When Elliot appeared by the table, Avery was about to take a bite of the cake and she almost snapped the plastic fork in half at the sight of him. What were the odds that she would run into him in the rare chance that she dined out?

Tammy frowned. "What a coincidence, Mr. Foster. Do you have a meeting here?"

She waved at the group behind Elliot sarcastically, and the others gave her smiles that were both polite and careful at the same time.

Elliot glanced at the cake on the table and looked at the two children. "It's your birthday?" His voice was low, powerful, and confused.

He remembered that Hayden's birthday was on the 13th of April, not today.

Avery's blood ran cold at that very instant. She had not wanted to celebrate their birthday because she feared that he would get suspicious. Yet, he had still caught them celebrating in secret.

Elliot studied the panicked and anxious expression on Avery's face thoughtfully.

"So Hayden's birthday isn't on the 13th of April, but today