When Avery saw the call from Elliot, she hung up without hesitation. With his pride, he definitely would
not call back after she hung up on him.
Elliot was taken aback when his call was declined within seconds.He understood why Avery would not
take his calls.He had broken her heart, after all.
Even so, did she really need to decline his call that quickly?! It caught him off guard and caused him to
be filled with panic and grief.
Avery was underestimating him if she thought that this was enough to make him retreat in defeat.
Elliot found Mrs.Cooper’s number and dialed it.He had already come up with an excuse before he
called Avery.
It was that he had heard about Robert’s fever and wanted to call to check on things.
If Mrs.Cooper answered the phone, he could use the same excuse.
In the end, Mrs.Cooper also declined his call.
Elliot’s face was frozen still as he stared at the rejected call.
It had barely been more than two weeks since Mrs.Cooper resigned from her job with the Foster family.
How could she be this heartless?! They had an employer-employee relationship for decades, after all.
Was that nothing compared to her new friendship with Avery? It was heartbreaking! Over at Bridgedale,
Mrs.Cooper saw Avery let out a sigh of relief after she heartlessly declined Elliot’s call.
Mrs.Cooper was not a fool.She had clearly seen how Avery declined the call earlier.
Besides, Avery had already told her before to sever all ties with Elliot.
How could she possibly answer Elliot’s call in front of Avery’s face? Even if she had to stay in touch
with Elliot, she would only do it in secret!
"I didn’t answer his call, Avery."
Mrs.Cooper slipped her phone back in her pocket.
"Even so, could he be calling about something urgent?"
Avery shook her head and said, "He most likely wants to ask about Robert’s cold."
She had told Mike on the phone to explain things to Elliot.She trusted that Mike had already done as
shedz asked.
Therefore, there was no need for her to answer his call and repeat Robert’s condition to him.
"I see.Don’t tell me that he went to your place at this hour to send my things?"
Mrs.Cooper said, then quickly explained, "He never told me he would send them himself when we
talked on the phone before."
"We might have broken up, but it’s not like there’s any deep hatred between us.I can’t stop him from
using your luggage as an excuse to sneak a peek at the kids, nor will I pick a fight with him about it."
"Okay.I knew you weren’t such a heartless person, Avery.What parents won’t miss their own children?"
Mrs.Cooper said, then glanced at the time and added, "You should be hungry by now.I’ll go put
something together."
Once Mrs.Cooper walked into the kitchen and put the stew on the stove, she quickly sent Elliot a text
message.
[Robert is fine for now.Avery said she doesn’t hate you that much.Give her some time.]
Once the message was sent, Mrs.Cooper put her phone away and began to cook. After Elliot saw
Mrs.Cooper’s text, his emotions gradually calmed down.
After Chelsea was done with her father and brother’s funeral arrangements, she organized a press
conference as the new head of Trust Capital.Her hair was styled over her shoulders and she was
wearing a simple black suit.
The black mask she was wearing covered part of her face and revealed a pair of cold eyes.
Under the protection of her bodyguard, she walked onstage and took a seat.
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