Reclaiming the CEO's Heart novel Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Who Am I to You?

Lily left when Avery was 8 years old. It was Martin's birthday that day, and she happily went home to celebrate it, only to be greeted by her parents' divorce agreement.

Avery, in order to chase after Lily, fell down the stairs, losing her shoes without even realizing it. She held onto Lily's leg and kept crying, "Mom, don't go!"

The elegant woman touched her tender cheek. "I'm sorry."

"Mom, I got first place in my grade this time. You haven't even seen my test paper yet. It requires a parent's signature."

"Mom, please don't leave me. I'll be good. I promise I won't go to the amusement park anymore. I won't make you angry again. I'll behave, please..."

Avery expressed her reluctance in panic and hoped that Lily would stay. Lily only told Avery that her marriage with Martin was not happy and that she had found her true happiness.

Avery saw a stranger man put Lily's luggage in the car, and they left hand in hand.

She chased after them barefoot for hundreds of meters until she fell heavily on the ground, her knees and soles of her feet pierced. She stared blankly as the car that she could never catch up to drove away.

At that time, she didn't understand, but as she grew up, she learned that her mother had an affair and her father found out, so her mother proposed a divorce and left with nothing, including her.

They hadn't had any contact for over a decade, and Avery hated her mother to the extreme. She had once thought that she never wanted to see her mother for the rest of her life.

Fate was truly ironic. In the end, she still had to bow down to her mother.

Avery's throat felt like it was blocked, and she stood still without moving. Lily understood Avery's thoughts and took the initiative to pull Avery to sit beside her.

"I know you hate me. You were too young back then, and many things weren't as you imagined. I can't explain it to you."

Lily reached out and caressed her face. "My daughter has grown up. Sweetie, I will settle down in the country this time. I know the Adams family is in trouble, but it's okay. I will take good care of you."

Only now did Avery realize that the so-called hatred was insignificant in the face of the word "mom". She sobbed, "Mom."

"Good girl, stay and have a meal. These years, Mr. White has been very good to me. He has a daughter who is two years older than you. She and her fiance will come over for dinner. I will introduce you to them."

Avery had no intention of integrating into Lily's new family and hurriedly interrupted her, "Mom, I came this time for Dad's sake. You know the Adams family went bankrupt, and Dad is having a heart attack. I can't afford the surgery fee. Can you please help me? I promise I will pay you back in the future."

Before Lily could answer, Avery heard a familiar voice, "Miss Adams, you are really pressed for money. You even came to my house to ask for it."

Upon hearing this voice, Avery felt like she had been struck by lightning. She couldn't believe her eyes as she looked at the people appearing at the door. Weren't they Layla and Jacob?

Fate played another joke on her. She never expected her mother to become Layla's stepmother!

Her husband and mother had become Layla's relatives.

Coincidentally, she was caught by Layla and Jacob when she asked her mother for money.

Jacob saw her uneasy face, but he just watched silently without any other reaction.

"Woo-woo..."

The crying of a baby broke the awkward atmosphere, and Avery only noticed the twin baby stroller being pushed by the servant at this moment.

As soon as the baby cried, Jacob had already picked up one of the babies and skillfully comforted him.

The heartwarming scene of the family of four was extremely piercing to Avery's eyes. If her child was still alive, he would have been this big by now.

She began to regret why she had come here, feeling like she was being nailed to a pillar of shame and being tortured by them.