“I can’t move right now,”
“I’ve already called the police. They will bring us home.”
Averie’s brows fluttered. She looked behind Hayden. Elyette was standing by the door!
He had overheard what Hayden had said a moment ago. Averie immediately pulled Hayden closer to her. Hayden did not understand Averie’s reaction, he looked behind him in the direction in which his mother was looking at.
When he saw Elyette’s cold face, Hayden said loudly, as if he was afraid that no one would hear him, “I’ve called the police!”
“Hayden, stop talking!” Averie was afraid that Hayden would aggravate Elyette.
The bruise on Hayden’s neck constantly reminded her that she could not be reckless before leaving this place! She could die here, but she could not let Hayden die here!
Elyette entered with a darkened expression.
“Don’t you dare test my patience!” He looked at Hayden’s face and said slowly and clearly,” Leave! If not, I’ll throw you in the forest to feed the wolves!”
Averie’s breathing turned heavy. “Elyette! He is only a five-year-old child! Why are you so violent with children!”
“I don’t like children! Especially this son that you adopted! I hate him the most!”
“He is only worried about me, so he came looking for me! If that is wrong, then it’s my fault!” Averie choked and sobbed, “Send someone to send him home! I’ve already spoken to him. He won’t come again!”
“Didn’t he call the police? The police will naturally send him home!” Elyette said coldly. He turned to look at Hayden. “The fire at the back of the hill. You did it, right?”
Hayden looked up. “Yes!”
“Heh! Even if you didn’t die by my hands today, you’ll be in prison in the future!” said Elyette before he left
The doctor hid in the corner, not daring to say a single word.
After Elyette had left, he approached them with a bottle of medicine.
“Miss Tate, is this your son?” The doctor was trying hard to find something to talk about.”. How amazing! He could actually come all the way here.”
Averie took a deep breath and said, “Doctor, please help treat the bruises on his neck, thank you.”
Then only the doctor noticed the bruises on Hayden’s neck.
“Oh, okay. How did this happen?”
Averie did not reply. Hayden also pursed his lips, looking cold.
The doctor coughed dryly. “Kid, I can see that you hate Mr. Foster, but he won’t hurt your mother. The injury on your mother’s leg was because a wolf bit her in the forest.”
“Then, what about her forehead?” Hayden asked.
Before the doctor could reply, Averie said, “Hayden, I did it to myself.”
She did not want to intensify the resentment between Hayden and Elyette. Hayden did not have the power to fight back at that moment. Offending Elyette would only get him killed.
The incident that day was a painful lesson! Averie could not let her son directly go up against Elyette anymore.
“But you wouldn’t get injured for no reason. It must be him…” Hayden deduced, furrowing his brows.
“I wanted to see you and Layla badly last night, so I ran out alone. But I met with a wolf on the way,” Averie explained. “Go tell Uncle Mike and Layla that I’m fine. I don’t want them to worry about me, okay?”
Hayden nodded, not fully convinced.
“Mommy, are you really not coming back with me? The police can take us home.”
“My leg hurts badly. I’ll return home once it gets better.”
“Oh, Mommy, don’t run around. If the outside is so dangerous, just stay indoors. We will find a way to rescue you.”
Averie nodded in relief. “Hayden, I’m very happy that you came to look for me, but, if there are any more situations like this in the future, don’t come. You’re still so small. If anything were to happen to you, I’d be very sad!”
Hayden said stubbornly, “If something were to happen to you, what would happen to me and Layla? If there is a next time, I’ll still come looking for you.”.
Averie’s eyes grew hot and wet. “There won’t be the next time.”
“Mommy, please stay further away from him in the future… He is sick.”
Averie thought that Hayden only said that because Elyette had almost strangled him to death.
“He won’t harm me. You and Layla need to stay away from him. Hayden, I told you and Layla that last year, didn’t I? Don’t go too close to him. Were you not listening to me?”
Hayden lowered his head.
“You and Layla are my most precious darlings. My biggest wish in life is to see you and your sister grow up healthy,” Averie murmured. “So you have to remember what I told you.”
Hayden nodded, depressed.
An hour later, the police arrived at the mansion in the forest. Hayden got into the car.
“Big H, where is your mother?” Mike had come with the police. All that had happened after the police had spoken to Elyette’s bodyguard was that the police had escorted Hayden to the car.
Just like that?
“Mommy’s leg was injured. She can’t move right now.” Hayden sounded a little down. He had wanted to take Averie home.
“How did your mom get hurt? Is it serious?” “She was bitten by a wolf.” Mike scanned his surroundings. “Damn! Wolves? Are there wolves here? Is the wolf actually Elyette in disguise?” Hayden was speechless.
“Mr. Foster’s bodyguards have told us that Miss Tate went out late at night and was bitten by a wolf. She is being cared for by a doctor. Once she heals, they will send her home,” the policeman said.
Mike exclaimed, “This is preposterous!” Then he saw the bruise on Hayden’s neck. “Big H, what happened to your neck? Who did that to you?”
Hayden did not want to say. His Mommy had got him to quickly leave the place and never see Elyette again. He did not want to disappoint her.
If the next time Elyette saw him and thought of killing him again, who was going to look after his Mommy and Layla in the future?
“Elyette, that bastard! How dare he strangle you! Big H, don’t worry, Averie will never be with him!” Mike said angrily.
Hayden’s eyes reddened. He had almost been killed by his biological father. It caused him quite some trauma. After all, he was only a five-year-old child.
In the mansion, Averie was lying in bed, being dripped.
Elyette was sitting in the corner of the room, smoking.
From the corner of her eyes, she saw his blurry face through the smoke. “Elyette, have you ever killed someone?” Averie asked hoarsely after a moment’s hesitation.
The only reason Averie asked Elyette that was because he had looked terrifying when he had been strangling Hayden!
Averie got afraid just by thinking about it.
She did not ask Elyette the reason why he did that because no matter how much Hayden infuriated him, he should not attack a child!
Who would attack a five-year-old?!
Elyette looked up at Averie upon her question.
“Not only that,” he growled, his low voice was a low rumble. “Rape, murder, kidnap, robbery, I’ve done everything.”
Averie was speechless. He looked and sounded serious. She was so shocked that she did not know what to say.
“Averie, don’t pretend as if you care for me. You don’t care about the things that I have done in the past.” Slightly distracted, he tapped his cigarette against the ashtray. “You only care about your two children. I have long warned your son. Don’t piss me off,” he said, in a slow measured manner.
“He will never do that again!” Averie said. Her voice was high, betraying how unnerved she was.
Elyette placed his cigarette into the ashtray. He got up from the chair and walked over to the bed.
“Averie, I don’t owe you anything. Don’t yell at me! My patience has its limits!” He glared at her with hostility. His eyes were red.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door. Then, the door was pushed open.
The nanny came in with a hot bowl of oat porridge.
The nanny was stunned by the sight of Elyette. Elyette approached her and took the bowl from her.
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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