Chapter 84

"What about me?" Avery said as she placed the cup of tea on the kitchen counter, then made her way

back to the room. "He's never treated me with respect, not even just for a day."

"The two of you are from completely different worlds. It's understandable for him to be a little stand-

offish toward you," Laura said. "Forget about his past. Focus on who he is right now and who he will be

in the future..."

Avery raised her brows, puzzled, and asked, "Why are you speaking up for him? Do you think he could

suddenly find some kindness in his heart to let me keep the children?"

Laura fell silent.

"I'm sure he has his reasons for not wanting children," she said after a brief pause. "I think the fact that

he's willing to swallow his pride and come here to

apologize to you is a sign that he does care for you." 2

Avery covered her ears with her hands and said, "I'm going to bed. My head hurts."

Seeing her adamant refusal, Laura had nothing else to say.

She walked out of the room and planned to go downstairs to talk Elliot into leaving.reach

long, heavy sigh when her mother

a splitting

that she could not

face made it feel like there was an

around her throat.

returned to the house

the room and sighed when she

Elliot was still downstairs.

no

to go and talk to him, but she could only let her

asleep.

As for Elliot...

pray that the rain stopped

on all

during the later part of the night and eventually turned

thunderstorm.

by the rain

to check on Elliot, but she was so

to stay in bed.

threw on a

old neighborhood, so a night's heavy rain was all it took for the area to

was nowhere in sight, Laura let out a sigh

he finally decided to go through with the

things go back to the way

Group headquarters, Jun appeared in a hurry at Elliot's office on

so I came

Chad as he lived near the

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