Elijah didn't show up for their meeting because he was with Sarah. That wasn't the worst part for Violette. The worst part was thinking about the fact that Elijah and Sarah once had a child together.
What was even more awful was that Sarah accused Violette of killing their child! And Elijah... he actually believed her. Otherwise, she wouldn't be pregnant with the child she was carrying now.
At the thought of this, she couldn't help but tear up. She hung up the phone, her strength drained from her body, and she suddenly leaned on the dining table.
Her two children noticed something was wrong so they jumped off their chairs immediately.
"Mom! What's wrong?" Rita asked, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Mom, he's not coming, is he?" Ian guessed, then hurriedly comforted her. "Mom, don't cry, let's go home!"
Violette fought back her tears, feeling guilty, she said, "Are you guys hungry? I'll take you out to eat now."
Both children shook their heads.
"Mom, I'm not hungry! I'm just really pissed off..." Rita's eyes reddened, unable to suppress the feeling of being hurt.
She had put on her prettiest dress for the meeting today and even brought a delicate gift for Makayla. That meant, she really cared about tonight's dinner. But they didn't show up! Elijah was a liar. Makayla was a liar too!
"Mom, let’s go out to eat!" Ian suggested, worried that his mom was hungry.
Violette gave a nod, leading her two children out of the private dining room.
The waiter saw them leaving and immediately panicked. "Ms. Dennis, you and your children haven't eaten yet! Shall I have the kitchen serve the food now? It's all ready..."
Violette stopped in her tracks and replied, "No need."
Sarah said that the doctor was also a student of Dr. Mitchel and had achieved more in the medical field than her. After hearing Sarah's words, he agreed to take Makayla to see that doctor after a little thought.
The doctor was on vacation, and where he stayed was far from the city center, near a famous tourist spot. It would take about two hours to drive there.
However, not long after they met the doctor, Sarah started to lose control. She started crying about how much effort she had put in for Makayla's illness, and how much she loved him, but he kept avoiding her...
Elijah didn't forget about his dinner date with Violette. He left at 4:30 in the afternoon to return to the city center.
Sarah asked him to give her a lift on the way. It wasn't an unreasonable request, so he agreed. In fact, the whole journey was calm until Violette's call came.
Her call seemed to prick Sarah. So, Sarah said those things! Elijah didn't expect Sarah to lose control all of a sudden, and he couldn't say a word at that moment.
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