Avery desperately wanted to hide away, because she knew that Elliot had not taught Robert to say such a thing. Robert kept mentioning how much his sister liked Avery, and it was obvious that he was inviting Avery to stay the night for Layla's sake.
"Robert, we can invite Mom to come and play during the day, but at night, she will need to go home to sleep." Elliot patted Robert on the head. "Everyone has their own house and needs to go back to their own house to sleep."
Robert looked slightly confused, but said," Kitties need to go back to kitties' house; doggies need to go back to doggies' house; so Mommy needs to go back to Mommy's house.”
Everyone's jaw dropped at the comment.
Avery could not decide if she wanted to chuckle or cry. "Robert, why don't you come to Mommy's place to play next time?"
"I will go if Layla goes."
"You are such a good boy, Robert." Avery was glad that Layla and Robert were getting along so well.
After a while, the children who finished their meals and the women who weren't drinking left the table. Tammy dragged Avery outside the mansion for a stroll and asked, "Avery, have you two really made up?"
"I suppose! He explained everything in the past to me but I don't know if I want to believe that." Avery inhaled the fresh air and continued, "I've lost my mind over him once before, and I don't want to make the same mistake again, so I am maintaining a level head this time."
"It doesn’t really matter if you two get back together, actually. It's good enough that you managed to eat at the same table. After all, your divorce was rough, and we all thought that you would never speak to one another again... You are just too understanding and forgiving. If I were you, I would never forgive Elliot."
"Why not?"
"The fact that he forced you into selling your company is too much for me to accept. " Tammy's features stiffened. "Elliot is too hot-tempered, and he should only ever date women who are senselessly in love with him, but that's the type he feels least interested in."
Avery chuckled. "Tammy, selling the company was my decision, >f*:ULP: it has nothing much to do with Elliot." "I thought that you sold your company because Tate Industries opened a branch in Bridgedale to go up against Alpha Technologies." Confused, Tammy said, " That’s the version I've been hearing."
Avery shook her head. "It's not entirely because of that. I just grew tired of it all and wanted the cash flow. That's why I sold it."
"Alright! Guess I’ve misunderstood him."
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