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“Why are you shouting at me?! Of course Mommy taught me to knock before going into someone’s house, but she never said anything about knocking before entering a dirtbag’s house!” Layla retorted in a voice louder than Elliot‘s as she glared at him with her brilliant eyes.
It was as if she was competing with him to see whose voice was louder and more powerful.
Elliot gritted his teeth.
Dirtbag?
Who taught her to say that?
“I didn‘t want to come here anyway! I‘m leaving right now!” Layla huffed angrily, then jumped off the couch and walked towards the front door with her doll in her arms.
At the hospital, after going through a series of routine tests, Avery asked Mike for his phone so she could call Laura.
Her phone was dead and she needed to let her mother know she was safe.
Mike pulled out his phone and handed it to her.
Laura answered the call soon after it rang.
“It‘s Avery, Mom,” Avery said with a smile. “I‘m fine. I was too tired yesterday and fell asleep. You don‘t have to worry about me. Mike and Hayden are with me, so we‘ll head home soon.”
“That‘s good,” Laura said. “I‘ll start cooking now.”
“Alright, Mom. Where‘s Layla? I miss her. I want to hear her voice.”
Laura was shocked.
“Mike took Layla with him to go find you! Isn‘t she with you right now?!”
Avery‘s face changed drastically.
Her hand tightened around the phone as her emotions shattered.
Before she blew up, Mike smacked himself on the forehead and exclaimed, “I forgot about Layla! She must still be at Elliot Foster‘s house! I‘ll go get her right now!”
Avery followed him without hesitation.
“You need to wait here for the test results!” Mike said.
“You wait here with Hayden! I’ll go get Layla!” Avery snapped in a tone that said she would
not tolerate another word from Mike. “I‘m taking your phone! I‘ll meet you back here once I have Layla.”
Avery rushed out of the hospital and hailed a cab.
Once she was in the backseat, she pulled out Mike‘s phone and dialed Eliot’s number.
She prayed that Layla was still at the Foster mansion and did not run off somewhere else.
That would be even more dangerous!
Over at the Foster mansion, Elliot picked Layla up and did not allow her to leave.
His gesture lit a fuse in Layla and she exploded in his arms!
“Let me go, you dirtbag! You‘ve hugged other women and I don‘t want you touching me!” Layla yelled with furrowed brows as she repeatedly landed blows on Elliot‘s body with her tiny fists.
Shea felt bad for her brother, but she also did not dare touch Layla.
All she could do was watch them with reddened eyes.
At that moment, the phone Elliot placed on the table began to ring.
Mrs. Cooper quickly handed the phone over to him.
Elliot held Layla in one hand and answered the phone with another.
“It‘s Avery. Is my daughter there with you?” Avery said in a panic-stricken voice. “I‘m so sorry! I‘ve caused so much trouble for you.”
Layla vaguely heard her mother‘s voice, then snatched the phone out of Elliot’s hand and cried, “Mommy! Is that you?! It‘s your little baby, Layla!”
Avery‘s eyes filled with tears when she heard her daughter‘s voice.
“Layla! I‘m so sorry! I didn‘t know you came along so I forgot to take you with us when we left. Mommy‘s on the way now. Don‘t be scared…”
“I‘m not scared! I knew Mommy would come get me!”
“Of course!”
Once she was done talking, Layla handed the phone back to Elliot.
Her sparkling eyes stared unblinking at his pale neck as she asked sweetly, “Which side did my brother bite you last time?”
Elliot pointed out the spot on his neck to her.
“Oh… There‘s still a mark!” Layla said, then bit down on the other side of Elliot‘s neck!
Elliot was at a loss for words.
He thought she asked him about his wound out of the kindness of her heart and wanted to apologize for her brother, but this was her motive!
Elliot had run out of patience.
So what if she was Avery‘s biological daughter? He had to teach her a lesson once and for all!
Avery arrived at the Foster mansion half an hour later.
She headed straight into the living room to find no one in sight.
She was stunned,
“Layla!” she called out.
Soon after, she heard the sound of Layla‘s child–like voice.
“Mommy! I’m over here! Come save me! The dirtbag wants to hit me!”
Avery followed the sound of her daughter‘s voice into the dining room.
Layla was hiding under the dining table with a panicked expression on her face.
She did not let go of her guard until Avery appeared.
“Layla! What are you doing under the table? Get out here!” Avery said as she walked over to the table and pulled her daughter out from under it. Layla threw herself in her mother‘s arms, then cried through reddened eyes, “He‘s trying to hit me! I was so scared… That‘s why I tried to hide! I ran away quickly so he didn‘t catch me… If he caught me, then he would have beaten me to death!”
Of course Avery did not believe a word Layla was saying.
Why would Elliot raise his hand to a child?
It was not like he knew that Layla was her biological daughter.
“He won‘t hit you, Layla,” Avery cooed.
“Actually, I was about to hit her, “Elliot said.
Avery’s eyes shot up and met his gaze.
He was wearing a gray robe and there was a clear bite mark on his neck.
“Why did you bite him, Layla?”
Avery noticed the rage in Elliot’s eyes and had to give him some sort of explanation.
Hayden had bitten Elliot last time because he had taken him home of his own accord.
This time, however, Layla was the one who showed up at his house herself.
Layla rubbed her swollen eyes, then said, “He carried me! I didn’t want him to touch me… He did it anyway… I was so mad!”
“Even if that‘s the case, you can‘t just go around biting people!” Avery said. “Look, you bit him hard enough to draw blood. Hurry up and apologize.”
Layla puffed out her cheeks and said stubbornly, “I won’t apologize to him! Hayden would laugh at me if I did!”
Avery had run out of ideas with her daughter.
“Let’s talk privately, Avery,” Elliot said hoarsely with a sullen face.
Avery handed Layla over to Mrs. Cooper, then followed Elliot out of the dining room.
Once they were out of the room, Elliot turned to her and questioned, “How exactly do you raise your children? Did you know how much they despise me?”
Avery absent mindedly shook her head and said, “I‘ve never badmouthed you in front of them.
“It‘s Mike‘s fault, then,” Elliot said as his Adam‘s apple rolled in his throat, then added mockingly, “Your children have each taken a bite out of me. Do you want a turn, too?”
Avery‘s cheeks flushed as she said apologetically, “I‘ll get the first aid kit.”
Elliot walked over to the couch and took a seat.
Avery returned soon after with the first aid kit.
As Elliot lifted his head, Avery‘s eyes landed on his slender neck and sensual collar bone.
Avery felt restless.