NovelEnglish"Avery Tate?" A woman's voice cthrough the speakers.
Layla was stunned as she had not expected a woman to answer the phone.
"Could this be Daddy's new wife?" thought Layla.
"Who are you?" asked Layla with a ferocious scowl.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtRuby froze. She had thought that the call had cfrom Avery, and she had not expected to hear the voice of a young girl.
"Could this be Avery and Elliot's daughter, Layla Tate?" thought Ruby.
Ruby adjusted herself swiftly and said, " You are Layla, right? I'm your dad's wife. My nis Ruby Gould. I'm not sure if your mom has mentionedto you." When her guess was proven right, Layla's brows furrowed and her expression darkened. "I'm calling my dad, not you! Why are you answering the call?!" yelled Layla as she lost control of herself.
Avery heard Layla shouting and hurried over with Robert in her arms.
Noticing that Layla was emotional, Ruby calmly said, "Layla, | know that you can't accept me, but I'm your dad's legal wife, and I'm pregnant with his baby right now. | accept you, and | hope that you'll find a way to acceptas well. You are only going to suffer if you don't." "When did you get pregnant with Daddy’s-Are you saying that you are pregnant with Elliot Foster's baby?!" Tears crolling down Layla's face.
She was still a child, and the news had been far too overwhelming for a child.
"Yes, I'm two months pregnant, Layla. | know that this must be devastating for you, but you need to respect your dad's choices. He'll stay in Ylore with me. You are not a three-year-old toddler anymore, so | hope that you can talk ssense into your mom. Get her to forget Elliot, and maybe, find another man." As Ruby spoke, she could already imagine how angry Avery would be when she heard those words from her daughter.
"Layla! What's wrong?" Avery saw Layla sobbing, and Layla handed her the phone. She immediately placed Robert down.
"Mommy!" Layla threw herself into Avery’s arms and cried. "I called Dad, and his new wife picked up! His new wife said that she is pregnant with his baby!" Avery listened to Layla's broken voice >b"> XJP= held her with one arm. With her free hand, she took the phone from her daughter.
Ruby was still on the line.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAvery placed the phone by her ear and said, "Hello?” Ruby immediately responded when she heard Avery's voice. "Avery, | wasn't trying to upset your daughter. She askeda question; | simply told her the truth." "You told my daughter that you are pregnant with Elliot's baby? Ruby Gould, do you even know what the word ‘truth’ means? Do you really think that | wouldn't know if you were carrying Elliot's baby?" said Avery sharply.
"Your arrogance is just laughable. Fine. I'm not carrying Elliot's baby, and he is going to be reunited with you in Aryadelle soon. Is that what you want to hear?" Ruby mocked. "Keep lying to yourself!" Avery felt as though someone had slapped her across her face. Her cheeks burned.
"Where is Elliot? Why are you answering his phone?" Avery did not want to argue with Ruby. She needed to speak to Elliot. She needed him to tell her whether he was truly the father of the baby and whether he would be returning to Aryadelle.
"Avery, do you even know Elliot at all? Do you think | would dare touch his phone without his permission?" asked Ruby. "Letgive it to you straight. He toldto answer your call." Avery felt the words were another tight blow to her face. However, this time, not only did she feel the burn, but she also felt a sharp, devastating pain.
She knew Elliot, and that was exactly why she felt humiliated.
Elliot would not allow anyone to touch his phone or answer his calls.
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