"Wilson, let's head home," Avery said.
"Aren't we going to buy chestnuts?” Wilson asked. "What happened?"
"Both Elliot and Hayden are at home. I'm worried that they will fight." Avery's heart sank. "Hayden is still mad at me, so he has to be mad at Elliot as well!"
"Those two didn't fight last night when you were inside the room! Hayden only got mad after you came out," Wilson said.
Avery's head started pounding. "I'm still worried."
"Let's hurry back, then."
In the mansion, the nanny served Elliot a bowl of soup, before she went up with Hayden's bowl. Setting the bowl before him, she told Hayden that Elliot was home.
Hayden immediately stepped out of his room with the bowl of soup in hand.
This was his and his mother's house, and Elliot, Avery's former husband, was an outsider. Hayden did not intend on hiding in his room.
The nanny was surprised to see Hayden out and about, but she was still relieved. She went into the living room, and when she remembered that Elliot was home as well, she gasped, wondering if the two would fight like they did the night before.
"Hayden, why don't we go out for a walk? You haven't come out the whole day..." The nanny made an attempt to lure Hayden away.
Hayden stared intently at Elliot, and Elliot's heart raced. "Go back to your chores! I'll talk to Hayden," he said after a while.
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