At Bridgedale, a new day arrived. The sun rose.
Avery got up and walked over to the windows to pull the curtains apart. The bright sun outside put her in a good mood. She could
not help but open the windows. A piercing cold breeze instantly blew in. Her good mood that the sun brought instantly vanished.
She closed the window, walked over to the side of her bed, and picked up her phone. She looked at the time.
Mrs. Cooper's message instantly appeared before her eyes.
[Avery, | hope you're doing well. Layla said that you're doing well. | hope that that is true. Layla and Master Elliot fought today.
Layla misses you very much, and she deliberately flunked her exams, hoping that she could use that to threaten him into allowing
you to return, or allow her to stay by your side. It did not work.
[Master Elliot did not criticize Layla, but she cried terribly. | know that you have always prioritized Layla's education. | hope that you
could privately persuade her. At the stime, don't tell her that | told you this.]
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After reading the long message seriously, Avery's heart was burning with anxiety. She lost all her senses. At that moment, all she
wanted to do was return to Aryadelle to see Layla and have a good talk with her. The thing that she was most unwilling to see was
her children being affected badly by her failed marriage.
She left the messaging app, opened her contacts, and found Elliot's number. She called him without any hesitation.
"I'm sorry, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable."
Her heart sank terribly. A thought rose in her head. Elliot must have blocked her.
She placed her phone down and strode to the washroom. She opened the tap and washed her face. She looked at her pale face in
the mirror. Her breathing slowly stabilized.
If she could not get to Elliot, she could call Layla. At that thought, she wiped her face with the towel and walked out of the
washroom.
She went to the bed and picked up her phone. She found Layla's contact and made a video call.
Soon, Layla answered.
Avery noticed Layla's stiff face ;h!;PIS; aggrieved expression. Her nose instantly turned sore.
Remembering Mrs. Cooper's reminder, Avery could only ask the obvious, "Layla, what's going on? You seem unhappy."
"Mommy, | miss you."
"Baby, | miss you too."
"Mommy, why can't | go to look for you now?" Layla pouted and grumbled, "If | go to look for you now. What can he do to me?"
Robert stood outside her door, unwilling to go to sleep. He had clooking for her. He pushed open the door and entered Layla's
room. His voice was loud and crisp, "Layla!"
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"Robert, see who it is?" Layla saw Robert coming over, and her expression relaxed a little.
She bent down and picked Robert up before adjusting the camera so that she and Robert were both in the picture.
Robert's huge black eyes looked at Avery on the screen. He knew that she was Mommy, but because he had not been interacting
with her for a long time, he was a little shy.
He refused to call her Mommy nor did he dare look at her.
"Robert, call Mommy!" Layla shifted Robert's head to face the camera.
"... Mommy," Robert muttered shyly.
"Robert, louder!" Layla furrowed her brows and requested.
Robert blushed a little. His face flushed red. He said out loud, "Mommy!"
Upstairs in his study room, Elliot could clearly hear Robert calling out for his mommy.