Hayden was sitting next to Daniel, and he felt awkward and at a loss when he saw what happened.
Since Daniel’s outburst was affecting the class, the teacher brought Daniel to the office to comfort him.
The other students congratulated Hayden for winning the spot.
Hayden adjusted his mood immediately.
Daniel returned to the classroom sometime later.
He was no longer crying, but he looked at Hayden differently compared to before.
“Hayden! You said that Elyette wasn’t your dad, but I know now that he is! If your dad wasn’t Elyette, the teacher wouldn’t have been biased in giving you first place! We put in the same amount of effort, so there’s no reason why you’d get three points higher than me! The only reason my spot had to be given to you is because your father is Elyette!”
After Daniel roared, he lay down on the table cried again.
Hayden’s face turned ashen when he heard that.
He won due to his own ability, not due to Elyette! “I didn’t rely on Elyette!” he roared.
“You did! The teacher told me everything, and I was asked not to argue with you because your dad invested money in our school! You got the spot because of your dad, Hayden! You’re such a disgrace!” He then grabbed his school bag and ran out.
Hayden’s body ran cold and he trembled uncontrollably.
His classmates all stared at him, as if echoing what Daniel said. ‘You got the spot because of your dad. You are a disgrace!’
Over at Tate Industries, Averie received a call on her phone.
As soon as she answered it, she immediately left the office and rushed to the school.
The teacher called her and sounded anxious when informing her that Hayden wanted to leave the school. However, the teacher did not elaborate any further on his reasons..
Averie rushed to the school as fast as she could and saw Hayden standing angrily at the school gate. When Hayden saw her, he walked away in the other direction without hesitation!
“Hayden!” Averie chased after him. “Stop!”
The teacher caught up with Averie and explained the reason to her. “Hayden got first place in the test. Daniel could not accept the result and said that he relied on his father to get the spot. Hayden is a proud boy, so he got angry, and truthfully speaking, Hayden did get first place on his own effort, without Mr. Foster’s interference…”
Averie looked in Hayden’s direction after listening to the teacher’s explanation and saw that a truck was speeding in Hayden’s direction!
“HAYDEN! BE CAREFUL!”
Averie ran as fast as she could toward him.
Hayden stopped as soon as he saw the speeding truck, and the sound of screeching tires was heard as the truck braked abruptly at a distance of less than half a meter away from Hayden.
Averie was so frightened that she burst into tears and ran over to hug him.
After hugging him, she wasted not a single second and carried him from the middle of the road to the sidewalk.
“Let’s go home, okay?” Averie held his cold little hand tightly. “I know you’ve been unfairly accused because you got first place with your own efforts without having anything to do with your father.”
“I don’t want a father like him!” Hayden frowned and shook Averie’s hand away. “I’m not going to go back home!”
In Hayden’s eyes, Starry River Villa was the home of his mother and Elyette. He could not ask his mother to break up with Elyette, so he did not want to go back to that house again!
“Where do you want to go if you’re not going home? Tell me. I’ll go with you!” Averie’s eyes were wet and she held his hand tightly.
She knew that he would run away again if she let go of his hand.
Not long after, a black Rolls-Roice parked just behind Averie and Hayden.
Elyette got out of the car and walked over to them.
The alarm bells in Averie’s mind began to ring when she saw Elyette’s arrival.
Hayden loathed him immensely, and it was sure to be an unpleasant endeavor if both father and son encountered each other right then.
“I did invest money in your school because I wanted it to be in line with international standards,” Elyette explained to Hayden. “I also told your teachers to take care of you, but I never asked them to give you extra marks.”
Unfortunately, Elyette’s explanation merely added fuel to the fire.
“You think you’re so great just because you’re filthy rich!” Hayden tensed up and looked at him angrily. “I don’t need you to worry about me! You’re not my father! I’m not your son either!”
Hayden could not accept Elyette’s presence in his school life EPJxxC;2 found it humiliating that the man invested money in the school and told the teacher to take care of him!
Hayden did not want to live under Elyette’s halo.
He wanted to rely on his strength and ability to surpass his father!
“Hayden, your father did that because he has his ways of wanting to treat you better.” Averie felt very heartbroken when she saw how intense her son’s emotions were..
“I don’t want it! If you think he’s so good, you can live with him!” Hayden broke free from Averie and walked away.
Elyette felt as if his heart had been slashed with a knife when he saw Averie crying.
He pulled Hayden back by force and put the boy down in front of Averie.
“Hayden! You can hate me all you want, but you can’t treat your mother like that.” Elyette reprimanded sharply. “Go home with your mother. I’ll go back to my home and I won’t show myself to you until you calm down!”
Elyette strode back to the car when he finished speaking.
Averie watched his car disappear into the distance before reaching out to wipe the tears from Hayden’s face. “Let’s go home, Hayden!”
After they returned home, Mike immediately rushed over after hearing what happened.
Hayden locked himself in his room and refused to see anyone.
Mike frowned and put his hands on his hips. “Hayden is a very proud boy. Does Elyette have nothing better to do? Why did he insist on interfering with Hayden’s studies?”
Averie’s eyes tumed red and she said hoarsely, “You might not understand this, but most of the parents in Aryadelle are like that. They would help to pave their children’s future if it was within their ability. I used to be so envious of other parents when they sent their children to the best schools and encouraged them to join classes of the hobbies that they were interested in.”
“Makes sense. Hayden wouldn’t be so angry if you did that, but he hates Elyette. When Elyette did that, he felt violated,” Mike provided his take. “He might not even participate in the competition.”
That was something that Averie was concerned about too.
“He really’wanted to join the competition. It would be such a shame if he just gave it up.”
“I’ll persuade him. Don’t worry about it for now,” Mike said. “Where’s Elyette though? How is he?” Averie lowered her eyes and felt a sting in her heart. “He won’t be coming around any time soon.
“What a drag! They share the same violent temper, and I think you’re the one who has to suffer the most because you’re sandwiched in between them.” Mike patted her on the shoulder. “Would you like to go to Elyette?”
Averie shook her head. “Even if he’s angry, he won’t lock himself up like Hayden did. I’ll think about that after we coax Hayden.”
“You’re right. Well, you go and take a break. I’ll get the spare key to go in later.”
When Elyette retumed to the mansion, he saw Adrian pruning the branches in the yard with a pair of pruning shears.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Scarlet was watering the flowers and plants.
It was a very homely and peaceful scene. When Mrs. Scarlet saw Elyette coming back, she immediately took Adrian to Elyette. MỊs. Scarlet gave Adrian a wink, and Adrian immediately said obediently, “Hi, Big Brother.”
Mrs. Scarlet was afraid that Elyette would get angry, so she immediately said, “Master Elyette, Henry came looking for you a few days ago. He said he couldn’t get to you through the phone.”
Elyette’s jaw clenched tightly as he strode into the living room.
“I suppose you haven’t eaten lunch yet? I’ll whip something up for you right now.” Mrs. Scarlet walked toward the kitchen immediately after entering the living room.
Elyette sat down on the sofa. Adrian stood uneasily two meters away from him and glanced secretly from the comer of his eyes.
“If Averie hadn’t stopped me, I would have killed you long ago,” Elyette said, breaking the silence.
Adrian’s face turned pale instantly.
“Are you scared? Would you like to leave now?” Elyette looked at Adrian coldly. “Well, you should!”
Adrian was terrified and immediately ran toward the kitchen. Elyette let out a little snicker when he saw Adrian flee in fright.
Everyone was afraid of him, so he was not fit to be a good person at all.
He had long gotten used to distancing himself from ordinary people.
After all, being distant from someone was a surefire way to avoid getting hurt.
Adrian was so scared after hearing what Elyette said BVJrWB=4 immediately ran to hide in the kitchen. It was not until Elyette finished eating and went upstairs that Adrian came out of the kitchen.
“Master Elyette was just teasing you on purpose. He won’t kill you,” Mrs. Scarlet coaxed. “He wouldn’t have allowed you to stay here if he really can’t tolerate your existence.”
Adrian lowered his gaze. “He scares me.”
“Don’t be scared. He’ll only come back here every once in a while. He’s going to marry Averie soon, and he’ll live with her after they tie the knot.” Mrs. Scarlet was uneasy when she said that.
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