Chapter 1646

Avery set his phone down and went back to bed.

Her mind sank into chaos as she discovered that though Elliot had promised her that he would not acknowledge the child as his, his best friend was trying to take the child away from Ruby in private.

“How ironic," she thought, "it's a shame that Ruby doesn’t want to hand the child over. | wonder if she would cave if it was Elliot doing the asking."

Avery's heart felt as though it had been pricked by countless needles. She had thought that she and Elliot had overcome all difficulties, and hand in hand, they would not break no matter what lay ahead. She had not imagined that it was all just an illusion and that they were dreaming of different things.

Avery could not sleep. She lay awake and stared out the window until the ink-dark sky slowly turned white. Her eyes felt sore, but the ache in her heart had not subsided. She closed her eyes and forced herself to go back to sleep.

At seven in the morning, Elliot woke up and glanced at Avery by reflex.

She was deeply asleep, probably too exhausted from the day before.

picked up his phone and saw the message

if | can take Ivy with me so that she could start fresh. Damn, she literally exploded!] Half an hour after the message, Ben had sent a few other

she felt insulted and chased me out of her

you that despite having booked myself a hotel room, Ruby asked me to stay at her place so it’s easier for me to see Ivy. You have no idea how cute Ivy is! If no one had told me that Ruby was the mother, | would definitely have thought that Ivy belonged to you and Avery! She looks so

messages were received afterward so Avery did not see them.

said that Ivy looked like she was Avery :b#?ULW; his. If only that was true, there would not be any

not always

bed to wash up before heading downstairs for breakfast. When he went back up again, Avery was

reached out to touch her cheek, which felt soft and warm to hom touch. He

why she was still sleeping. Please read the original content at

as him. "Did she not sleep well last night?" he thought

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