Chapter 105


    “What happened?” Avery squeaked from the shock.


    “He said he''s going to jump off the building! Could you pleasee to take a look, Ms. Avery?” the


    housekeeper pleaded.


    Avery merely said, “Get him to answer the phone.”


    The housekeeper went off to call Zachary.


    Avery headed out of the residential area, and the housekeeper''s voice sounded not long after. “Mr.


    Zachary doesn''t want to listen to the phone. He insists on seeing you in person.”


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    “Don''t worry. He won''t jump,” Averyforted the apprehensive housekeeper. “I''ve heard teens


    jumping off buildings because they failed their university entrance exam, and adults doing the same for


    a myriad of reasons, but I''ve never heard a child doing the same.”


    The housekeeper replied, “All right, Ms. Avery. Let me go upstairs and check on Mr. Zachary.”


    “Okay. You could try calling his father, Grandma, Great-grandpa, or even his Uncle Kendrick if he keeps


    up with this.”


    There were so many people that the housekeeper could have turned to.


    Avery had juste out of the Moore residence. She could not step into the ce again because of


    Zachary.


    Meanwhile, in the Moore residence, Zachary, who had heard the housekeeper''s report, grumbled,


    “Does Ms. Ery really not care whether I live or die?”


    “It''s not that she doesn''t care. It''s just...” The housekeeper was flustered. Who would believe that a kid


    is going to jump off a building? Besides, Mr. Zachary is not an orphan who was deserted by his


    parents. He has caretakers to take care of him.


    Zachary was infuriated.


    Right then, Kendrick headed downstairs and saw his nephew getting all riled up. “What are you doing?


    Aren''t you supposed to be at school?”


    “It''s the summer holidays now,” Zachary said as he shot a disdainful look at his uncle.


    Kendrick found his nephew''s response amusing. “Why aren''t you ying, then? What kind of hobby is


    standing by the window? Are you enjoying the scenery?”


    Meanwhile, Avery arrived at the subway station. Before she could get inside, her phone rang again.


    It was not from andline anymore. She noticed that it was an unfamiliar string of numbers.


    Avery took the call. “Hello, this is Avery.”


    “Ms. Avery! I am the housekeeper who called you just now. Mr. Zachary is really thinking of jumping off


    the third floor! Let me show you if you don''t believe it!”


    Avery looked at her phone screen, and the image of Zachary sitting by the window on the third floor


    came into view.


    The boy was little inparison to the huge window.


    The window was so narrow that one did not actually have much space to sit on. Hence, the boy


    appeared wobbly as he steadied himself. The garden behind him was in in view.


    Even though the garden was full of flowers, it was still a considerably hard surface to fall on.


    Zachary would surely lose a limb or two if he really fell off the window.


    “I''m going to jump if youe any nearer!” the little boy sobbed.


    “Okay, I won''t go any nearer.” The housekeeper then asked Avery through the video call, “What do I


    do? I''m only working here. I can''t possiblypensate with ten lives if anything happens to Mr.


    Zachary!”


    “Aren''t there any other adults in the house?” Avery asked with a frown.


    The housekeeper shook her head and said, “No. After the two of you left, his great-grandpa went out


    with his friends. His grandma also went to the salon for a facial while Mr. Moore is at work. I can''t get


    through to anyone''s phones. Most importantly, Mr. Zachary only wishes to see you.”


    “Hand him the phone. I''ll talk to him,” Avery relented.


    “All right. I''ll pass the phone to him right now,” the housekeeper said and passed the phone to Zachary


    right away.


    Zachary shook his head. “Stay away from me. I don''t want to talk to her. She''s abandoned us all...”


    “Zach...” Rory cried out in her sweet voice right then. The housekeeper''s phone shook, and Avery


    vaguely noticed that Zachary had jumped off the window.


    The sound of the phone smashing onto the floor made Avery shudder.


    She immediately hailed a taxi and stuttered as she requested the driver to head to the Moore residence


    while trying to dial the housekeeper''s number.


    “Sorry, but the number you have dialed is currently unavable...”


    The same intercept message kept repeating until Avery reached the Moore residence.


    Upstairs of the Moore residence, the housekeeper kept looking out the window. When she saw Avery,


    she said, “She''s here.”


    Kendrick looked out the window as well. After confirming that Avery had arrived, he summoned Rory


    and ordered, “Open your eyes.”


    Rory did as told obediently.


    He put some eyedrops fit for babies into her eyes, making sure that her eyes were brimming with


    artificial tears.


    Then he proceeded to do the same for his nephew.


    “You guys just rub your eyes until it''s all red. I''m going to hide so that your Ms. Ery doesn''t find out that


    I''m home.” With that, Kendrick eyed the surroundings and scurried out of sight.


    The housekeeper went downstairs to open the doors for Avery.


    As the two of them headed upstairs, the housekeeper said, “Luckily, he only broke one of his legs.”


    Avery''s eyes widened in disbelief. How on earth is it lucky that he only broke one of his legs?


    Avery noticed Rory crouching by Zachary''s bed the moment she set foot in his bedroom. Rory was


    holding his brother''s hand with a tear-streaked face.


    It was obvious that the little girl had been crying.


    “What did the doctor say?” Avery walked over to the side of the bed and noticed that the little boy''s leg


    was stered and hung up in the air. She felt so guilty that she could not bear to look the children in


    their eyes.


    Things would not have turned out this way if she had agreed toe in the first ce.


    “Ms. Ery...” Rory let go of Zachary and walked over to Avery''s side.


    Avery held the sobbing Rory and patted her on the head. She choked on her words as she said, “Don''t


    cry. It''s all my fault. I''m so sorry.”


    Zachary had wanted to make Avery feel even more guilty. However, he sobbed alongside Avery when


    he noticed how guilty Avery was already feeling. In a jealous tone, he said, “I''m the one who''s hurt. Ms.


    Ery, you''re so biased.”


    Avery''s eyes turned red as she looked at Zachary. Instead of ming her foringte, the little boy


    was actually trying to act cute in front of her.


    “I''m hungry, Ms. Ery... I want to eat instant noodles with an egg cooked by you.” Zachary no longer felt


    the pain in his body after seeing Avery. However, he was famished.


    “Are there instant noodles here?” Avery asked the housekeeper.


    The housekeeper nodded with a smile. “Yes. Mr. Moore wouldn''t let the kids eat that, saying that it''s not


    healthy. But I keep a few packets for them to eat sometimes.”


    Avery brought Rory to the kitchen.


    Zachary, who was faking his leg injury, smiled and gave the housekeeper a high-five, as Avery had


    obviously bought their ruse.


    Avery cooked the instant noodles and egg her special way.


    Just when the fragrant of the instant noodles filled the house, Avery noticed the housekeeper''s pale


    face as thetter scurried into the kitchen. In a timid voice, the housekeeper said, “Ms. Avery, Mr.


    Moore is home. If he finds out that I''ve hidden some instant noodles for the kids, I''m going to lose my


    job.”