Chapter 534
After the phone call ended, Avery checked the time.
She wondered where Elliot was.
The airport was in a secluded area. If he was in the city, it would take him at least an hour to rush over.
There was only forty minutes left until Avery had to board the35 plane.
There was no way she would wait for him.
If he missed her flight, she had to wait until the next morning for the nexte8 one.
Time was not on her side.
Mike noticed Avery’s dejected expression, so he reached out and held her cold79 hand.
“Don’t be scared, Avery. Whoever’s behind this probably needs your medical skills,” he consoled her. “Drag things on for as long as you can. I will definitely find a way to save you.”
“We have to save Wesley first,” Avery87 mumbled.
“Of course.”
“Of all the years I’ve known Wesley, he’s never refused me once out of the countless times I’ve asked for his help. He would always share good things with me. He’s never asked me to do anything for him. Not even once… Every time I said I’d treat him to a meal, he would always pay the check in the end. He’s like a brother to me.” At this point, Avery’s tears rolled down her cheek. “He could have just told them my name. That way, he wouldn’t have gottenga hurt!
Mike’s eyes reddened as he held her and said, “Don’t cry. Wesley will be fine.”
After Avery and Mike’s departure from the Starry River Villa, the children had fallen into pits of misery.
Mike had told them that something happened in Bridgedale that needed their attention, and that they would come home immediately after things were settled.
However, he did not say how long it would take.
Moreover, tonight’s events were too strange, and Hayden could not figure out what happened at all.
He had a strong hunch.
He was sure that something really awful had happened, and that’s why his mother was that upset and had to leave in such a hurry!
Avery had never done anything like tonight. She had never insisted on leaving Layla and him behind without a heads up.
Hayden never cried easily, but tears were controllably escaping his eyes.
“Why are you crying, Hayden? Do you miss Mommy?” Layla had just calmed down earlier, but burst into tears once again. “Does Mommy not want us anymore? I’m scared, Hayden!”
Hayden wiped the tears off his face and wrapped his sister in his arms.
“Don’t be scared, Layla. They’ll be home soon. I’ll protect you while they’re gone.”
Layla sobbed in her brother’s embrace for a while until her voice turned hoarse.
“Hayden, I want Shea to come over… Can you call her?”
Hayden agreed.
The city sparkled brightly with neon lights in the night.
A black Rolls-Roice sped through the city in a flash, and arrived at the airport in the shortest amount of time possible.
The moment the car came to a halt, Elliot pushed the door open and got out.
With his phone in his hand, he rushed to the departure hall.
There was an announcement for the passengers of the flight to Bridgedale to proceed to Gate Four for boarding
Elliot’s hawk-like eyes quickly spotted the gate, then hurried over to it.
He needed to know what was going on with Avery.
She had to tell him why she was leaving in such a hurry!
If possible, he wanted to face whatever it was together!
When Elliot finally made it through the crowd and arrived at the gate, the attendants had just finished checking everyone’s tickets.
He looked toward the long hallway behind the counter, and spotted Avery’s familiar silhouette among the crowd.
His Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat.
“Avery!” he cried out hoarsely.
He wanted to ask why she did not wait for him, but there was no longer any point to the question.
Avery froze in her tracks.
Mike, who was next to her, turned back and saw Elliot.
“He’s here, Avery. Don’t you want to go and talk to him for a bit?” Tears rolled around in Avery’s eyes.
