“I can borrow it from my dad if I don’t have enough.”
“It’s fine.Let Elyette pay for it,” Averie said firmly.
“Wesley, I want him to pay.Don’t fight me on this, okay?”
Wesley noticed something from her tone and asked, “Are you two fighting?”
“No.He has been great to me, at least on the surface.”
Though Averie did not say it out loud, Wesley took note of what she meant.
“Averie, if you are not happy with him, you can always walk away.”
“I am not leaving him,” she said in a determined voice.
“He’s not cheating on me.He has simply started taking pity on that child.You can’t sever the bond between families.He is just human after all, and I shouldn’t ask too much of him.”
“As long as you’ve thought it through.Don’t exhaust yourself over this.”
“Yeah, I’ll adjust myself.”
She sucked in a breath and her tone became noticeably more relaxed.
“Are you guys at home? I’m not going to work today.Why don’t I come see you?”
“Sure! Have you eaten? I can make something if you haven’t.”
“Okay!”
After hanging up, Averie returned to her room to change.
In the afternoon, Elyette received a call from Averie asking for 1.5 million dollars.He agreed to it right away without asking for a reason.
“You aren’t going to ask what I’m using the money for?” she asked.
“1.5 million isn’t a small amount.”
“I don’t have much cash on the card I’m currently using so I’ll get Ben to transfer the money to you,” he responded calmly.
“Is 1.5 million enough?”
“Are you really not curious about what I need it for?” she said.
“You must have a reason.I don’t need to know why.If you want to tell me, you would,” he drawled.
“You’ve never come to me for money through the years we’ve been together, so I’m quite happy that you are asking for money now.” Averie fell silent when she heard what he said.
“If you really want me to ask, I can ask why,” he added.
Averie interrupted him.
“Don’t ask.Just give me 7.5 million!”
He was stunned for a moment.
“Okay.”
After the call, he called Ben and told Ben to transfer 7.5 million into Averie’s account.
“Why are you giving her so much money? Did she ask for it?”
“Do I need a reason to give my wife money?”
Ben came close to spitting the tea he was sipping on.
“You might as well just hand her all your money, then, instead of having me manage it.”
“Sure.Transfer all my money to her, then,” Elyette said casually.
Ben felt defeated.
“You really didn’t ask her why she needed it?”
“She kind of wanted me to ask, but I didn’t.”
He did not think it was important.
“She will tell me when she can’t hold it in any longer.”
“I think you had it coming.If I was Averie, I would just straight-up ask for 15 million,” Ben sneered.
“Maybe I did have it coming.She was asking for 1.5 million earlier, but changed her mind because I didn’t ask her why…”
Ben was not sure if he wanted to laugh or cry.
“I admit defeat. I’ll just call her and ask!”
He called Averie after completing the transaction, and she responded politely, “I got the money.”
“Yeah.May I know what you need it for?” Ben asked.
“I asked Elyette about it and he said he doesn’t know, so I’m curious.”
Averie was instantly reminded of Ben’s message to Elyette the night before at the sound of his voice, and she simply could not bring herself to pretend as if nothing had happened.
“I will explain it to him at night.”
“Oh, okay.”
Ben could sense that she was distancing herself but knew better than to ask about it.
In the evening, Elyette arrived home early, only to realize that Averie was not home.
“Averie went to see Shea.She should be back soon,” Mrs.Cooper explained.
“She didn’t tell me about this.”
He took out his phone to call her.
“Let me call her.”
As soon as Elyette dialed the number, Mrs.Cooper noticed the door to the front yard opening a car was moving in slowly.
“Mr.Foster, Averie is back.”
Elyette hung up and strode outside to the yard so that Averie would run directly into him once she got out of the car.
“Why did you get off work so early today?”
She held his arm and they walked back to the mansion together.
“I’ve already spent 1.5 million out of the money you gave me this afternoon.”
“How?”
Learning his lesson, he immediately asked the question Averie wanted him to ask
“I spoke with Wesley and Shea today, and we plan to take her embryo out and place it into an artificial womb,” she said.
“It’s a bit expensive and we will need someone to monitor it 24/7, so it will cost more in the months to come.” He nodded.
“What are the chances?”
“I can’t say, but it’s better than getting rid of the baby altogether.Shea really wants a child.”
“Yeah, it’s a great idea.Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
He felt the pressure on his chest finally lift.
“I’m telling you right now, and I just got back.It’s a very important decision, and I wanted to tell you about it in person.”
He nodded again.
“Ben told me you were a little cold to him today when he called you to ask what you needed the money for.”
Averie had not expected Ben to be this sensitive.
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