NovelOnline"I get it!" Cole hung up.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAvery held onto her phone and sighed heavily, hoping that Cole and Henry would cto their senses; if Elliot got involved in this, there was no predicting how the situation would escalate.
She feared that the peacefulness in the present would disappear if the situation got out of hand; it took so much effort for them to overcthe torture they had been through on the day of their wedding and it had only been barely two weeks since they finally settled down. How could the gods be so cruel to them? She didn't know how long it had been by the tElliot coutside to look for her.
He scowled when he spotted her squatting at the corner of the yard.
"Avery, why are you squatting? Mrs. Cooper said you coutside to call Mike, why did it take so long?" He helped her up and continued, "Did you get into an argument with Mike?" She immediately clung to him and in a hoarse voice, she said, "Elliot, | feel a bit depressed.” "Because we moved?" He cupped her face with his hands to look into her eyes. "What did Mike say?" "He's just moved away, and right after that, we moved too." She felt like all the thoughts in her head were tangled up in a mess. "| can't help but feel upset when | remember that Hayden is not by my side as well." "Isn't he doing well overseas?" He wrapped his arm around her waist and consoled patiently, "It is necessary to let our kids see more of what the world has to offer if we want them to have a brighter future. They are never meant to remain by our sides forever, so you need to adjust yourself accordingly.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAs for Mike, you should just ignore him. He has his own life and it's not our concern; neither is our lives his concern, for that matter." She regained her composure. "Yeah. Has Layla finished her homework?" "Yes. Mrs. Cooper has taken her for a shower." "Okay. Let's go shower as well! You need to wake up early tomorrow to attend the parents’ meeting at school.” "You go ahead." He grabbed her by the hand. "Your skin is a bit cool to the touch.” "Okay." He walked her back to the master bedroom; b$?PNQ= immediately went out once she was inside the bathroom. He called Mike intending to teach him a lesson.
It took a while for Mike to answer.
"I was the one who decided to move, so catif you have a problem with it! Why vent your frustration on Avery?" He lowered his voice, but the anger in his tone was still incredibly distinct. "Is your life too peaceful right now, so you are itching for a beating?" Mike was confused. "F*ck! What the h*Il are you talking about? | don't understand a word. When have | vented my frustration on Avery? You better explain or | am going over there to beat the crap out of you!" Elliot listened to his sharp shouts and scowled. "Didn't you complain to Avery when she called you just now? She curled into a ball all alone in the yard after talking to you on the phone." "Huh?!" Mike shouted even louder as he swiftly caught on. "She called me? Oh! | guess she did..." Mike was Avery's friend, so naturally, he was supposed to help her with her lies.
Elliot's expression darkened and hung up.
Mike's reaction was too obvious and Elliot had noticed that something was wrong. He pushed through the bedroom door and walked towards the bed to grab Avery's phone.
He needed to see who she was talking to earlier.
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