“Ben’s in a coma.I’m at the hospital right now waiting for him to wake up.”
“Did you two go to look for Chelsea? How did Ben fall into a coma? “
“Chelsea abducted him yesterday.He was stuck in her office for over twenty-four hours and fell into a coma.”
“What about Chelsea?!”
“Her whereabouts are unknown right now.I don’t know where she’s run off to,” Elyette said.
“I’ve already sent people after her.Averie’s back broke into a cold sweat and suspicion took over.”
What happened at Layla’s school…Have something to do with Chelsea?!”
Elyette felt his chest tighten, then roared, “Averie! Stay right where you are! I’ll send the bodyguards to go get you and the kids!”
If Averie had not brought it up, Elyette would never have expected that Chelsea could have possibly escaped to Avonsville.
Sometimes, the most dangerous places could end up being the safest refuge.
Moreover, Chelsea might not be thinking about going into hiding right now, but to drag whoever she could down with her before she dies! Elyette was still unclear about what happened at Layla’s school, but it must have been something serious for the teachers to ask the parents to take the children home! Averie’s heart raced wildly after hearing his warning.
The stop light in front of her turned green, and she was in a rush to pick Layla up from school, so she could not listen to Elyette.
“I should be fine.If Chelsea really does come looking for me, she might not be able to harm me.”
Averie had already made up her mind.
“I’m about to reach Layla’s school.I’ll pick her up first.”
Elyette was also worried about Layla, so he understood her anxiety.
“Be careful.”
“I will.”
Averie hung up the phone, then stepped down on the gas pedal and sped toward her destination.
There were several patrol cars and an ambulance outside of Avonsville Elementary.
Averie parked the car by the street, then quickly got out and rushed toward the school gates.
“I heard a child died…A first- grader…A girl…”
“How did she die? Was she sick or did something happen?”
“I don’t know! Let’s wait for the school to let us know! I’m just worried my kid’s too traumatized to come back to school now.It’s terrifying!”
“I heard that the kid who died was from Class C.Are any of you parents of students from Class C? Do any of you have insider information?”
“My kid isn’t from Class C, but they’re in Class B next door.
It’s so unlucky that all the other classrooms need to stop classes because of this! We don’t think when classes will resume yet!”
“What’s so unlucky about classes being canceled? The dead kid’s family are the unlucky ones!”
Averie’s entire body turned cold and after she heard the discussions going on around her.
Layla was a first-grader in Class C.
The little girl who died was possibly Layla’s playmate.
Even if she was not, she was a classmate that she saw every day.
This must be a massive blow to Layla! When the teacher handed Layla over to Averie, she explained the situation to her, “The little girl who died today was called Kiki, Miss Tate.Layla was having lunch with her today.Something happened to Kiki before she finished her food.Our initial suspicions are food poisoning.Kiki’s health report was normal when she first enrolled in the school and she had no severe illnesses.You should take Layla to the hospital for a checkup right now to see if there are any issues with her health.”
Averie nodded and said, “Alright.I’ll take her to the hospital now.”
Then, she carried Layla, whose eyes were red and swollen from tears, out of the school.
Layla normally had neverending stories to tell Averie whenever she saw her, but Layla did not say a word even now that she was sitting in the child safety seat in the car.
She did not even call Averie “Mommy” when she saw her.
Averie sat down next to her daughter, then asked softly, “Tell me, Layla.Are you not feeling well anywhere?”
Layla froze for a moment, then shook her head.
“I know you suffered a great shock.I have, too.Once the school and hospital finish their investigation, they’ll let us know exactly why Kiki left us,” Averie said patiently as she held her daughter’s cold hand.
Layla’s eyes filled with tears, which rolled down her cheeks as she said, “Kiki died from eating cherries.She ate my cherries…The cherries must have been poisoned!”
Averie froze in horror!
“If I ate those cherries, I’d definitely be dead, too!”
Layla burst into gut wrenching sobs.
Averie immediately picked Layla out of the child safety seat and held her in her arms.
“Don’t cry sweetie.You’re safe now! You’ll always be safe! We won’t eat at school again! I’ll get the driver to send you food every day!”
Layla sobbed breathlessly and said, “Kiki was my friend, Mommy.She died right next to me…I’m scared…I’m so scared!”
Averie’s eyes welled up as her emotions slowly crumbled and she burst into tears, too.
According to Layla, if Kiki died from eating Layla’s cherries, then Layla was the target all along! If Kiki had not eaten the cherries that were meant for Layla, then Layla would be the one who died today.
Over at Rosacus City, after a few hours on an IV drip, Ben slowly awakened.
He saw Elyette talking on the phone not too far away from him.
“How did a drug meant for euthanasia turn up in a school cafeteria?! How did it end up in my daughter’s fruit bowl?! If you don’t give me a reasonable explanation, then you can forget about your job as school principal!”
Elyette’s fury had reached its limit! He had completely forgotten that he was in a patient’s room.
“Elyette…”
Ben called out weakly after hearing about the euthanasia drug.
“What happened? Did something happen to Layla?”
When Elyette heard Ben’s voice, he immediately hung up the phone.
He strode over to the bed, then gazed at Ben and said, “How are you feeling? Something happened at Layla’s school, so I need to rush back.Do you want to come with me? Or do you want to rest here for now, and I’ll get a bodyguard to take you home later?”
“What happened at Layla’s school?”
Ben’s instincts told him that things were not as simple as they seemed, so he sat up and said, “I heard you mention a euthanasia drug.”
“Someone poisoned Layla’s fruit earlier today.The drug that was used is usually used for euthanasia.”
Elyette gritted his teeth.
“Chelsea escaped! I suspect she was behind this!”
Ben’s face turned pale.
He yanked off the covers, then said, “There’s no need for suspicion! It was definitely Chelsea! I was the one who gave her the drug! I wanted to grant her a painless death, but she ended up abducting me! She actually wanted to use the drug on Layla! I’m beyond furious!”
Elyette cursed under his breath.
“That vile b*tch! I’m going to kill her with my own!”
“I’m coming with you!”
Ben yanked out the needle in his hand and got out of bed in a hurry.
The two men very quickly emerged from the hospital and rushed back to Avonsville.
Soon after, Elyette’s phone rang and he answered the call.
“Sir! Chelsea showed up in a red dress and is now dancing on the rooftop! She’s really immersed in it!”
Sterling Group’s vice president’s voice came through the phone.
“She’s locked the door to the roof.We can’t get up there!”
Elyette was silent.
Chelsea was dancing on the roof of his company’s building? Elyette clenched his fists tightly, then roared, “Call the police! I’m on my way back right now!”
“Yes, Sir! She might be thinking of jumping off the roof! She’s dancing dangerously close to the railing.It looks like she might fall at any second! It’s terrifying!”
“There’s nothing scary about her dying.What’s terrifying is if she doesn’t die!”
If there was a button that would instantly end Chelsea’s life, Elyette would press it right now.
“Even so…It’s bad luck for us if she purposely chose to kill herself at our building! She’s doing this just to get back at you!”
The vice president did not want the company to suffer from negative press because of this.
Elyette’s Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat.
Chelsea was indeed doing this to get back at him.
Did she plan on turning into a ghost after she dies and haunt him forever?!
A large crowd had gathered outside the Sterling Group building.
One could vaguely make out the red silhouette swaying up on the roof.
“I heard that the woman up there used to be the PR manager at Sterling Group! She was by Elyette Foster’s side for over a decade but never got anything out of him.She was so hurt that she decided to die right here! What a stupid woman!”
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