Not only was he sensitive and skeptical, but he seemed to enjoy telling on people.She shielded her true emotions with a smile.
“I haven’t even told you about Shea at that point, so how could I tell him about her? It’s Shea’s private matter, after all.”
He completely relaxed at the beaming smile on her face.Wesley and Shea wanted to come and apologize to you, but I told them not to,” Averie continued.
“Shea’s pregnancy is supposed to be good news.We don’t have to make it look like a tragedy, now, do we?”
“Yeah.So long as Shea’s life isn’t in any danger, they don’t have to apologize to me.”
“So did you come home early because Ben said I was being cold to him?” She could not help but chuckle.
“You two always talk about me behind my back.Is that a sign of you caring about me, or simply that you are both sensitive men?”
Elyette patted her on the head.
“It’s probably because you have been too nice to him, so when you refused to tell him why you wanted the money, he panicked.”
“Oh, I see.He was the one doing the transaction, after all.I would have been skeptical as well if someone asked me for that much money without providing an explanation as to why they needed it.”
“He’s not skeptical, just curious.He loves poking his nose in other people’s businesses.”
The two went into the mansion were changing their shoes when Robert rushed toward them and attached himself to Averie’s leg.
“Mommy, Sister…Sister mad…”
Robert blurted out hastily while looking up at Averie.
Averie immediately lifted him up and cooed gently, “Why would your sister be mad at you?”
Robert pointed his finger in the direction of Layla’s room, wanting to go to his sister.
From the anxious expression on Robert’s face, Elyette realized that perhaps the siblings got into an argument.
“Layla shut herself in her room after coming home earlier today.Robert wanted to play with her, but she won’t open the door so he’s a little upset,”
Mrs.Cooper came over and explained.
Elyette glanced at Averie.
“I’ll go upstairs and have a look.”
“Sure.If she won’t let you in, I’ll go instead.”
Averie did not deem it appropriate to talk to Layla while still holding Robert in her arms.
“The teacher didn’t notify me about this.Did you receive any messages?”
Elyette took out his phone to check, before shaking his head.
“Go upstairs and ask her about it, then!” she said.
“Our daughter is growing up now so maybe she is struggling over something.”
Elyette strode upstairs to Layla’s door and knocked, before calling out in a low voice, “Layla, open up.It’s Daddy.”
He had thought that perhaps Layla would only want to see Averie at the moment, but Layla opened the door right away.
Seeing that he was alone, she grabbed his arm and pulled him into the room, before going over to her desk and handing Elyette a piece of paper.
“Dad, sign here for me.”
Elyette took the paper and noticed that it was completely blank.
He came close to asking what the paper was for and why did she need her parents to sign it, but when he noticed the troubled expression on Layla’s face, he swallowed all the words that were rolling on his tongue.
Elyette took a pen from Layla’s pen holder and scribbled his signature on the piece of white paper.
After signing it, he returned the paper to Layla.
“Layla, what happened? Your teacher didn’t tell me about it.”
“I told my teacher not to tell you all about it.”
Layla took the signed paper and sat down by her desk.
She said glumly, “She told me to write a self-review.”
Elyette was stunned.
He immediately pulled a stool over and sat down next to Layla.He asked in alow voice, “Why do you have to write a self-review? What did you do?”
He did not believe that his daughter would make any huge mistakes.
However, if she did not make a huge mistake, her teacher would not have asked her to write a self- review.
“There’s an annoying boy in our class.He keeps following me around.Today, he wanted to follow me into the toilet.I was so angry, so I beat him up,”
Layla’s voice faltered, “His parents came to school.They were angry, and they wanted me to apologize to him, but I did not want to, so my teacher told me to write a self- review.”
Elyette immediately took Layla’s hand and looked at it closely.
“Baby, are you hurt?”
Layla awkwardly flushed.
She retracted her hand.
“I hit him with a stick.”
Elyette was speechless.
No wonder the boy’s parents wanted Layla to apologize.It looked like Layla had hurt the boy.
“Then, you should listen to your teacher and write a self-review!” Elyette said.
“If you don’t want Mommy to know, I won’t tell her.”
“Don’t tell her.It’s such an embarrassing thing.I don’t want to know.”
Layla had a nervous expression.
“Hmm.I will help you keep your secret.”
Layla’s gaze fell on the piece of white paper.She bit her pen and said frustratedly, Daddy, I don’t know how to write a self-review.
Why don’t you help me write it!”
Elyette was speechless.He too had never written a self-review before.He had been protected at a young age by the bodyguards hired by the Fosters.He had always gotten good grades, and he had never had to write a self-review.However, since Layla had asked him to do so, he forced himself to agree toit.
“I’ll write a draft for you, you can copy it for your review, ” said Elyette.
Layla widened her eyes.
“Just imitate my handwriting! I don’t want to write a self-review.I don’t want to copy it either,” Layla said while handing the pen and paper to Elyette.
“The self-review is for the teacher to see.Even if my teacher knows that you wrote it, it will still be fine!”
Elyette had nothing to say.
Half an hour later, Elyette had finished helping Layla write her self- review.He held Layla’s hands and headed downstairs.
Averie saw Elyette and Layla holding hands and Layla was smiling widely, so she asked, “Layla, what did Daddy say to you to make you so happy?”
“Today’s homework is a little tough, so Daddy taught me how to do it,” said Layla.
She had smoothly come up with a believable excuse.
Averie did not doubt her.
“Hayden will be back a little later today.Let’s eat first.We don’t have to wait for him.”
The next day, the artificial womb that Averie ordered from abroad arrived in Aryadelle.It was sent to Elizabeth Hospital.
When Elyette saw the equipment required for the artificial womb, he was stunned.
There were many sophisticated pieces of medical equipment connected to a large transparent bag.
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