"Don't blRobert. Robert is a child and is close to whoever takes care of him." Ben saw the sadness in her eyes, so he
comforted her. "Robert and Elliot have a special relationship, just like Layla and Hayden have with you "
"How could | blRobert? I'm not the one taking care of him. To him, | am only a stranger."
"Well, how long do you plan to stay in Aryadelle this time? If you stay for a long time, | can bring Robert over the next time." Ben
said, "Even if Elliot finds out, I'll take the blame."
"I think | will stay for a long time." Avery said, "When Elliot returns, | will talk to him about the child's visitation rights. | never
denied him his right to visit Hayden, so he can’t refuse my request to visit Robert."
"If you want to talk, you must talk calmly. Don't start arguing again."
Avery retorted. "You should tell him instead. As long as he doesn't start a quarrel with me, | will not quarrel with him.
"Oh, good." Ben then picked Robert up from behind and put him on his lap, letting Avery take a good look at him, "Robert, this is
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtyour mother! What are you afraid of? If your sister sees her mother returning, she will jump up in happiness!"
"I'm afraid." Robert's voice was slow and soft.
Ben laughed and patted his head. "You are a man, be brave." "I'm afraid." Robert lowered his head and focused on the snacks in
his hand, not daring to face Avery.
Avery felt that her son's reaction was genuine. That probably meant he was perhaps overprotected in his daily life.
"Robert, do you want to watch the videos of your sister when she was a child?" Avery thought of a way to get closer to Robert.
She turned on her phone, found the video of Layla's childhood, and clicked on it.
Layla's voice cfrom the phone, and Robert was immediately attracted to it.
Ben carried him to Avery's side and watched Layla's video together.
After about ten minutes, Ben walked away from Robert, and Robert stood beside Avery, not as scared as before.
He would laugh with Layla in the video when he gets excited.
"Robert, do you like your father very much? " Avery found a topic to chat about with her son.
"Yeah!" Robert nodded without thinking," Do you like my dad?"
Avery was stunned.
She didn't expect the little guy to ask her back.
"I liked him before."
"Oh..." Robert got the answer >a!
At his age, he still didn't understand the difference between 'before' and 'now'.
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At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Cooper called Ben and asked Ben to send Robert back.
Avery was busy in the kitchen. She wanted to cook dinner for Robert herself. Still, after Ben answered the phone, he immediately
brought Robert to the kitchen to say goodbye to Avery.
"Avery, Mrs. Cooper called and askedto send Robert back now." Ben looked at Avery wearing an apron and knew she would be
very disappointed to do so. Still, Mrs. Cooper's attitude was firm, "Mrs.
Cooper knows that | brought the child to you. She is afraid that Elliot will be angry if he finds out. If there is another chance, | will
bring Robert here again."
Avery didn't want to give Mrs. Cooper and Ben any problems, so she quickly took off her apron and sent them out.
"When Elliot comes back, tell me!" "Okay." Ben carried Robert into the car and apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid that next tMrs.
Cooper won't lettake Robert out so easily. After all, Robert is usually with her, and Robert listens to her very much.”
"lI understand. Thank you very much for bringing Robert here today. It's normal for Robert to be afraid of me. | had already
expected the outcwhen | was determined to divorce Elliot."
"Do you regret it? " Ben asked Avery after putting Robert in the child seat.