No one would have dared touch his phone without his permission. The only other explanation would be that he had been forced into handing over his phone."Avery, the only reason Elliot had insisted on you returning to Aryadelle was that he did not want you affecting our lives. He was not concerned for your safety. After you had left, he promised me he would stay in with me and our child. He told me that he would never leave us. Please don't disrupt our lives from now on. If it's alimony you want, you can get it from me. I can pay you however much you want, so don't bother Elliot anymore! He doesn't even want to speak to you." Ruby began to sound increasingly impatient."Hand him the phone! If he tells me that himself, I promise that I will never bother the two of you ever again!" snapped Avery."I'm sorry, but he won't be able to speak to you. I made him promise me that he would never talk to you again! I'm pregnant now and get emotional easily, so he has been spoiling me rotten, not

Layla was not a clueless child. She had always been very aware of her public image. It proved that the telephone call had greatly upset her. All this while, Layla had seen Elliot as belonging to her, and when Ruby had told her that she and Elliot were having a baby, Layla realized that Elliot would no longer belong to her alone. She felt as though her favorite toy was being taken away from her. No child would not grow upset when such a thing happened.After the shower, Avery and Layla walked out of the children's room. Robert had finished his bath as well and was having his milk."Avery, go shower! I will play with Robert for a bit after he finishes his milk before putting him to bed," Mrs. Cooper said."Sure."Avery patted Robert on the head and returned to her room. After closing the door behind her, she took out her phone and located Elliot's number.She wanted to call him, but she thought that it would be rather awkward if Ruby were to answer the call, again. After think

She placed the biscuits into Robert's hands, and finally, his sobbing ceased.Mrs. Cooper returned to the living room, and Avery passed Robert to her."Go now, Avery! Come back soon.""Yeah." Avery planted a kiss on Robert's forehead and walked out of the mansion.Avery stepped out of the airport in Ylore. The country seemed both strange and familiar at the same time. She felt like a completely different person from the one who had come before. "Miss Tate, let's check into the hotel first!" said the bodyguard while carrying her luggage."Let's go to the hospital first. Nick said that Elliot is probably injured, but he wasn't sure. I need to see him with my own eyes." The thought of Elliot being severely injured had kept her up the entire time she was on the flight."Miss Tate, you look horrible. Whether or not he is injured, you are going to end up in the hospital yourself if you don't get some sleep soon.""Why does everyone around me enjoy telling me bad things will befall m

Avery scowled when Nick spoke about Ruby's pregnancy. "Nick, do you know whose child she is pregnant with? Is it Elliot's?""How would I know? It's not like I set up cameras around their bed!" Nick walked outside and said, "Why don't you just ask Elliot that when you see him?""He told me that Ruby had gone to the sperm bank and made her choice there.""So why are you still asking if the baby is Elliot's?""Ruby told us that the baby is Elliot's when she had taken his call, and she did not sound like she was lying. My daughter was so angry that she burst into tears." Avery followed Nick into the car.Nick did not think much of it. "Once she gives birth, we will know if it's Elliot's.""I don't think that Elliot would lie to me, but I also don't see the point of Ruby creating such a poor lie. We won't even need her to give birth to find out who the father is," Avery said and Nick froze."How soon can we check?""Amniocentesis can be performed when the mother is three months preg

Nick was stunned and so was Ruby.The Gould family's bodyguards charged at Avery when they saw her strike Ruby, but Nick stopped them. "That's between them women! You guys need to stay out of it! Go guard the elevator. Don't let anyone unrelated come in!" he said as he dragged the bodyguards out.He closed the door behind him, leaving Ruby, Avery, and Elliot alone in the room."You hit me?!" Ruby covered her cheek. Her eyes were red with rage and disbelief."How could you let this happen to him, Ruby?! How dare you answer his call and use it to antagonize me while hiding his condition! What were you thinking?! What if he dies? Do you plan on keeping his body and filling my head with lies about how much you love each other?!"Ruby lowered her hands, balling them into fists. "He isn't dead! The doctors said that he is going to recover! He just needs some time!""Who did this to him? Paul?!" Hatred filled Avery's eyes. "How dare he torture Elliot? Ruby Gould! What were you doing?