She continued to drive towards the house.
She had basically concluded that the children were not at home.
If she had told Hayden that she was on the way home, the children would immediately make their way back to the house.
Now that she was quietly returning home, she would call Hayden again if they were not there!
Averie thought that the children were using sickness as an excuse to do something secretive.
Layla was more innocent and did not have complex thoughts. Her flaw was that she was too obedient towards Hayden.
Considering Hayden’s history of “bad behavior”, Averie could not help but have an ominous feeling inside her heart.
She pulled up in front of the Starry River Villa, then rushed towards the front door.
She keyed in the security code on the door then pushed it opened.
Soon after, Hayden heard the noise and walked out.
As mother and son met eyes, a peculiar spark flickered in the air.
Averie felt slightly ashamed.
How could she suspect her children of doing bad things outside?!
They were at home, after all!
It seemed like Layla really was not feeling well.
“Hayden, I was worried about you two so I came home to check on you. How’s your sister?” Averie asked gently then walked towards the children’s room.
“She’s asleep,” Hayden explained. “Don’t worry, Mommy.”
Averie responded, then watched her daughter who was fast asleep on the bed and touched her forehead.
Her temperature was normal.
“Go back to work, Mommy!” Hayden said tenderly as he looked up at his mother.
“I’ll stay home with you guys.”
Averie recalled how she had been too busy with work recently and ended up neglecting the children.
“Uncle Mike said that things weren’t settled at the company yet,” Hayden said, going straight to the point. “Go to work, Mommy!”
Averie’s cheeks flushed in embarrassment.
“Don’t worry. I’ll settle things soon.”
“Okay!” Hayden said as he walked Avry to the door.
Once Averie was gone, Hayden quickly shut the front door.
On the other hand, Layla leaped out of bed.
“That was close, Hayden!” Layla said as she let out a sigh. “It’s a good thing Uncle Mike called to let us know. Mommy would be really mad if she came home and didn’t see us here!”
Hayden’s face was void of emotion.”
He picked up his backpack, put on his cap, then said, “Stay home. I’m going alone.”
“No way! I’m coming with you! I’ll be scared if I stay home alone!”
Layla quickly picked up her own bag and ran after her brother.
The siblings walked out of the neighborhood and hailed a cab.
Once they were in the car, they asked the driver to take them to a high-end hotėl.
It was the hotel where Elyette Foster’s engagement party would be held the next day.
“Hayden, you said you wanted to give Dirtbag Dad a huge surprise… What kind of surprise is it? How big is it?” Layla asked as her bright eyes glistened with sparks of curiosity.
“I can’t tell you.”
Layla pouted and asked, “Why not?” “It’s not suitable for children.”
“You’re a kid, too!” Layla exclaimed as her curiosity escalated.
“My eyes were dirty after I saw it. Do you want to dirty your eyes, too?”
Layla shook her head.
She was curious, but she decided not to see whatever it was after hearing Hayden’s words.
“Mommy wants to hire a bodyguard for us,” Layla said as she changed the subject. “We can’t go around freely once we have a bodyguard.”
“When that happens, you’ll be in charge of distracting the bodyguard while I move alone.”
Layla hesitated, then said, “If Dirtbag Dag really marries that Sanford lady, then we shouldn’t go look for him again! We should just act as if we don’t have a dad!”
Hayden glanced at his innocent sister, then said assuredly, “He won’t marry her.”
“Why not?”
“She’s not a good woman.”
“Daddy isn’t a good man, either! Wouldn’t they be perfect together?”
Hayden did not have a response for Layla’s words.
He suddenly felt like his sister was the smartest person in the world.
He should let Elyette Foster play the fool until he got older, then release the footage of Zoe Sanford and Cole Foster’s steamy night at the hotel.
That would be a much stronger attack!
However, Hayden did not want to wait that long.
He was going to settle the score now!
He would have many other ways to make Elyette suffer again in the future!
During the upper management meeting at Tate Industries, Averie announced the plans that she had spent the past few days mulling over.
Everyone in attendance was in disbelief.
They all looked at each other with wide eyes and open jaws.
Mike was Averie’s biggest fan, so he took the lead and started a round of applause.
He would cry “bravo” even if she burned all of their money!
With frozen expressions on their faces, the other department heads joined in on the applause on reflex.
Since Averie was the boss, she could do whatever she wanted… As long as she was happy.
“Do you think it’s a bad plan?” Averie asked modestly when she saw the expressions on everyone’s faces.
The room burst into a frenzy of opinions.
“Miss Tate. We know you’re rich, but this is too much of a loss! That’s at least six million dollars! We haven’t even picked up any new orders this year, but we keep staying in the red…”
“That’s right! Replacing the lenses on two thousand drones with high-end lenses would already cost a ton of money. Giving them out for free would be a great loss!”
“I think it’s a pretty good plan,” Mike said. “Besides, we’re not giving it out for free! They would have to buy it for a dime.”
“Can a dime really be considered money?”
“Why not? If two thousand people spent a dime to buy their modified drones back, we would make two hundred dollars.”
The room fell silent.
Averie picked up her cup of coffee and took a sip.
“I know what you’re all thinking, but what we need to do now isn’t turn our losses into profit, but to improve our reputation. We can discuss profits only after our reputation improves. With the way things are now, nobody would order our drones no matter how good they are.”
“Since you’re willing to invest that much money to redeem our name, then let’s give it a try!” said the vice president.”
“If we agree to go with the plan, I’ll go announce it now,” said the head of ventures.
Averie nodded in agreement.
Very quickly, Tate Industries released a public statement on their website.
“All customers who previously purchased a Storm Series drone can redeem a brand new drone with a high-end lens for the price of one dime!”
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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