After dinner, Layla held Avery's hand. She looked exhausted, "Mommy, I want to go to bed… Give me a bath…"The nanny immediately rushed over to help.Layla threw a tantrum because she was tired."I want Mommy to give me a bath!" she sobbed.Tammy walked over with a smile and said, "Layla, your Mommy's belly is going to grow even bigger soon. She won't be able to give you a bath by then!"Layla froze for a moment, then she stroked Avery's flat belly."Your Mommy's belly is going to grow this big," Tammy said as she gestured at Avery's abdomen.Layla's jaw dropped in shock as disbelief washed over her little face.Tammy carried Layla upstairs and said to Avery, "Go take a break!"Avery was a little worried and wanted to go up with them.Elliot grabbed her arm and said, "Come outside with me.""What is it?" Avery said as she walked ahead of him. "Shea should be tired too. You should head home.""The bodyguard will take her home." Elliot held her hand and led her outside. "Let'

"Why aren't you saying anything, Avery?" Tammy asked. "Do you think there's a possibility that Cole was the father of the child Zoe was pregnant with? After all, the chances of getting knocked up after sleeping together once are really low! Besides, if Zoe would date a major sc*mbag like Cole, it's enough to prove that they're the same type of people!"Avery felt an ache in her heart, then croaked, "I'm not sure if they really are dating or not… I'm a little tired now, Tammy…""Okay. Hurry up and get some rest, then," Tammy said.Avery hung up and stared out into the night. Tears fell silently down her face.She had thought that Elliot and Zoe were just like other couples while they were together.He had thought that the child Zoe was carrying was the result of their many nights of loving passion."What a joke!"she thought. All the loathing she had felt for Elliot was because of his relationship with Zoe. She had despised and resented him to the point that she had wanted

Avery parked the car at the villa's entrance.The delivery man was waiting for her at the front gate.After she got out of the car and signed for the package, her phone, which was in her bag, began to ring.She held the package in one hand while she pulled out the phone with her other.She answered the call after opening the front gate."Where are you?"Elliot's deep, low voice came through the phone."At home," Avery answered."Are you not feeling well?" Elliot asked with a hint of worry in his voice."I'm fine. I came home to collect a package."Avery walked past the front yard and stopped when she reached the front door. She opened the door.Once she was in the house, she placed the package on top of the shoe rack."What's up?" she asked as she changed into her house slippers and walked over to the couch."Zoe Sanford is, in fact, dating Cole."Elliot's bodyguard had dragged Cole to him. Cole had confessed to everything, so Elliot called Avery."How did you find out?"

Half an hour later, the vice president of Sterling Group burst into Ben's office."I've looked everywhere for you, Chad. I knew you'd be here!"The vice president slumped down next to Chad.Noticing the vice president dripping in sweat, Chad asked, " What happened? You're making me think the company's in some kind of trouble."The vice president poured himself a glass of water, then said, "Did the two of you know that Avery Tate was here? Why didn't you tell me?" He drank the entire glass of water in one gulp. "I went into Mr. Foster's office just now— Aaah! Just the thought of it makes me want to dig a hole and bury myself! What the hell did I just see? I think I'm about to get fired!" Ben and Chad were shocked."Don't tell me they were…" Ben spoke but he did not complete his sentence. The vice president nodded furiously and said, "That was not the worst thing. The worst thing was that I was with a team of people, and all of them saw it too! … Honestly, I might as well pack u

Tammy shook her head and said, "Nope! Wasn't there the sender's name on the package?""I just glanced at it. I think it was the name of some company." Avery then revealed the suspicious nature of the package, "I had told the delivery man to leave it at the neighborhood's counter or to give it to the nanny, but he had insisted that I receive it in person." "Maybe it's something expensive. You usually have to sign for something like that." Tammy flashed a mysterious grin and said, "Could it be something from Elliot? Aren't the two of you in the middle of a passionate relationship?"Avery responded without hesitation, "It probably isn't him. He has never used a courier service to send me gifts. Even if he orders something from a different country, he would normally have it sent to his place, check it, and then only give it to me." "Tsk! Hearing you say all this is making me fall in love with him all over again. After all, he once was my dream man!" Tammy picked up her teaspoon and s