Elyette responded, “Yes.” He immediately added on for her.
Suddenly, the fireworks in front of him lit up the night skies!
He looked at the brilliant fireworks in the sky. He was suddenly not afraid of the dark anymore. Fireworks would only shine the brightest under the dark skies, so darkness was not that intimidating after all.
“Daddy! Are you having fireworks over there? I can hear them!” Layla yelled excitedly.
“Hmm, do you want to see?” Elyette asked.
“I do! Let’s turn on our cameras!” Layla’s words made Averie, who was changing her clothes by the side, stiffened.
To make it feel more festive, she bought herself a red dress. The three children were in red too, it made it seem more festive that way.
When she had changed into her dress, Layla was already on a video call with Elyette. “Mommy, Daddy is having fireworks! It’s so pretty!” Layla took the phone and ran over to Averie
Layla did not even give Averie the chance to hide. She immediately faced the phone with her.
Elyette had the back camera of his phone turned on so that Layla could see the fireworks. Averie could not see him, but he could see her face.
The moment he saw her, his palms started sweating. Although he knew that she could not see him, his heart still skipped a beat.
She was wearing a red dress with her hair down. Her eyes were clear and bright. She was looking at him seriously.
No. She was not looking at him. She was looking at the fireworks on her phone.
‘Elyette took a deep breath to calm himself down, yet he could not help but stare at her.
“Mommy, I want fireworks too!” Layla pouted.
Averie patted Layla on the head. “We can’t put fireworks here. If you want to play with fireworks, we can drive to the outskirts tonight.”
“Then, forget about it! It’s so cold at night!” Layla gave up on that idea. “Let’s just see Daddy’s fireworks!”
“Hmm! Go ahead!” Averie moved away from the camera. After she left, the light in Elyette’s eyes vanished too.
Averie came out of her room and found Mike. “Mike, call Tammy!”
“I’ve already done it,” Mike said with an expression that says he understood her. “I got Big H to call her. She said she would come over soon.”
Averie said, “Thank goodness for you.”
“Hahaha! Tammy might be angry with you, but could she be angry with the children?” Mike measured Averie up in her new dress. “All of you are wearing red except me. Am I not family?”
“Don’t you hate the color red?” Averie retorted, “It’s because I treat you like family, so I remembered your likes and dislikes.”
Mike was speechless
A while later, Tammy arrived. She came alone.
“Where’s Aunt Mary?” Averie pretended as if the fight never happened. She asked calmly,” Didn’t you say you’re bringing your boyfriend? I even prepared a gift for him.”
Tammy also pretended that the fight did not happen. “I got my mom to return to Aryadelle to be with my dad. I broke up with the new boyfriend.”
Mike exclaimed in shock.
Averie glared at him to shut his mouth.
“Is talking in your sleep a sickness? Can it be cured?” Tammy asked sincerely, “I was talking in my sleep, calling out to Jun. My new boyfriend overheard what I said. He fought with me, and I was annoyed, so I broke it up.”
Averie was speechless.
Mike said, “Tammy! You’re amazing! But don’t be sad. Your new boyfriend isn’t really understanding. If he truly loves you, he should have helped you get past this painful period of loss!”
Tammy said, “I was initially feeling guilty, but after hearing what you said, I think what you say makes sense.”
They bonded immediately and decided to drink over it.
A moment later, Layla finished her video call. She came out with Averie’s phone in her hands.
“Mommy! How much money did Daddy give?” Layla passed the phone to Averie. “He made me keep the gift. Hehe, of course, I’ll accept it!”
Averie took her phone over and look at the screen.
The four transfers have been accepted.
If Layla did not accept the transfer, she would not have accepted money from Elyette.
“Mommy, how much money is that? I can’t count that far,” Layla asked.
“One hundred and fifty thousand for each of us.” Averie placed her phone on the coffee table.” Aunt Tammy is here. Let’s eat!”
“Oh, Mommy. Our money is yours,” Layla said generously, “What is ours is yours.”
“Hmm, what is mine is yours too,” Averie replied gently.
At Elyette’s mansion in Aryadelle.
The bodyguard was lighting fireworks while Ben and Elyette were drinking.
Mrs. Scarlet was busy in the kitchen while Chad served them dishes.
“Elyette, only the two of us are drinking. Isn’t it a little boring?” Ben said, “Should we get more people over? Or we head out to play?”
“I’m not going anywhere tonight.” Elyette put his wine glass down and said in a hoarse voice.” I’m feeling a little dizzy. I haven’t drunk in ages. My tolerance has gone down.”
Ben took away his wine glass and warned, “You’ve had alcohol tonight, you can’t eat medicine.
“Hmm. Get Chad to accompany you! I’ll go lie down for a while.” Elyette left and returned to his room.
plicably worried as if something were about om, he unbuttoned his collar. He was i to happen.
The fireworks were still going on outside. He walked to the bed and lay down.
In his pocket, his phone beeped. He took his phone out and saw the threats Charlie sent over.
In Bridgedale, after Mike and Tammy had a few rounds of alcohol, they started to vent to each other.
Tammy said that she was in a lot of pain. She knew that there was no hope with Jun, yet she still could not forget him.
Thus, Mike spread his hair apart to show her his scar. “I almost died previously. Right when my injuries were the most serious, my boyfriend dumped me. I think I’m worse off than you. After all, you’re not the one that got dumped.”
“Okay, you’re much worse than me. Not only was I not dumped, but I also did not almost die from sickness.” Tammy raised her glass to him. “How did you come out of it?”
Mike took a sip of wine. “I can now say that I am not afraid of death, but when I was almost dying, I was actually quite afraid. Averie saved me from the brink of death. What I then thought was not that I had been dumped, but I was still alive. Do you understand the joy of returning from the brink of death? Hahaha!”
Tammy nodded. “To be honest, although I’m in pain and I can’t sleep well at night, I’m still quite satisfied when I have food. I won’t die just because a relationship doesn’t work out. Being alive is quite good.”
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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