Avery had never been that afraid of having her health fail her.
She had quarreled with Elliot countless times before and suffered from sleepless nights, yet she still survived even though she was exhausted from work and lacked sleep or food.
She never remembered her body acting like this before. It was as if her organs were just going to stop working at any time.
Avery answered the phone and listened as Wesley said, "Adrian's awake, Avery. He is mentally stable."
"That's good to hear. What about Shea?"
"She's still unconscious, but at the moment, all her vital signs are within the
normal range."
"Okay. I'll go to the hospital later."
After she hung up, she heard Mike waking the children up outside.
"If you don't get up any sooner, I won't be able to bring you to Hayden's place," Mike threatened Layla. "In that case, you can only stay at home with your mother."
Layla groaned and got up reluctantly.
After a while, there was a knock on Avery's door.
She immediately went to the door and opened it.
to her surprise, Hayden was standing outside her door.
She initially thought that Mike had come to wake her up!
"I’m sorry, Mommy." Hayden raised his head, looked at Avery, and apologized. "I shouldn't have said that to you yesterday."
Hayden had thought about what he had said all night and had come to the conclusion that he had crossed the line.
He was going back to school, and if he did not come to apologize to his mother soon, she might feel sad for a very long time.
"I'm not angry. It's true that I'm the one who has a bigger problem with my relationship with your dad," Avery said frankly. "He wouldn't be in this situation if he didn't know me. I’ll look for him when Shea's situation improves, and I might not be able to take care of you and your siblings until I do." "I don't need you to take care of me. Layla and Robert are also being taken care of.
"You’re my mom. I just want you to be safe ? a#
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