NovelEnglishAlarm bells were ringing in Avery's heart! "Why would Lilith suddenly ask about Ben's private affairs if the child in her womb did not belong to Ben?" thought Avery.
"Not to my knowledge. But he's always had someone he likes," Avery said. "That person might no longer be alive, but | believe he'll choose someone similar to her.
"Oh... Then does he have children?" said Lilith.
Avery was almost certain that Lilith's child was Ben's.
Lilith was still a young woman, after all.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe was not good at hiding things and would easily commit a Freudian slip.
After all, there was no reason to keep asking about Ben if the child was not his.
"Not that I've heard of. Otherwise, his parents wouldn't be so worried about those stereotypical turning points in a man's life. " Avery asked, "Is he the father?" "No! I'm just asking on a whim. I'll think smore, and I'll tell you once | have a decision.” Lilith ended the call in a panic.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Avery decided to call Ben.
Ben did not want to answer her call at first, but he could not control his curiosity.
Once the call connected, Avery was the first to speak. "Ben, something happened to Lilith. I'm not in the country right now, so can | trouble you to check up on her tomorrow?" Ben frowned. "What happened?” "She's pregnant. She might need to go to the hospital to undergo surgery. She has no relatives or friends in the country so it'd be great if you could accompany her." "Hah! | haven't seen her for only a few days and she's already pregnant?!" Ben was furious. "Who's the father? Is it a gangster or an old man? She has no shame, that woman! | knew this would happen the moment she started ignoring my advice!" "She won't tell me, and | can't ask her face to face either. I'm worried that she will go to the hospital for the operation alone. It's not too risky, but having someone by her side would be of really great help," Avery said. She sounded concerned.
"Alright. I'l give her a call,” Ben said, then prepared to hang up. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "How's Shea?” "The operation is done, but she'll have to be under observation for a few days." "Oh... | heard that Elliot broke up with you." Ben could not help but rub salt in her wound. "It's entirely inappropriate forto enjoy the schadenfreude, but | must say, you deserve it! You're not worthy of a good man like Elliot. You can keep your pride :a# "Got it," Avery replied curtly and hung up.
She turned around and went out of the room to see Mike and the two children standing in the doorway.
They had heard her talking on the phone, but they made a tacit agreement not to ask any questions.
She did not tell them about it because it was nothing serious.
Not surprisingly, she had insomnia that night too.
Her eyes were open, and Elliot's appeared in her mind as she stared at the chandelier, illuminated by the moonlight stealing in through the window.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe did not know where he was, whether he ate on time, and if he slept well.
It was not that she could not accept breaking up with him.
The main source of her agony was the fact that they did not have a face-to-face conversation, and she had not managed to return the shares that had belonged to him. It boggled her how they could just break up like that.
"How could | have hurt him this cruelly when | never wanted to hurt anyone?" thought Avery.
The sun was going to cup soon.
The ringing of her phone snapped her back to reality.
Her eyes stung with dryness, and she saw double when she looked at the screen of her phone.
If things continued like this, Avery might just collapse before she could find Elliot.
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