She stared at the pained and frustrated expression on his face and for a moment, she couldn't say a word.
Elliot had come to the conclusion that Avery and Eric were in a relationship; if Avery was him, she would misunderstand as well. After all, under what circumstances would a woman accept a card from a man? It had to be when the two were extremely close and had nothing to keep from one another. Back when she dated Elliot and their relationship was still in the honeymoon phase, she had never accepted his card.
Her train of thoughts stopped when she saw the tears in his eyes.
Feeling as though she was being strangled, she frantically tried to explain despite the difficulty to breathe. "Elliot... He is just asking me to keep the card safe for him... I didn't spend his money..."
"Really?" Elliot tightened his fingers around the card. "If that’s the case, I will return this to him on your behalf."
With that, he picked the cloth rack off the ground and walked away to open the door.
The faces of Mike and the children appeared before him. With a cold expression, he walked past them without a word and went downstairs.
"Mom! Did he bully you?" Layla ran into the room and gazed up at her mother's face.
Avery forced out a smile and hung her purse back onto the rack. "He didn't. He doesn't dare to when you are all at home." "Avery, I heard everything." Mike stepped inside with a heavy heart. "There's something wrong with the baby?"
Suddenly, it made sense that she was crying in the morning.
Avery pretended to be strong and said, "it's not confirmed yet! It’s just that there's huge risk, but we still need to wait for the results.
"Oh, then don't get upset too soon," Mike comforted her, "I talked to a doctor and he said that babies aren't as fragile as we think they are. Usually things would settle down once you are past the first three months of pregnancy."
"Yeah."
"I got into an argument with him earlier today and I kind of blurted out saying everything." Mike stood before Avery and scratched his head awkwardly.
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