"Avery, we might not be able to meet all the time again, but I'll still come see you when I have the time, "Tammy said.
"Okay.I'll wait for you."
"Go home and get some rest! You look worse than I do, " Tammy said, then wanted to get out of bed to send her off.
"Lie down and rest.I'll leave now," Avery said as she held her down.
"Let me know when you leave the hospital."
"I will."
As Avery walked out of the hospital, her thoughts were a chaotic mess.Her head was spinning and she could not calm down.
Things seemed to be getting better, but her heart felt heavy.
Perhaps it was because she could no longer return to the past, and the future was filled with uncertainty.
"Get some rest when you get home, Avery.You don't look too good." Elliot gazed at Avery's cool face and worried that she might get postpartum depression.
" While you were talking to Tammy in the room, Aunt Mary told me that this might have been a tragic experience for Tammy, but it made her mature very quickly."
"That's because she never wants to rely on any man ever again.The only thing she can do is force herself to grow up."
"Don't you think that's a good thing? I'm not saying Jun is unreliable, but you must know that you can be more confident if you depend on yourself."
"You're right, but she's my best friend.Even if I hope for her to become a strong woman, I don't want to see her change because of this type of misfortune." Avery forced herself to hold back her tears.
"Society is reckless.Not many people can stay innocent forever.I want her to be happy, even if it means having to rely on aman to live."
"What's done is done, Avery.She will move on one day."
"Don't try to persuade me! Before Chelsea is brought to justice, don't try to persuade me!" Avery roared loudly.
That night, the temperature dropped along with the arrival of a heavy rainstorm.
The sound of the rain pitter-pattering against the windows felt like a lullaby.
Avery lay in bed and fell fast asleep.
In the living room, Mrs.Cooper served Elliot a glass of wine.
"Go to bed after having a drink, Master Elliot." Mrs.Cooper noticed that Elliot had lost weight.
At 9.30 p.m.that night, Hayden and Layla tiptoed over to the master bedroom.
They opened the room door and took a look inside.
"What are you two looking at? Why aren't you in bed? " Mike was standing behind them.
He popped his head into the room and snuck a peek, too.
Layla huffed, "I heard the sound of a car driving off, so I thought Daddy already left.Hayden said he was still here, so we argued over it."
Mike caressed the top of Layla's head, then said, " There's no way he's leaving! Your Mommy needs to be taken care of right now!"
"Oh..." Layla responded, then softly apologized to Hayden and dragged him back to their room.
Mike closed the door to the master bedroom, then walked over to the living room.
Suddenly, Chad strode out of Mike's bedroom, grabbed his arm and dragged him back into the room.
"Tused your computer to get into that darknet website you mentioned and found something really scary! F*ck! I'm so scared that I'm breaking into a cold sweat!"
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