"My! Hayden is already so big!" Edward looked at Hayden with a wide smile. "Hayden, you're almost as tall as your father!" "You sure are growing up fast!" Nick lamented. "The last tI saw you, you were much smaller." Ted said, "Elliot, is your daughter that tall too? He is taller than me!" "My daughter is a little shorter," Elliot said, "but she is still taller than you." "Hahaha! What good genes! Elliot is tall, Avery is not short either," Nick said with a smile, welcoming them into his place. "Did you buy these gifts in the afternoon when you went shopping?" Nick had called Elliot that afternoon, asking him to cover, Elliot had told him that he was out shopping.
"Hmm. Hayden isn't too familiar with this place, so I took him around." Elliot and Hayden entered Nick's place together.
After changing their shoes, they headed to the dining area.
"You all should spend a few more days here since you're here! Cover to my place tomorrow. I'll treat you all to a meal," Edward said enthusiastically.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I'll have to discuss it with my son," Elliot said.
"What is there to discuss? You're his father, he is your son. He will surely have to listen to you," Ted said.
Elliot said, "Don't say such things in front of my son. We're all equal in this family. No one needs to listen to anybody..." "You have to listen to my mom," Hayden said boldly.
Everyone was speechless.
Elliot replied, "Hmm." They stared at the father and son in shock. Nick chuckled, breaking the awkward silence. He began pouring out the alcohol. "Elliot, can you drink swine right now?" Elliot said, "No, my wife doesn't allowto drink." Everybody's expression stiffened.
"Where's the fun if you're not drinking? Your wife is not around! You don't have to adhere to her rules, right?" Edward had a look of condescension. "You're so afraid of your wife. You're not a man "Then, do you think you're a man?" Hayden asked.
"Of course! I make the rules in my house! My wife doesn't dare to even breathe in front of me!" Edward said proudly.
That just means you found an nferior wife. What is there to be mug about?" Hayden hit the nail on he wall. "If you had a wife who is better than you, we shall see if you lare be this smug in front of her." Edward was speechless.
Hayden was extremely direct! Ted thought Hayden rude and said, "You think too highly of your mother! If your parents get a divorce, your father would surely be able to find a woman better than your mother!" "If my mother divorces Elliot, she would surely be able to find a better man, too," Hayden said calmly.
"You're too confident, just because your mother knows a little medicine," Ted retorted.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"My mother just happened to save Nick's life," Hayden interrupted.
Ted was instantly speechless.
Nick chuckled and raised his glass. "As long as Elliot feels it's alright, we should stop talking. Let's drink." Elliot picked up his utensils and said to Hayden, "Eat whatever you feel like eating. Don't feel restricted." Hayden did not have an appetite. "Let's get to business! Stop fooling around." Edward, Ted, and Nick were baffled.
Elliot had not expected Hayden to say such a thing, and since he was not mentally prepared, he felt a little nervous.
"Business? What business? Your two cover here other to drink and eat, could there be anything else?" Edward asked the obvious.
Hayden said, "Back then, the destruction of the Gould family. You guys did it, right? I can't be bothered about any conflicts you might have.
The only thing I want to know is where my sister Ivy is." Edward, Ted, and Nick were stunned.