Chapter 874
When Avery saw the call from Elliot, she hung up without hesitation. With his pride, he definitely would not call back after she hung up on him.
Elliot was taken aback when his call was declined within seconds.He understood why Avery would not take his calls.He had broken her heart, after all.
Even so, did she really need to decline his call that quickly?! It caught him off guard and caused him to be filled with panic and grief.
Avery was underestimating him if she thought that this was enough to make him retreat in defeat.
Elliot found Mrs.Cooper’s number and dialed it.He had already come up with an excuse before he called Avery.
It was that he had heard about Robert’s fever and wanted to call to check on things.
If Mrs.Cooper answered the phone, he could use the same excuse.
In the end, Mrs.Cooper also declined his call.
Elliot’s face was frozen still as he stared at the rejected call.
It had barely been more than two weeks since Mrs.Cooper resigned from her job with the Foster family.
How could she be this heartless?! They had an employer-employee relationship for decades, after all.
Was that nothing compared to her new friendship with Avery? It was heartbreaking! Over at Bridgedale, Mrs.Cooper saw Avery let out a sigh of relief after she heartlessly declined Elliot’s call.
Mrs.Cooper was not a fool.She had clearly seen how Avery declined the call earlier.
Besides, Avery had already told her before to sever all ties with Elliot.
How could she possibly answer Elliot’s call in front of Avery’s face? Even if she had to stay in touch with Elliot, she would only do it in secret!
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