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 left the

had a splitting

badly that she could not

of Elliot's name and face made it feel like there was an

around her throat.

to the house about twenty

sighed

Elliot was still downstairs.

to leave no

and talk to him, but she could only let

asleep.

As for Elliot...

that the

on all through the

part of the night

thunderstorm.

by the rain in the middle of the

Elliot, but she was so

to stay in bed.

the next morning, Laura threw on a jacket

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

that Elliot was nowhere in sight, Laura let out a sigh

decided to go through with the divorce after

afraid of was having things

appeared in a hurry

I couldn't reach Elliot, so I came to check things

to Chad as

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