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Avery was shocked. Laura and Jack got divorced when Avery was still young, and she was so busy with her own affairs that she had no time to care about how her mother’s life was going Hence, Avery was completely unaware of how Laura had saved money.
“It’s okay if you don’t want to go abroad… I’m thinking, why don’t we buy a smaller house? It’s okay for us both to suffer a little, but we can’t let the children feel sad!” Laura continued.
Avery asked, “Mom, do we really have that much money?”
Laura replied, “We can still afford a down payment.”
Avery said, “Oh… Then there’s no rush. The babies are still months away!”
“Time flies, and you better give it a careful consideration.”
Avery nodded. “Mom, I’m going out later. My friend’s dad is celebrating his birthday next week, and I have to buy a present.”
Laura was worried. “Can’t you get it in the morning? It’s getting dark, and I’m uneasy about you going out alone.”
Avery said, “There are street lights outside. I’ll be fine.”
Laura uttered, “Alright. Come back soon.”
Avery got up, grabbed the bag from the sofa, and went out. She hailed a cab and gave him Elliot’s address. Elliot’s thin, haggard face kept appearing in Avery’s mind, and she could not control the urge to go back and have a look. Moreover, she had already thought of an excuse.
The car stopped at the gate of Elliot’s mansion, and Avery got out of the vehicle. She noticed that several cars were parked in the yard, and it seemed that many people had come to visit him. The gatekeeper recognized Avery and immediately opened the gate.
Avery went inside.
Chad was the first to see her, and he quickly notified the people in the living room.
Mrs. Cooper strode out to greet Avery, “Madam! You’re back!”
Avery replied softly, “I’m back to get the laptop.”
A flash of embarrassment flashed across Mrs. Cooper’s eyes, and she replied, “Oh… Why don’t you check on Master Elliot?
He’s sick again, and the doctor said his immune system is messed up after being in the rain the other day…”
Avery was indifferent to the suggestion. She followed Mrs. Cooper into the living room. In an instant, everyone looked at her. It had only been a few days, yet Avery felt that everything here had become so unfamiliar. Perhaps because they looked at her more coldly than before,
but nonetheless, that was not surprising. In their opinion, Elliot’s illness was her fault.
“Madam, go to the second floor! Your laptop is in your room. No one touched it,” Mrs. Cooper urged.
Avery hesitated, stepped forward, and walked toward the second floor.
After Avery went upstairs, Chad said, “Should we go up? Chelsea is on the second floor after all. I’m afraid they will fight.”
Ben folded his arms and said lightly, “Don’t worry about them.”
Avery walked to the second floor and walked right to the door of Elliot’s bedroom.
The bedroom door was open.
Elliot was lying on the bed, eyes closed, probably in a deep slumber, whereas Chelsea was scrubbing him with a wet towel.
The doctor and Rosalie were also in the room, and they were standing by the window talking about Elliot’s health.
However, Avery’s feet were as heavy as mercury, and she could not bring herself to enter the room. When Chelsea turned around from the bed with the water in her hand, she immediately caught sight of Avery standing outside the door.
“Avery! What are you doing here!” Chelsea lowered her voice, afraid of waking Elliot.
Then, she put the basin on the bedside table and strode toward Avery. Rosalie heard the noises and walked toward the door as well.
Avery was afraid of waking Elliot, so she took a few steps toward the stairs, but Chelsea thought she was trying to escape and quickly approached her, blocking her way.
“Avery! Are you making a fool of Elliot?! If you don’t like him, then let him go! If you do anything to hurt him again, I’ll never let you go!” Chelsea’s eyes were full of hatred.
Rosalie shouted sternly, “Avery, Elliot does not want to divorce you because he is enchanted b y you! I didn’t expect you to be this unappreciative! I was blind, and I had thought that you were a good person! If I had known earlier, I would have picked Chelsea to be Elliot’s wife! Only Chelsea truly loves Elliot!”
Avery was not in the mood to fight back. After all, she was only there to see how Elliot was doing. Now that she saw it, that was enough.
“Go and take care of him! I’m leaving!” Avery pushed Chelsea away and walked downstairs, step by step In the living room, a group of people led by Ben all pricked their ears to listen to the movement upstairs. After Avery was “defeated’ and came downstairs, everyone was in different moods. Some people thought she was a joke, and others sighed with embarrassment. Nevertheless, their opinions were unimportant and what mattered was Elliot’s stance. Unfortunately, Elliot was sick and asleep, and he had no idea what was happening.
“Miss Tate, you came by taxi, right? How about I drive you back?” Chad offered graciously.
Avery shook her head. “I’ll go back myself.”
After that, she walked toward the door.
Mrs. Cooper looked at Avery’s dejected back, and she immediately chased after her. “Madam, you haven’t got your laptop yet.”
Avery snapped back to her senses. She turned around immediately, walked across the living room, and entered her room.
“I really want to go up and wake Elliot,” Ben said. “If Avery leaves tonight, I’m afraid she’ll never come back.”
Chad urged, “Then go up and shout! I’ll support you from here.”
Ben glared at him. “Madam Rosalie is here. I dare not.”
After a while, Avery came out, dragging her suitcase. She said she was coming back to get the computer, but it was an excuse. If Elliot was awake and the two had a good talk, maybe she would not leave.
Mrs. Cooper blamed herself. She had asked Avery upstairs just now in good faith. What if Elliot had woken while Avery was upstairs? It was better than her not having seen Elliot, right?
“Madam, why don’t you wait until Master Elliot wakes up and inform him that you are leaving?” Mrs. Cooper asked.
Avery replied. “There’s no need.”
Later, she dragged her suitcase and resolutely walked out into the cold winter night.
Rosalie had come downstairs, incensed.
“Avery! Don’t ever come back!”
Ben secretly sighed.
She was really making things worse!
Avery had always been stubborn. Additionally, she had not wholly calmed down because of Mr. Z’s matter, and now, Rosalie had angered her again. How could Avery endure it?
Avery turned a deaf ear to Rosalie’s threats. Soon, she disappeared from everyone’s sight. “You all saw it! I didn’t bully her! She left of her own will!” Rosalie roared angrily.
Rosalie still felt a little apprehensive about her position. After all, Elliot had almost ended their relationship because of this woman.
At around midnight, Elliot’s fever subsided, and he finally woke up. Warm orange light lit the room. He sat up and saw Chelsea lying on the edge of the bed, fast asleep.
Elliot frowned, got out of bed, and left the room.