Shea nodded without hesitation.
It was not like she had never gone to Hayden's house.
She actually quite liked it there and wanted to go back again.
Seeing his sister's stubborn face made Elliot experience a variety of emotions.
Since Hayden had not brought his laptop to school, he was sure that Avery had taken it away from him.
He could basically confirm that the lawless hacker was the cool little boy in the flat cap in front of him.
Although Hayden was Avery's adopted son, Elliot wanted to teach him a lesson.
However, Shea's behavior toward the boy left Elliot in a dilemma.
Suddenly, a loud crash pierced through the air, followed by the ear-splitting sound of harsh cursing!
The group glanced over to where the commotion came from and saw two people in the middle of a fight.
Faced with the violent scene in front of her, the color drained from Shea's face and terror flooded into her eyes.
"Ah! Ahhh!"
She screamed at the top of her lungs as she covered her ears with her hands.
Elliot's heart tightened at the sight of his sister's breakdown.
She must have remembered the violent abuse she had suffered as a child!
Elliot took Shea into his arms and left in a hurry.
As Hayden watched them leave, Shea's cries of terror replayed in his head.
What happened to her?
Was she frightened?
Those people were fighting each other, not her. Why was she scared?
"It's too chaotic here, Hayden! Let's head back to school right away!"
The teacher grabbed Hayden's arm and quickly led him away.
That afternoon, Avery made a trip to the police station.
Five years ago, Wanda Tate's brother, Richard Worsley, had embezzled close to three hundred million dollars from Tate Industries before fleeing the country.
Despite the conclusive evidence, there was nothing that the local police could do.
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