'What kind of a father is Nathan? Is he even a man?! Who does he think he is?!' She thought.
Once Avery left, Nathan took a gulp of liquor gloomily, thinking, 'Have I asked for too much? 360 million each year wasn’t much! It's barely a few digits off Elliot's annual income!'
Avery felt even more frustrated by the time she walked out of the restaurant. She had finally gotten the whole story and if she couldn't satisfy Nathan, he would definitely go after Elliot again.
'That old bast*rd, let him get his as* kicked by Elliot!' She thought, 'Though... Elliot must be really troubled right now.'
As she drove home, she put on her bluetooth earphone to call Elliot, dying to hear his voice.
She unlocked her phone and was surprised to see a message from Mrs. Cooper.
'Hayden and Layla got into a fight. It’s bad. Hurry home once you are free.'
She saw stars before her eyes as soon as she read the message. Avery set her phone down and took her earphones off, before racing back.
In the living room of Starry River Villa, Layla held onto the box while squatting on the floor, sulking as she quietly wiped away her own tears.
Mrs. Cooper remained outside the door of the children's room to talk to Hayden, but there was no response at all. Luckily for them, Robert was not crying or throwing a tantrum at the moment as he was nibbling at snacks and playing with his toys in the crib.
Shortly after, Avery hurried back. She hadn't had time to change her shoes and strode directly into the living room. When she saw how upset Layla was, she immediately took her daughter into her arms.
"What’s wrong, Darling? Why did you fight with your brother?" Avery noticed the workbooks as she spoke, and said, "Was it because of these?"
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