Mike stopped the car and immediately walked over to the door. The guards stopped him.
“I’m here to get Averie!” Mike said. “Your boss has died. Perhaps, you should start thinking about whether you are going to get paid.”
The guards were baffled.
At the staircase, the nanny was helping Averie down the stairs. She was leaving the place.
Elyette died. Averie wanted to see him for the last96 time.
When Mike saw Averie, he immediately pushed the guards away and strode in.
“Averie! I’m here to take you home!” Mike took Averie from thead nanny.
After helping Averie into the car, Mike looked at her leg. She was wearing loose pajamas, so he could not see her injury.
“You were limping just now. I find it hard to believe that your injuries are almost healed.” Mike furrowed his brows. He started the car. “I’ll send you to the hospital once we get back to the city.”
Averie held onto the seatbelt with both hands. Her heart was empty.
“Averie. His lawyer… won’t find faults with you, right?” Mike had only asked her this question once they were on their way, and even then he had hesitated for a few seconds.
Mike had never liked Elyette because Elyette treated Averie and the children terribly.
When he heard that Elyette had died, he felt a little pity for the man, however, he was more focused on Averie. He hoped that Elyette’s death would not bring the law down on Averie.
“I don’t know.” Averie was feeling low. She did not care whether the law would punish her or not at that moment.
“Oh. You and him… What happened?” Mike lowered his voice, due to the severity of the topic.
“I don’t know.” Averie’s mind was heavy. Once she began thinking about him, she was so overwhelmed she could barely breathe.
“Did you not sleep the entire night?” Mike saw how puffy and red her eyes were. “Close your eyes and get some rest. No matter what, the children need you to take care of them. I will hire the best lawyer for you. You don’t have to worry about the other matters.”
Averie closed her eyes. She saw Elyette’s eyes. They had been filled with pain and hatred. He had said that he would not look for her in his next life.
He had brought her so much pain, but she too had caused him plenty of pain. There was no other explanation for why he would have stabbed himself with the dagger otherwise.
He would rather die than see her again.
During recess at Starry River Kindergarten, Hayden pulled Layla out of her class.
“The dirtbag is dead.” Hayden had seen the news, and now, he was telling it to Layla.
Layla was shocked. “Which dirtbag? Cole… or Elyette?”
“Elyette,” said Hayden a little awkwardly. It was a name that he had loathed so much.
The shock on Layla’s face slowly disappeared. Although she did not like their dirtbag dad, he was still their biological father.
“How did he die so suddenly?” she thought.
“Hayden, is he really dead? Don’t lie to me.” Layla’s eyes suddenly grew red. Her nose was sore too.
Hayden nodded.
“Woo, woo, woo… He is dead. No one will bully Mommy, but why am I sad?” Layla raised her hand to wipe her tears. “Hayden, I shouldn’t be sad, right?”
Hayden replied, “If you want to be sad, just be sad.”
“Are you sad?” Layla wiped her tears away and looked at Hayden with watery eyes.
The bruise on Hayden’s neck was still visible. Even if he was sad, he would not show it.
“I’m not sad.”
“Oh, then… if he has died, should we visit his grave?” Layla suddenly thought of this. After Grandma died, their Mommy often brought them to visit their grandmother’s grave.
If their Dad was dead, would they need to visit his grave?
“Go if you want. I’m not going,” Hayden said coldly before returning to his classroom.
“Hayden, woo, woo… I miss Mommy. When is she coming back?” Layla quickly chased after him and held his arm.
“She should be back soon.” Hayden had a25 feeling.
Elyette was dead. Her Mommy did not need to worry about anything anymore.
Mike drove to Elizabeth Hospital and handed Averie to Wesley.
When Averie saw Wesley she asked, “Which hospital is head at?”
Wesley replied, “At General Hospital. The latest news that I got was that they are still trying to resuscitate him. Don’t worry.”
Wesley helped her onto the49 bed.
After a while, Averie slowly came to her senses. “Wesley, did you say he is not dead?”
Wesley sighed. “He had a cardiac arrest, but they resuscitated him. It’s still going35 on.”
Averie sighed.
Wesley pushed her to the emergency room. He used a pair of scissors and cut her pants.
Her bandage was dyed red with her blood.
“Averie, how did your injury turn out this way? Did you not care for it?” Wesley furrowed his brows. He carefully undid the bandage.
Averie said lightly, “It doesn’t hurt very much.”
“Even if it doesn’t hurt, if you don’t take care of yourself, this wil happen. You risk infection by neglecting it!” Wesley sighed. “Thank goodness Mike picked you up.”
Mike was standing at the main entrance, calling Chad.
He wanted to tell Chad that Elyette was still alive, but he could not reach Chad.
“Hehe, that b*st*rd! How dare he block me!” Mike stored away his phone and walked back into the emergency room.
When he saw the injuries on Averie’s leg. He cursed in a low voice, “Averie, how did you end up this way?! Please don’t tell me you need an amputation!”
Mike’s outrage rekindled some emotion in Averie.
“Can you not nag at me?”
“Look at your leg. What do you want me to say?” Mike raised his hand and slapped his head.” Wesley, will her leg be fine?”
Wesley shook his head. “The wound is large. It will definitely scar over.”
“Oh, that’s fine. As long as she’s not disabled.” Mike looked at Wesley cleaning Averie’s wound. He asked, “Does she need to stay at the hospital?”
“It’s best if she does, but if she doesn’t want to stay then she is free to go home. I’ll go to her house to change her bandages on a daily basis,” Wesley said and looked at her. “Averie, why don’t you stay at home? It’s much more comfortable than the hospital. The children have not seen you for a long time too. I’m sure they missed you.”
Averie nodded.
Her eyelids were heavy. She had not slept for a day and a night. She had been under constant duress, and the moment she heard that Elyette was still alive, she had relaxed a little. Sleep overwhelmed her.
Wesley dressed her wounds, and Averie fell asleep on the bed. Mike tucked her in.
Wesley prescribed anti-inflammatory medication and put Averie on drips.
“Mike, go do your thing. Once she wakes up, I’ll send her back,” Wesley said.
“Oh… I’ll head to General Hospital to see Elyette. Though I have nothing to do with him, Averie does not want him dead.”
Wesley nodded.
Mike teased, “Wesley, just give up on her! Even if she doesn’t end up together with Elyette, she won’t choose you. I don’t want to see you wasting your time.” Wesley blushed awkwardly. “I know. I never hoped for anything much.”
At General Hospital. After being resuscitated for more than ten hours, Elyette was transferred to the ICU. Elyette needed to survive for a week before he would be officially deemed out of the danger zone.
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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