“Alright, Averie. I made some soup. Have some, then go to bed. You look like you’ve lost weight these days.” Mrs. Cooper placed Robert in his crib, then went to the kitchen to get Averie a bowl of soup.
Robert was a good baby. Even when he’s in his crib by himself, he did not cry.
Some children were so used to being held that they could not stand being put down. “Do you miss your brother and sister, sweetie?” Averie stood by the crib and cooed at Robert.” I’ll take you home in a couple of days, okay? Have you eaten? Would you like Mommy to pick you up?”
She was exhausted at first, but after saying a few sentences to Robert, she could not help but hold him in her arms.
When Mrs. Cooper walked in with the bowl of soup and saw this, she chuckled and said, “You just can’t help but want to hold him every time you see him, right?” “Yes, he’s such a good baby. It feels like he understands us when we talk to him.” Averie carried Robert over to the couch and took a seat. “Otherwise, how could such a good baby exist? You don’t cry or whine, and you stare right at me every time I talk to you. Are you my little angel?”
Mrs. Cooper placed the bowl of soup on the coffee table, then said, “Have some soup first, Averie.” “Okay.” Averie handed Robert over to Mrs. Cooper. “Did Layla call after I left for the hospital this morning?”
“She did. She said she wanted to see her little brother,” Mrs. Cooper took a seat next to Averie with Robert in her arms. “She said she’s going back to school tomorrow and she’s a little nervous about it. She said you promised her before that you would take her to her new school when she started first grade.”
Averie froze in the middle of drinking her soup. She seemed to have indeed given such a promise to Layla before, but she forgot about it after she picked up Adrian’s case. “I’ll check for flights.” Averie immediately put down her spoon and checked if she could hurry backi8 now.
“I already consoled her. She said she understood that you were busy with work and won’t blame you,” Mrs. Cooper said. “I was too careless.”
‘Who could blame you? If you really wanted to play the role of a mother at one hundred percent, then you would have to give two hundred percent of your energy for it to be enough. Layla isn’t a three-year-old anymore. She should learn to be considerate of her parents.
That’s the only way she’s going to grow up.” “I suppose that makes sense.” Mrs. Cooper’s cheeks turned pink. “By the way, Master Elyette called, too. Don’t worry, it wasn’t about the kids and he didn’t ask about you. He told me that my things were all packed and wanted to find a good time to hand them over to me.”
Things were over between Averie and Elyette, but it was not like her expression would change every time he was mentioned.
“What did you tell him?”.
“I told him that Mike was back in Aryadelle, so he could either contact Mike and arrange for my things to be sent to him, or wait until I return and pick them up myself,” Mrs. Cooper said honestly.
Averie nodded her head. “He said he’ll get the driver to send my things over to the Starry River Villa. I thought that was fine, so I agreed.”
Averie nodded once again. At seven the next morning, a black Rolls-Roice slowly made its way into the Starry River neighborhood and eventually pulled up in front of Averie’s front gates. At that moment, the bodyguard had already sent Hayden to school, and Mike was about to send Layla off to another elementary school.
The elite class for young prodigies that Hayden attends at Central University was unlike any other ordinary elementary school. No matter how much money Averie had, she would not be able to enroll Layla there.
Besides, Layla did not want to join an elite class anyway. She could not understand anything that Hayden was learning about, nor did she have any interest in it. When Mike led Layla out of the house and saw Elyette’s car, he immediately froze in his tracks. Elyette’s driver opened up the trunk to the car and brought out Mrs. Cooper’s suitcases.
Mike held Layla’s hand and walked over to check on the situation. “These are Mrs. Cooper’s things. She resigned from her job at the Foster mansion, so Mr. Foster asked me to bring her things here,” said the driver. “Your boss let you use the Rolls-Roice to send luggage over?” Mike’s intuition told him that it was possible that Elyette was in the car.
After a few seconds of awkwardness, the driver explained, “Mr. Foster is in the car. I was driving him out for breakfast.” Mike chuckled coldly, then let go of Layla’s hand, walked over to the car, and tapped on the door to the backseat.
The window rolled down, and Elyette’s cold, handsome face appeared in front of Mike. Mike smirked, then teased, “It’s seven thirty in the morning. Shouldn’t a pampered company president like you still be in bed? What kind of company president wakes up at seven in the morning for breakfast? Did you not have dinner last night?”
Elyette remained silent.
“Give it to me straight. You came over here to have breakfast, didn’t you. There are some pancakes left. If you don’t mind, then…”
Before Mike could finish his sentence, Elyette opened the car door and got out. It was Mike’s turn to be speechlessed now. Was he actually shameless enough to go in and have breakfast? When Layla saw Elyette get out of the car, she immediately frowned. She went behind Mike, grabbed his hand, and dragged him away. “Get back in the car for now, Foster! Don’t make my sweet Layla cry! Otherwise, she’ll complain to Averie when she calls her tonight!” Mike threatened. Elyette stopped in his tracks. He missed the children deeply.
That was why he could not help but come over. He would be happy even if he caught a glimpse of one of the children.
Layla hid behind Mike. She refused to see Elyette, and she refused to be seen by him.
She was so happy when she thought that she finally had a father. However, her happiness only lasted for a few days until he turned back into Dirtbag Dad.
She knew that Elyette had his reasons for turning back into a dirtbag, but how could her broken heart possibly recover after only such a short period of time?
“Daddy would like to apologize to you, Layla.” Elyette’s Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat, and his voice was deep and heavy as he said, “It was my fault. Whatever my reasons, I still hurt you, and that puts me in the wrong.” Layla’s eyes instantly reddened as she heard his apology. She yanked at Mike’s arm and wanted to quickly leave this place.
Mike immediately picked her up and carried her over to the garage. The moment she was picked up, Layla lowered her head and did not want to be seen by Elyette. A few seconds later, however, she could not help but sneak a peek at Elyette. Elyette was also staring right at her.
When father and daughter met eyes, something snapped inside of Elyette and he called out,” I’m sorry, sweetie! Won’t you give Daddy another chance?!”
At that moment, Mike stopped in his tracks. His phone was ringing in his pocket. He put Layla down, pulled out his phone, and answered the call.
“What?! Robert’s got a fever? Don’t be scared, Averie…”
Elyette heard what Mike was saying from the front gates. Then, he hurried over and snatched the phone out of Mike’s hand!
Mike was so shocked that he thought his soul was about to leave his body! “What the hell are you doing with my phone?!” he snapped furiously, then snatched his phone back.
On the other end of the line, Averie was stunned. Who snatched Mike’s phone away? Who would dare do such a thing?
Elyette’s face automatically appeared in her mind. “Put it on speaker!” Elyette demanded through bloodshot eyes. Robert had a fever. He needed to know how he was doing. When Averie heard Elyette’s voice, she drew a sharp breath.
What were Elyette and Mike doing together? It should be past seven in the morning in Aryadelle. What was Elyette doing at her house? “Why should I do what you say? You’re not the boss of me!” Mike could not hold back his bad temper.
Elyette’s expression instantly turned dark as his cold eyes emanated a murderous aura.
Mike, however, was not afraid of him.
Layla stood next to Mike and watched as the two men argued. She thought they were about to start a fight, and she burst into tears.
“I’m gonna be late for school!” she sobbed. Layla was not the type of little girl who cried for noed reason. The moment she began to cry, Mike and Elyette instantly let down their guards and looked at her helplessly. “Don’t cry, sweetie! I’ll take you to school right away! I promise you won’t be late!”
Mike picked Layla up with one arm and hurried over to these garage. Elyette wanted to run after his father and make her feel better, but he figured that doing that would only make Layla cry even more. He walked dejectedly out of the front yard. Once he got in the car, the driver got into the driver’s seat and asked, “Where to, Sir?” Elyette’s eyes were turned toward the window as if he did not hear the driver’s voice.
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