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“I made a reservation at that restaurant over there,” Elliot said as if he was unfazed by Avery’s rejection. “I need to send Shea to school later, and you need to send Hayden there, too. Let’s have lunch, then send them to school.”
Avery pursed her lips.
After a moment’s consideration, she refused once again.
“We‘re going home for lunch. I‘ll take the kids to school after a nap.’
Realizing that being civil with her would not work, Elliot decided to go with a more aggressive tactic.
“Why are you so afraid of having lunch with me? Can‘t we have a meal together after the divorce? Or are you avoiding me because you’re still in love with me?”
Avery was speechless from rage.
She tried her best to remain calm, then held Hayden’s hand and walked in the direction of the restaurant.
Elliot went to the car to get Shea.
Once the four of them were seated, they ordered their food. The awkward silence made the atmosphere slightly strange.
Avery ordered a couple of dishes, then handed the menu over to Elliot.
Elliot then passed the menu to Shea and let her order.
Avery watched the entire thing as her heart burned with anxiety.
She poured herself a glass of water, then picked it up and threw her head back for a large gulp.
It was hot water!
She was burned!
Seeing this, Elliot immediately shot to his feet, grabbed the jug of water and walked over to the counter.
He returned soon after with a jug of iced water and poured Avery a glass.
“Wash it down with some iced water,” he said in a low, powerful voice.
Avery took a gulp of cold water, then said, “I‘m fine.”
“What were you thinking? How could you be so absent minded?” Elliot said as he gazed deeply at her.
Avery blushed as her brows furrowed, then said, “You can ask what I‘m thinking if you’re the one I burned.”
“Did I upset you?” Elliot asked, then withdrew his gaze, poured himself a glass of water and took a sip.
“I never wanted to have lunch with you in the first place,” Avery said bluntly. “We‘ll see if you could eat if I brought a man over and flirted with him in front of you.”
Since Hayden was around, she lowered her voice for the second half of her sentence.
Elliot frowned, then asked, “You think I‘m being intimate with Shea?”
Avery looked down at her phone and ignored him.
If he did not think they were being intimate, then forget it!
If he were able to date two women at a time, then what values and principles could he possibl have left?
Elliot knew why Avery was upset.
The moment she burned herself was the moment he handed the menu to Shea.
If Avery was jealous simply because he allowed Shea to order their lunch, then it meant that she still cared for him.
“Don‘t play with your phone, Avery,” Elliot said, then reached out and took the phone from her hand.
Avery was stunned.
Elliot wanted to place her phone down and have a proper conversation with her.
Although Shea and Hayden were with them, considering how they rarely spoke, there was no danger of anything getting leaked.
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This was Elliot’s chance to start a deep conversation with Avery.
“Shea and …”
He began to speak, but the photo of Avery’s phone screen grabbed his attention
“Who’s this man?”
He looked a little familiar.
Elliot looked at the photo again and again.
He was sure that he had seen the man before, but could not recall anything about him.
Avery snatched her phone back.
“You haven‘t changed at all. You‘re still just as controlling. Is this a common problem that old men face?”
She shoved her phone into her bag, then said mockingly, “He‘s a celebrity I‘ve been following recently. He‘s handsome, right? Not only that, he‘s also very young. I‘ve recently been into this type of man.”
Elliot gritted his teeth in rage.
Was she calling him old?
He planned on having a proper conversation with her, but it looked like there was no need for that!
After all, she had no interest in old men and only liked young men!
“What did you want to tell me just now?” Avery asked.
The anger in Elliot‘s face cheered her up. “It‘s nothing!” Elliot snapped coldly. “Just eat!”
It was an extremely unhappy lunch.
While Elliot was settling the bill, Avery left with Hayden.
At the hospital, Zoe‘s tears escaped her eyes once again as she looked at her test results.
The entire morning felt like a neverending nightmare.
The worst thing about it was waking up and realizing that the nightmare was real!
She was pregnant with Cole Foster‘s child!
As she walked out of the hospital, Zoe began to think of ideas.
There must be a way out of this!
Life had shut a door in her face, but it surely opened up a window of opportunity for her somewhere.
As long as nobody found out that the child belonged to Cole, things really were not as bad as they seemed
Besides, Elliot depended on her to treat Shea’s illness.
No matter how bad things went for her, she would not be worse off than Avery.
Her emotions calmed down at that thought.
Once Zoe returned home, she lay down in bed.
She had a throbbing headache, but could not fall asleep no matter how tightly she shut her eyes.
Half an hour later, she gave Cole a call.
“I need to find a way to sleep with Elliot,” Zoe said, revealing her plan to Cole. “That way, I can pin the child on him.”
Cole was dumbfounded and filled with agitation.
“It‘s not impossible… However, if my uncle insists on a DNA test after the baby’s born, wouldn ‘t our cover be blown?”
“I have a plan! You just need to do as I say!”
“Alright! I won‘t say anything else. I‘ll do whatever you say,” Cole yielded in fear of saying too much. “How do you plan on getting my uncle to sleep with you? He‘s pretty difficult.”
“Would I call you if I had any ideas?!” Zoe snapped. “Hurry up and come up with something! If you don‘t, then your uncle will definitely find out that the child is yours!”
“I got it!” Cole whined. “I‘ll think of something right away.”
That afternoon, Avery got a call from Tammy.
“Avery, I heard from Mike earlier about your makeup birthday party.”