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.

took care of her

gave her all

lived a day of her life for

thought that there was anything wrong with that

until Laura was gone that she realized she had put all of her energy in her work

children.

on me!" Layla cried suddenly as she ran out of the

off her face and recovered her

did he pick on

homework right, then said he'd rip my books apart

Layla whimpered.

took her daughter's hand, then walked her to the bedroom and checked Layla's homework.

Hayden

homework was

Layla. Let's erase this line first," Avery said patiently as she sat down

Layla. 1

the children with their homework and getting them ready for

ten at

body back to

Her mind was blank.

a lot, but

the one who took over these errands

and would have

up her wardrobe and

the wardrobe door, the

reached out and caught Shea on reflex before she fell to the

was Shea doing

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