“When did you know?” Elyette gritted his teeth.
“I knew before Nathan came to you.” She then said honestly and sincerely, “I’ll face this together with you, Elyette. You’re the only Elyette Foster in this world.”
His Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat and he found it hard to describe what he was feeling.
She brought a glass of water to the bed.
“I need to bring Adrian away from Nathan because Nathan wants to threaten you using him. He might be your father, but he only looks at you like you’re a cash cow. Whether you live or die is none of his concem.” She put the water glass into his hand. “I only have one request, Elyette-don’t kill Adrian. We can put him somewhere no one can find him.”
“Why would you think that a place like that would exist in this world?” he retorted “The only way to stop anyone from finding him is if he dies.”
Averie was startled. “Do you have to kill him, Elyette? What if I don’t let you?”
“Don’t you think someone would be able to find him and use him to threaten me?” He put the water glass on the cabinet next to him. “Do you want to see me be threatened? Or do you want everyone to know about the baggage that I’m carrying?” “But didn’t you keep Shea well-hidden before? We could hide Adrian like that too…”
“Vou found Shea, didn’t you?” He frowned and proposed another plan. “It’s fine if you don’t want to kill Adrian, but just in case, I’ll kill Nathan’s family.”
Averie was speechless.
She could not accept what he proposed because she did not want him to kill anyone.
“You haven’t recovered from your cold yet, Elyette. You need to rest. Don’t worry about him. I’ll get the bodyguards to keep watch over him in the hospital so Nathan can’t get close to him for now.” She lowered her eyes and persuaded softly, “We’ll try and find another way once you’ve recovered.”
“Avoiding a problem won’t solve it, Averie.” Elyette’s voice was cold. “He cannot live under the same sun as me.”
“Why not? Adrian won’t take anything from you. He’s just like Shea-someone whose status is probably less than that of a random person on the street. Were you going to kill Shea too if she was alive?” Averie questioned him with a frown.
“You’re being unreasonable. Shea’s dead, so there’s no basis for your question,” he retorted.
“Who are you calling unreasonable? Did Adrian do anything wrong? Why can’t you tolerate his existence?” Averie knew for a long time that she and Elyette would have to eventually face that problem. However, she did not expect him to be that determined.
“He did nothing wrong. I’m the one who was wrong!” His face was gloomy. “I took his life and I don’t plan on giving it back to him for the rest of my life!”
“I never said you were wrong, Elyette.” She took a deep, agonized breath. “You didn’t choose your life. You were a victim too.”
He lifted the quilt and got off the bed.
She watched him stride into the bathroom and felt a dull pain in her heart.
She might not be able to convince him, because there was probably no better way to settle the problem.
Elyette was right, after all. If they hid Adrian, Nathan would go all out to find him, the quest of which would last for as long as Nathan was still breathing.
Either one of Adrian or Nathan had to die, or else things could turn from bad to worse at any time! During breakfast, Mrs. Scarlet secretly observed the two of them backed away.
It appeared that the conflict between them had not yet been resolved.
After she left, Averie opened her mouth and initiated a conversation. “I’ve been thinking, Elyette. If Adrian is discovered, the worst that could happen is that your background would be exposed. But why does it matter that you’re not the Fosters’ young master? It doesn’t affect your company’s operations at all.”
“You’re right when you say that it won’t affect my company, but it’ll also expose my murder of Eason.”
Averie felt choked for a moment. “But you were underage at the time, so you will neither be charged for murder nor sentenced to death.”
“Do you have any idea how cruel it is that you said that, Averie?” He put down his cutlery and had an ashen face. “I don’t want any outsiders to know about my history and my underage murder! But now you’re forcing me to face them!”
“I never forced you to face them. I just…” She sighed and put down her cutlery too. “Please just don’t kill anyone, okay? You had no choice when you killed Eason, but it’s not as if you have no choice right now.”
“You can leave now!” he felt a splitting headache coming on and said hoarsely. “I want to be alone for a while.”
She felt empty inside when he got up from the dining chair and left the dining room.
The last thing she wanted was for him to suffer, but she was very much aware that she was the one who brought upon him that very suffering.
Without her, he could do whatever he wanted without anyone objecting to him, and no one would be able to threaten him anymore. Averie continued to sit for a moment before coming out of the dining room and leaving the house.
At the hospital, Adrian was in rather low spirits because he did not see Averie that day.
The bodyguard sat beside his hospital bed and was absorbed in some mobile game. Meanwhile, Adrian stared at the ceiling in a daze.
It did not take long before the door of the ward was pushed open and Averie walked in.
Adrian looked at her in a daze and thought he was dreaming. After all, the bodyguard had told him earlier in the moming that Averie was not coming that day.
“How are you feeling today, Adrian?” Averie walked up to the bed and asked.
The bodyguard immediately quit the game and stood up in shock.
“Miss Tate? Didn’t you say you were going to take care of your husband today?” The bodyguard cleared his throat awkwardly. “Why are you here? Is your husband alright? Or did you get into an argument with him?”
“Would it kill you to talk a little less?” Averie seemed to realize that the people around her, such as Mike and the bodyguard, frequently overstepped their boundaries.
It was probably because she had a good temper that they felt they could take things a little less seriously.
Adrian grabbed Averie’s hand and said with a bright smile, “I’m much better. Bring me out!”
“Are you sure you can be discharged from the hospital?” Averie glanced at his medication for that day and saw that it was nearly finished.
“I don’t want to stay here,” he looked at her and pleaded. “I’m worried Nathan might come to me and hit me.”
Averie looked at his uneasy expression and nodded. “I’ll ask your doctor and see if you’re ready to be discharged from the hospital today. If so, then I’ll get you discharged.”
At Elyette’s mansion, Mrs. Scarlet brought breakfast to the master bedroom on the second floor after
Averie left.
“Master Elyette, you need to at least eat something or else your health will get worse,” Mrs. Scarlet said bitterly. “I overheard your conversation earlier. That man named Adrian is Shea’s brother?”
Elyette took the food from Mrs. Scarlet’s hand and answered coldly.
“With all due respect, I don’t think you have anything to be afraid of,” Mrs. Scarlet said calmly. “No one can undermine the status you have. No one is going to mock you regardless of your history, GXIqkF=0 killing Master Eason was a justified act. Even if the public knew the truth, they won’t necessarily scold you.”
Mrs. Scarlet’s words stunned Elyette. “Do you truly believe so?”
“Whatever the outside world thinks of you is insignificant, because, in my eyes, you are a kind.
hearted and honest person. No man will ever be better than you, and I believe Averie sees you the same way too.” Mrs. Scarlet said in all sincerity. “She advised you not to kill anyone because she’s afraid that you’d lose your way. You were never wrong in the first place, but that will change if you take a person’s life.”
Elyette’s mood calmed down gradually.
“I know what you’re afraid of. You’re concerned that your problems will affect Averie and the children. You’re also worried that your peaceful life would be disrupted and that everyone will judge you wherever you go in the future.” Mrs. Scarlet pointed out his inner fears. “But you have nothing to be afraid of. You’re not an ordinary person, which means that the troubles you have to face will be even more complicated than those of an ordinary person.”
“I’m not as strong as you think,” he said bluntly. “I still can’t accept my history.”
“Think positively. No matter what kind of history you have, Averie will never hate you. Whatever you have experienced in the past would not affect your happy life with Averie in the future.”
An hour later, a black car stopped at the entrance of Elyette’s home.
Averie’s bodyguard got out of the car first.
Mrs. Scarlet immediately went upstairs to report to Elyette after seeing Averie’s retum
“Master Elyette! Averie is here.” Elyette’s mood had improved greatly after Mrs. Scarlet persuaded him.
He would no longer blame Averie for all those problems, and he understood that it was for his good when Averie forbade him from killing anyone.
He calmed himself down and went downstairs. However, he had already spotted Averie with another man before he even got to the first floor.
That man was tall, thin, and possessed graceful facial features along with a timid-looking aaze. He was probably Adrian.
Averie took Adrian’s hand and walked to Elyette.
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