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

a splitting

badly that she

face made it feel like there was an

around her throat.

house

into the room and sighed

Elliot was still downstairs.

leave no matter what Laura

and talk to him, but

asleep.

As for Elliot...

could only pray that the rain

on

part of the

thunderstorm.

by the rain

was so afraid of

to stay in bed.

the next morning, Laura threw

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

that Elliot was nowhere in sight,

great if he finally decided to go through with

she was afraid of was having things go back to the way they

appeared

I couldn't reach Elliot, so I came

to Chad as he

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