Elliot pursed his lips tightly. Avery's voice made him slowly come to his senses. He let his hand go and Hayden immediately ran upstairs!
Avery did not let go of Elliot's arm. "Elliot, what were you doing! You said you wouldn't force the children! What were you doing there then?"
Elliot swallowed his saliva. His voice was hoarse. He enunciated, "I-I only wanted to apologize to him."
"The way you’re doing it is not right. He is a child, not an adult. You were too forceful." Avery pulled him along and pressed him down on the sofa.
"Elliot, you were badly affected by your family. The trauma is still there now. Why did you think Hayden would reconcile with you so quickly?"
Elliot lifted his head and looked at her closely.
"I'm not blaming you." Avery inhaled rather helplessly. "Don't be so impulsive in the future. You made Robert cry. Layla was surely frightened too."
"I'm sorry." Elliot looked in the direction of the children, self-reproaching.
Mrs. Cooper was carrying Robert. Robert was no longer crying. Layla was standing behind her with her homework in her hands. She snuck glances at the living area. She did not dare to head over there.
"Avery, I bought presents for the children. I'll pass it to you to give it to them." Elliot had already calmed down. He acknowledged his problem. "I'm afraid they wouldn't want it if I were to give it to them."
Avery said, "We'll talk about this tomorrow! Have you calmed down?"
"Hmm."
"Did you drive or did the driver drop you off?" Avery wanted him to leave.
"I drove here." Elliot understood what she meant. He immediately got up from his sofa.
He took two steps before suddenly thinking of a question. He stopped in his tracks. " What were you doing in Bridgedale? You're back so quickly. It’s like you took two flights consecutively."
"Just think of it as if I was bored!" Avery was not in the mood to tell him about Adrian. "I'm adjusting to the time difference. I'm a little tired."
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