Chapter 453

Avery called after him, "Elliot, can you stay away from me from now on, if I give you a child like we agreed on?" She did not want to be involved with him any longer. Elliot stopped and responded coldly, "Give me the child first, and then we can negotiate." With that, he opened the door and stepped out of the room. Ben was waiting outside the door and asked, "Elliot, are you okay?" Avery heard him. She felt irritated, and she could not seem to suppress or avoid the emotion she felt. She collapsed onto the bed once the footsteps outside the door disappeared into the distance. After a few minutes, she picked up her phone and video-called Mike. Mike picked up immediately. "Avery, have you eaten?" Mike was playing with Hayden and Layla. Avery spotted a faint figure moving in the kitchen from her screen, but Mike adjusted the camera right away to focus on the children. "I have…" Avery relaxed at the sight of her children. "Hayden, Layla, what are you two playing with?" "We are p