Avery was shocked by his words.
"Elliot, I've never wanted you to kill that child. That thought has never occurred to me, past or present." She grabbed onto his hands tightly. "I won't let you commit murder."
"I know you won't make me do it..." Elliot swallowed hard and stared at her with reddened eyes. "Avery, I will do anything for you because I know that you love me above everything."
"Of course I do, Elliot. I was just upset this morning. I've always known that she would give birth and raise her child, before coming to look for you. I should have come to terms with that long ago, and it's not okay that I keep getting mad over it," she whispered.
"Avery, thank you for accepting me."
"You don’t have to thank me, Elliot, because you love me just as much," she said confidently. "No one can pull us apart. I am going to spend the rest of my life with you, and in the end, we will be buried next to one another."
"I feel the same," he agreed affectionately as he pulled her into his arms.
In Ylore, at eleven at night, Ivy started sobbing, and Ruby immediately woke up.
"Miss, go back to sleep. I will make her milk," the nanny responsible for taking care of Ivy whispered.
Ruby rubbed her eyes. "I'll do it! I need to take good care of Ivy. Whether I get to see
Elliot again depends on this little baby."
She got out of bed and took the bottle from the table to clean it.
"Miss, Elliot Foster won't see how tired you are from taking care of this baby. Even if he could, he won't feel anything for you," the nanny said. "Why do you have to fall for a man as cruel as Elliot out of all people?"
"Haha! He doesn't mind it, but I do," Ruby said sarcastically. "But I won't reject him. My dad is gone now, and I need him to work for me. He better remain by my side forever and do whatever I ask him to. He might not be a perfect candidate for a husband, but he is definitely a great subordinate."
"Miss, if Paul finds out how you feel, he will be heartbroken."
"If we both keep our mouths shut, how will he find out? I will be sure to string him on with hope..." Ruby finished feeding Ivy and handed the baby over to the nanny. "You should take care of her from here! I can't afford to become one of those ugly housewives because of this little girl."
The nanny held Ivy and was about to leave, when Ruby could not help but say, "I still have hope. Ben said that he will be coming to visit me soon."
"Really? Elliot must have sent him, then?" The nanny was taken by surprise.
"Yeah, that's what I thought as well, but he denied it when I asked." Content in the lie she was telling herself, Ruby continued, " Why else would he come all the way here to visit me and the baby if Elliot hadn't asked him to? That's why we need to take great care of Ivy. She is the only leverage I have left."
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