Father and son agreed very much on that.
Avery did not feel that their worries were too excessive, so she did not stop them.
"I'll go and do this," Hayden said, "You all stay at home and spend time with Ivy."
"You can just send someone to do it. Are you planning to head there on your own?" Elliot was worried that something might happen to Hayden on this trip.
Hayden replied, "I'll go have a look at the place where Ivy used to live."
"Okay. Take bodyguards with you. Be safe," Elliot said.
…
Irene was sleeping in the room. When she woke up and saw the unfamiliar room, she was in a daze.
That morning, Avery had taken her on a tour around the mansion. She also explained to her clearly the things that happened back then.
She no longer had many doubts. At that moment, all she had was helplessness and feeling lost.
It was not that she was not willing to reconcile with her biological parents. When she found out that Elliot and Avery had spent all these years looking for her non-stop, she was moved.
It was only that the life she had at that moment was completely on the other extreme side compared to her previous life.
Changing from one extreme lifestyle to another, she needed time to accept and accommodate.
She sat up in bed and stayed in a daze for a while before getting out of bed and walking out of the room.
Irene shook her head. "No. It's just that no one has ever called me that, so I'm a little unused to it."
"Ben was the one who named you," Avery told her the origins of her name. "When you were born, we only knew that you were Elliot's child. Back then, I thought you were Elliot's and Ruby Gould's child, so I threatened to break up with Elliot. Elliot was caught between you and me. He was rather troubled, so he was not even in the mood to give you a name. Which is why Ben named you. Ben is your father's good friend. He is also your uncle."
"I have two uncles?" Irene asked.
"Hmm, your father has a half-sister called Lilith. She only reconciled with him much later. Lilith's husband is Ben. The other aunt is Shea. Shea is not blood-related to your father, but their relationship is tighter than any biological siblings. They grew up together, so they are very close to each other. Which is why I can understand your relationship with your grandma."
Irene said gratefully, "Mommy, Grandma treats me really well."
"You have been taught well. I can see that. You only had a tougher life. Your father can't seem to accept that. Which is why he hoped that you would never return to Taronia," Avery said, "Hayden has gone to Taronia to end your life there."
"How is he going to do it?" The middle of Irene's brows twitched.
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