.” Layla immediately pledged her allegiance.
Mike heard what she said and felt troubled. “What about me? Where am I placed?”
“You’re placed in two and a half because you are after Hayden and before Daddy,” Layla replied seriously.
Mike did not know whether to laugh or cry. After putting the luggage down, Mike went to Averie’s room to have a look at Robert.
He was sleeping soundly.
“Mike, I have surgery after the new year. Can you wait for me to complete the surgery before returning to Aryadelle?” Averie said.
“Of course. Is this surgery on that person with the same condition as Shea?”
“Hmm.”
“What a coincidence,” Mike said with a sigh, “I think you’ve said it before that this is a rare disease. It’s not a usual case of mental retardation.”
Averie nodded.
“What do you think about Elyette?” Mike thought back about what Elyette told him that he had the same condition as Shea when he was young, so he asked Averie, “Do you think his mental capabilities are normal?”
Averie thought that she misheard, so she did not answer this question.
Turns out, Mike did not give up on it. He asked once more.
“Mike, why would you ask this question?” Averie was stumped. “Did he do something that makes him seem that way?”
Mike shook his head. “I’m not close to him, so I’m asking you.”
“If you’re not close to him, then why would you doubt his intelligence? If someone were to doubt your intelligence, would you be happy?” Although Averie was still giving Elyette the cold shoulder, she would not want to see him be talked down upon.
Mike promised that he would not tell Elyette’s secret, so he tried hard to come up with a reason.
“He and Shea are twins. Shea has the condition, would he have it too?”
“They are fraternal twins. You can treat it as if they are two completely different beings. Their blood types are different too,” Averie explained.
Mike might look like he understood it, but he was still filled with curiosity.
Why was Elyette’s condition cured when he was young? That great doctor not only cured Elyette’s condition completely but there were also no after-effects either.
Elyette could have his achievements at that point, which proved that his intelligence was not only fine, but it was also better than many.
“Did Elyette contact you?” Mike changed the subject.
Averie asked, “Why are you asking me this?”
“You two have three children together. Are you planning to just ignore each other forever?” Mike furrowed his brows. “He isn’t angry with Robert anymore. He is mainly angry that you kept the fact that you were treating Shea from him. If you didn’t keep that from him, he would never have treated Zoe as his savior. The other crazy things that happened after that wouldn’t have happened too…”
“Mike, if things could be repeated, I would still do it,” Averie said calmly, “Tammy said that I was selfish. I am indeed selfish.”
Mike was stunned. “Tammy said that to you?”
“She is right. Selfish people usually live better.” Averie looked at Robert who was sound asleep. “Now that the children are with me, if Elyette doesn’t come to look for me, he won’t be able to see them. I don’t need to look for him.”
Mike could not help but applaud what she said.
“Don’t wake Robert up.” Averie pulled him out of her room. “Go have some food! Then, rest. We’ll go to the supermarket to get some groceries for New Year’s Eve tomorrow.”
“Okay, will Tammy and her mother come too?”
“I don’t know.” Averie seemed down. “She might not come.”
“Oh, did you two argue? Since you both haven’t reconciled, then just take time to calm down!” Mike said, “The older we get, the more things I realize that aren’t in full black and white.”
“Why are you so perceptive?”
Mike scratched his head and teased, “Because I know a lot of secrets, but I can’t tell you.”
“Do you think I’m going to ask you what they are? I’m not going to do that. I’ll make sure you suffocate to death with your secrets,” Averie teased.
“Averie! You’re getting meaner!” Mike said loudly, “No wonder men find you so attractive!”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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