Chapter 315

Was Elliot going to hold the things Avery said in a fit of rage against her for the rest of their lives?

After dinner, Avery dialed Mike's number, then put her phone on speaker and began to clean the

kitchen.

"I'll be home late today, Avery!" Mike said in a stern and serious voice. "I'm not going to the bar tonight.

It's for work... It's about the company! I'll tell you about it tomorrow."

"Okay. It's nothing too serious, is it?" Avery said. "I'm not used to this sudden discipline in you."

Mike chuckled and said, "I was just worried you think I'm out messing around. You don't need to keep

dinner for me."

"Okay."

After Avery hung up the phone, she glanced around the empty house and could not help but think of

her mother.

She refused to hire a nanny because she wanted to do all of the things Laura used to do.

She wanted to guess what her mother was thinking about when she did those things.

The more she thought about it, the more guilty she felt.

of her

the children were born, Laura gave

day of her life

that there was anything

was not until Laura was gone that she realized she had put all

children.

Hayden's picking on me!" Layla cried suddenly as she ran out

her face and recovered her

he pick

then said he'd rip

Layla whimpered.

daughter's hand, then walked her to the bedroom

was no wonder Hayden

homework was a

teach you, Layla. Let's erase this line first," Avery said patiently as

Layla. 1

she was done helping the children with their homework and getting them ready for bed,

ten

her tired body back

Her mind was blank.

felt like she had done a lot, but nothing at all at the

took over these errands

her mother, and would have to wait until

wardrobe and was

the body curled up inside almost fell

caught Shea on

Shea doing

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