It was a call from Lilith.
Avery immediately picked it up.
Lilith's excited voice rang out. "Avery, I got second in the preliminary round! I got second!"
Avery's heart was beating with excitement. "You’re amazing! I knew you could do it! "
"Woo! I'm so happy! My initial target was just to be in the top ten to be able to enter the semifinals. I thought that if I got that I'll be happy enough! I never expected to come in second for the preliminary round! My marks were only slightly lower than the first place!"
"Lilith, you’re amazing! If Elliot hears about this, he would surely be happy for you." "I also hope that he will be impressed with me! I will work hard for the remainder of the competition!" At that, Ben's voice suddenly came through.
"Are you talking with Avery?"
"Who else? Why are you asking the obvious?"
"Go back and talk! I've already booked the flight tickets back to Aryadelle. Let's go home!" Ben said.
The fireworks lit up the night skies with bright colors.
Avery looked at the dazzling lights in the skies. Her thoughts were far away.
In the living area, Robert was woken up by the sounds of Layla cheering. Mrs. Cooper carried Robert and walked over to Avery." Robert is looking at the fireworks without even blinking his eyes. This is his first time seeing fireworks."
Avery looked at her son’s surprised and widened eyes. She could not help but smile. "Baby, aren't the fireworks beautiful?
Robert reached his hands out. He wanted to head out.
Mrs. Cooper looked at Avery.
"Take him out, he should be fine just for a while." Then, Avery headed out with Mrs. Cooper.
"Elliot, thank you for coming to see me and the baby. I have a lot of the baby photos, and I left them in the room." She grabbed his arm and pulled him along toward the lift.
"I've asked the doctor why our child looked so much like Layla. The doctor said that she looks like you. Layla should look like you too," said Ruby sheepishly to Elliot.
At Elliot’s mansion, the children had returned to bed after the fireworks. Mrs. Cooper took Robert back to his room too.
Shea watched TV for a while before she could finally no longer take it and headed to bed.
"Adrian, are you tired? If you are, go get some rest! The house has been noisy for the entire day, and you did not even have a nap." Avery wanted to wait for Elliot to return.
She looked at the time. Elliot has been out for almost forty minutes.
She did not know when he was returning.
"I’ll stay with you," Adrian said heartwarmingly. "You’re waiting for Elliot, right? Why has he not returned yet so late at night? Do you want to call him?"
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