Chapter 267

"No," Hayden responded calmly.

"Really?" Avery checked with her son repeatedly.

"No," Hayden repeated without a trace of emotion on his face.

Avery could only call the quits. If they did not take it and she continued to ask them about it, the

children might think that she did not trust them.

Hayden took Layla's hand and led her back to their bedroom to store their school bags.

Once they were inside the room, Layla whispered," Hayden, why are we lying? We shouldn't lie to

Mom."

Layla had only managed to keep it a secret because Avery was not aware; but now that she was

asking her about it, Layla did not dare lie.

"Elliot must be going nuts now that he realizes the box is gone," said Hayden coldly. "If we return it

now, he will just blame us for taking it. We are not returning it. Let him worry."

their dirtbag dad and her brother, she would definitely

her brother. 3

had originally kept the box under his bed, but they

had

contents of the box- a piece of paper. Once he realized how important the

left carelessly under the bed, so, they moved it. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ

thing that they did, or the box

much that he dies?" Layla was

dad!"

people

that, Layla finally

Avery sent Elliot a message that read, [I asked the kids,

box.]

but he replied immediately and said, [Got

a reply that asked, [You still haven't gone

he did not reply, because he did

his eyes, and he could feel his

midst of despair, he thought to himself, "So

I will lose money, and friends will leave me... as for

don't

now on. As for

At least Shea

worst outcome, Elliot slowly began to relax and drifted

his reply, but three days had gone by, and

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