In truth, Avery felt uneasy. Her senses told her that so long as Elliot's issue wasn't resolved, bringing the child over to pressure him would only make things worse.
She regretted it as soon as she stepped foot into the living room of Elliot's mansion, but Mrs. Scarlet was extremely pleased to see Robert.
Mrs. Scarlet accepted Robert from Avery's arms and played with him for a while, before passing him back to Avery.
"Avery, Mr. Foster is upstairs. He's only had some soup tonight. That can’t possibly be enough, but he won’t even take another bite of food. I’m not sure if he's resting or in the study room right now," Mrs. Scarlet
said as she led the way, "watch your steps while you are carrying the child.” "Mrs. Scarlet, maybe it's best that I don't disturb him," Avery said hesitantly, "I'm worried that it would only increase his burden if he sees Robert."
Mrs. Scarlet was slightly stunned at her words, but then proceeded to say, "but what if he finds relief in seeing Robert? He is Robert's father and he is going to have to face his own child one day. Is he supposed to just stay away from his son if he never manages to recover from the psychological trauma?"
The reason Mrs. Scarlet had asked Avery to bring Robert to visit Elliot was because she felt sorry for Elliot for being left alone.
Elliot's mother had passed away, Shea was gone and he had broken ties with his eldest brother as well; he no longer had a
family.
Anyone would have had to suffer the same as Elliot would have been traumatized as well, so Mrs. Scarlet wanted Avery and Robert to remind Elliot what it was like to have a family.
"Give it a try, Avery! If he acts out, you can just leave with the child," Mrs. Scarlet said.
Avery nodded and thought to herself, 'I'm already here anyway, I might as well give it a try. What if it actually works?'
Once they were on the second floor, Mrs. Scarlet went to take a look in Elliot's bedroom.
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