"I don't know. I'll ask Chad later, and I'll let you know once I get the lawyer's contact information." Mike calmed her down immediately. "Don't get so emotional in front of the children.""Why didn't you say that earlier?" Avery sniffled and said bitterly, "I can't keep calm and think about others like I used to."She had lost herself when Elliot left, and the most unforgettable pain she had ever experienced was when she had lost him."Do you regret it?" Mike asked. "If you'd told him the truth earlier, maybe—""If I told him the truth earlier, things would go another way," Avery said. "But what if it ended up getting even worse? Finding him is better than just sitting here regretting everything.""You haven't slept for a few days now, right? Just look at how exhausted you look. If this goes on, Elliot might not recognize you even if you do manage to find him," Mike teased."Why wouldn't he? Even if he doesn't remember my face, he'll still remember my voice?" she said stubbornly

Alarm bells were ringing in Avery's heart!"Why would Lilith suddenly ask about Ben's private affairs if the child in her womb did not belong to Ben?" thought Avery. "Not to my knowledge. But he's always had someone he likes," Avery said. "That person might no longer be alive, but I believe he'll choose someone similar to her.""Oh... Then does he have children?" said Lilith.Avery was almost certain that Lilith's child was Ben's.Lilith was still a young woman, after all. She was not good at hiding things and would easily commit a Freudian slip.After all, there was no reason to keep asking about Ben if the child was not his."Not that I've heard of. Otherwise, his parents wouldn't be so worried about those stereotypical turning points in a man's life." Avery asked, "Is he the father?""No! I'm just asking on a whim. I'll think some more, and I'll tell you once I have a decision." Lilith ended the call in a panic.After hesitating for a few seconds, Avery decided to call Ben

The sleeping pill worked in no time, and she fell into a deep sleep.Over at Aryadelle, Ben drove to Lilith's place after getting off work.Coincidentally, he had just parked at the gate of her residential area when he saw her walking toward him with some dinner.Lilith was on her cell phone, so she did not notice Ben standing by the door.Just as she was about to head in, a big hand grabbed her arm, and she screamed in fright."It's me." Ben broke into a cold sweat when she shrieked.Everyone looked at them, including the security guard at the gate and the passers-by.He pulled Lilith and quickly walked toward his car.The security guard immediately chased after him when he saw that. "Hands off that young girl!"Ben let go in embarrassment."Do you know this man, Miss?" the security guard asked Lilith. "If you don't, I'll call the police and get them to arrest him!"Lilith glanced at Ben. She wanted to say, "I don't know him," but was afraid of angering him."Thanks for yo

"I came here to talk to you about that." Wesley then went on and explained, "Henry still has a certain influence in Aryadelle by relying on the Fosters' former contacts. If you bring Adrian back to Aryadelle, you'll be on the back foot, so don't let him go back for the time being.""What about Shea?""We'll let her recuperate in Bridgedale till we find Elliot." Wesley had already given it some thought. "You said you were going to find Elliot, right? There's nothing Henry and his son can do if they can't locate you. Once you get Elliot back, you can go back home together and get Adrian to return the shares to him."Avery said gratefully, "Thank you for thinking of all that for me, Wesley. That's a very good plan. If I bring Adrian back to the country, I might not be able to cope with the pestering from Henry and Cole.""You look weak and you lost a lot of weight in just two days. You can't continue like this." Wesley figured out all that for her so that she would overcome her grief

"Dang it!" Ben thought, "How could it have been such a coincidence?"He felt as if she had incriminating evidence against him and that lost him the upper hand."That colleague of mine said you couldn't get up." Lilith waggled her eyebrows as she watched his face turn various shades of red. "As if that's not bad enough, you were stingy as hell and didn't even give her any tips!""What's your colleague's name?! I want her contact information!" Ben was going mad."Are you going to give her a tip?""You—""It doesn't matter if you don't tip her. I'm telling you this not to rat my colleague out but to remind you that you're not a good man either. If you dare stand on your high horse and say mean stuff to me in the future, I will sure as hell start telling people about your impotence." Lilith ended her threat and left Ben's place in a happy mood.Elsewhere, at Bridgedale, Avery saw Wesley off and returned to the master bedroom to take the paper from under the pillow.She first logged