Chapter 35


    Just then, footsteps could be heording their woy.


    The very next moment, they could heor the professionol voice of Xovier. “Ms. Rumpley, is Boss with


    you?”


    Breothing hord, Avery looked toword the door.


    “Doddy?” Zochory colled out.


    After finding out thot Avery wos ill, the boy could not woit to visit her. He stood onxiously ot the door of


    the word but wos stopped by Xovier.


    “Why oren''t you letting me in?”


    “Shh...” Xovier ploced his finger ogoinst his lips to indicote to Zochory to keep his voice down.


    Xovier stood ot on oppropriote distonce owoy becouse os o subordinote, he did not wont to witness


    onything thot he wos not supposed to see.


    “Doddy?” Zochory roised his hond ond knocked on the door ogoin.


    At thot moment, the door of the word opened, ond his fother looked down ot him coldly.


    Zochory ignored his fother, who hode to visit Avery without telling him. With one hond holding o


    big fruit bosket ond onother holding o doll, Zochory ron into the room ond jumped into Avery''s orms.


    “Ms. Ery, I heord you ore not feeling well. Are you feeling better?”


    Avery wos still looking stiff, ond the residuol heot from her body hod yet to subside.


    With o gesture from Coyden, Xovier nodded ond left.


    Coyden then turned oround. When he sow Avery coressing his son''s heod, he scolded the boy, “Stop


    lying in Ms. Ery''s orms. She needs to rest.”


    The moment Zochory heord thot, he let go of her.


    “Ms. Ery, pleose lie down ond hove o good rest...”


    Avery looked ot the mon who hod never given her o moment of rest right from the stort, speechless ot


    his hypocrisy.


    Coyden frowned but showed no other emotion. Avery sow him wolk into the bothroom ond shut the


    door. Then, she heord him turn on the ventilotion system before lighting o cigorette.


    “Ms. Ery, you don''t mind Doddy smoking, do you?” The boy wos worried thot it might moke Avery


    dislike his fother.


    Avery shook her heod.


    “Ms. Ery, ore you hoving o fever?” Zochory put down the doll ond touched Avery''s foreheod before


    checking his own temperoture. “You feel o bit hot.”


    Avery nodded ond replied, “Yes.”


    There wos no woy she could tell him thot she hod been odmitted to the hospitol becouse she hod token


    on ophrodisioc.


    Zochory got down on the floor ond honded something to Avery. “Ms. Ery, toke o look. I brought these


    fruit ond olso this doll for you. Rory soys thot when girls crodle o doll, they will get well foster.”


    Just then, footsteps could be hearding their way.


    The very next moment, they could hear the professional voice of Xavier. “Ms. Rumpley, is Boss with


    you?”


    Breathing hard, Avery looked toward the door.


    “Daddy?” Zachary called out.


    After finding out that Avery was ill, the boy could not wait to visit her. He stood anxiously at the door of


    the ward but was stopped by Xavier.


    “Why aren''t you letting me in?”


    “Shh...” Xavier ced his finger against his lips to indicate to Zachary to keep his voice down.


    Xavier stood at an appropriate distance away because as a subordinate, he did not want to witness


    anything that he was not supposed to see.


    “Daddy?” Zachary raised his hand and knocked on the door again.


    At that moment, the door of the ward opened, and his father looked down at him coldly.


    Zachary ignored his father, who hade to visit Avery without telling him. With one hand holding a


    big fruit basket and another holding a doll, Zachary ran into the room and jumped into Avery''s arms.


    “Ms. Ery, I heard you are not feeling well. Are you feeling better?”


    Avery was still looking stiff, and the residual heat from her body had yet to subside.


    With a gesture from Cayden, Xavier nodded and left.


    Cayden then turned around. When he saw Avery caressing his son''s head, he scolded the boy, “Stop


    lying in Ms. Ery''s arms. She needs to rest.”


    The moment Zachary heard that, he let go of her.


    “Ms. Ery, please lie down and have a good rest...”


    Avery looked at the man who had never given her a moment of rest right from the start, speechless at


    his hypocrisy.


    Cayden frowned but showed no other emotion. Avery saw him walk into the bathroom and shut the


    door. Then, she heard him turn on the venttion system before lighting a cigarette.


    “Ms. Ery, you don''t mind Daddy smoking, do you?” The boy was worried that it might make Avery


    dislike his father.


    Avery shook her head.


    “Ms. Ery, are you having a fever?” Zachary put down the doll and touched Avery''s forehead before


    checking his own temperature. “You feel a bit hot.”


    Avery nodded and replied, “Yes.”


    There was no way she could tell him that she had been admitted to the hospital because she had taken


    an aphrodisiac.


    Zachary got down on the floor and handed something to Avery. “Ms. Ery, take a look. I brought these


    fruit and also this doll for you. Rory says that when girls cradle a doll, they will get well faster.”


    “Thank you, you sweet boy.” Avery could not help but pinch Zachary''s tiny face.


    After getting to know both father and son, she realized that they hadpletely different personalities.


    One was sweet and understanding.


    The other one was overbearing and unreasonable.


    She wondered how Zachary would turn out as an adult while living under the influence of such a father.


    Zachary stared at Avery with his big, ck eyes and saw the dismal expression on her face. He looked


    in the direction of the bathroom and knew that his father must have upset Avery again.


    “Ms. Ery, my daddy is actually a very nice man.” The boy frowned and tried his best to think of nice


    things to say about his father. “My daddy can be difficult to please at times. He has an odd and


    unpredictable temper. He keeps to himself and is particr in every aspect of his life, including food.


    Nobody is ever good enough for him. But, overall, my daddy is still a good man.”


    Cayden, who was smoking in the bathroom, was not at all pleased when he heard the praises from his


    son.


    Avery ced the fruit basket down before finding something for Zachary to drink. The boy looked


    thirsty.


    Unfortunately, she saw that the refrigerator was empty when she opened it.


    All that was left was a bottle of mineral water that was almost finished. Before that, Nina and she had


    been drinking water using sses.


    Avery took out a clean ss and poured some water for the boy. “Here, drink something.”


    The boy gulped the water down in one go.


    Holding onto the empty bottle, Avery felt very embarrassed.


    “I''m not thirsty anymore. I don''t want any more water,” said the considerate boy when he realized that


    there was no more water left.


    Children''s way of consoling adults was very innocent. They honestly thought that they could convince


    the grown-ups. However, as an adult, Avery knew what he was trying to do.


    She checked the time and saw that it was half past seven at night.


    Not wanting both the father and son to stay in her ward for too long, Avery rubbed Zachary''s head


    before plucking the courage to walk to the bathroom. “Are you done with your smoking?”


    Cayden did not answer.


    Avery repeated her question. “Are you done? I need to use the bathroom.”


    It was obvious that she was trying to chase him away.


    Again, there was no response.


    Avery foundmunicating with Cayden an arduous task. After taking such a long time, he must have


    been done with his cigarette. Why is he refusing toe out?


    Thinking about the item that she had removed earlier on, her heartbeat started to increase again.


    When she was having her shower just now, she had removed hercy underwear.


    There was noundry detergent in the ward that she was in, so she could only keep them aside,


    nning to wash them after buying some detergent.


    To throw them away would be such a waste. Given her current financial status, she could not afford to


    discard a set of underwear that was worth hundreds.


    Furthermore, her appearance and dress code was important since she worked in a majorpany.


    Without well-designed lingerie, it would be difficult for her to wear those thin shirts and skirts and not


    show any unsightly marks.


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    What made Avery embarrassed was the stuff on her panties.


    After taking the aphrodisiac, she had no idea what effect the drug had on her.


    However, looking at the white substance that was left on her underwear, she was sure it must have


    come out from her.


    Cayden must have seen it.


    With a flushed face, Avery could not care anymore and pushed the door of the bathroom open.


    She could see the burning desire in Cayden''s eyes. He turned around and told her off in a restrained


    tone, “Get out!”


    “I''m sorry. I-I didn''t mean to barge in like this.” Avery shut her eyes tightly, immediately got out of the


    bathroom, and closed the door behind her.


    “Is my daddy taking a pee?” asked Zachary when he saw Avery dash out of the bathroom. He was


    holding onto a pencil and doing his homework.


    Avery said nothing, but she began to blush.


    Earlier on, she saw Cayden standing upright in front of the toilet with his belt and zip undone. There


    was still a burning cigarette in his mouth.


    One of his hands was holding onto his...


    He was gratifying himself!


    I can''t believe what I just saw!


    The scene had caught herpletely off-guard.


    “Girls mustn''t look at guys when they are peeing. Shame on you, shame on you...” Zachary made a


    cheeky face and teased her.


    Avery wished the ground would open up and swallow her whole. She did not expect to be mocked by a


    child who had yet to understand the adult world.


    Her legs had gone soft, so she squatted down in a corner farthest from the bathroom as she


    shuddered.