Robert could recognize dollar bills, but had no concept of what money truly was. Whenever he was given money, he would simply
put them into his piggy bank.
"Mom, I'm helping you count how much you received," Layla protested, her face flushing. "Robert is just messing around! He
doesn't even know how to count.”
"Remember to wash your hands after you are done, and bring Robert to wash his too. Dollar bills are dirty with a lot of germs on
them. Understood?" Avery reminded the two.
"Alright! Mom, what are you and dad doing?" Layla walked closer to Eric and stared at her parents on the screen.
"We've just had our lunch and are about to go take a nap."
"Oh, is the honeymoon fun?" Layla asked seriously.
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"Definitely not fun! It's not going to be fun without me!" Robert yelled.
Avery giggled. "Darling, we will take you with us the next twe go traveling. By the way, where's Hayden?"
"Hayden thinks I'm noisy so he went out," Robert said, seemingly very self-aware.
Avery's chest tightened as she wondered if her sons were not getting along.
"Hayden does think you are noisy, but that's not why he went out. He went out to see Grandma," Layla corrected him.
The smile on Avery's face froze. "He went alone?"
"The bodyguard went with him. | wanted to go, too, but he toldto stay hbecause the weather today isn't that good," Layla
explained.
"He's right. It's not a good idea to go out if the weather's bad. Robert said that Hayden thinks he is noisy. Did they fight?"
"Robert went to wake Hayden up this morning for breakfast and Hayden hasn't been in a good mood since," Layla explained the
situation. "Hayden probably stayed up all night again. Robert was innocent. He just didn't want Hayden to starve!"
"I see! Neither of them did anything wrong. There's no need to wake Hayden up in the morning from now on. He will wake up when
he's gotten enough sleep," Avery consoled them. "| think you are all wonderful kids. So obedient and considerate..."
"Mm-hm! Mom, you should go take your nap! I'll get back to counting money." Layla blew her a kiss, before sitting down on the
carpet to continue her task.
"Eric, do you have nothing better to do than just staring at them counting money?" Avery asked.
"Don't worry about it. I'm responsible for checking the bills Layla has counted and sealing them in individual piles." Eric turned the
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Avery was speechless.
Meanwhile, Grandma took Irene out after lunch.
Irene had grown out of her winter clothing and needed new ones. Grandma had wanted to go outside and make the purchase on
her own, but she didn't have the heart to leave Irene alone at home, so they went out together.
Irene's eyes darted around curiously at all the unfamiliar surroundings around her, the only difference compared to the past was
that she felt slightly uneasy.
"Don't be afraid, Irene. These people won't hurt you. Madam said that if you want to study, we can hire a teacher to cby our
place to teach you. Madam can teach you how to read and write when she has free tat night."
"Grandma, | want to go to school like other kids." Irene looked up and voiced her opinion. "Didn't you send away the people who
clooking forthe other day? Those bad people won't cforagain." Irene did not want to be locked in the house all
day long.