Chapter 259


    It was alreadyte at night when Cayden finally reached home.


    He was greeted by the peaceful scene of Avery sleeping with the children when he opened the


    bedroom door.


    The kids were tightly wrapped up in their nkets, while Avery wore silk pajamas that revealed her fair


    and slender arms.


    The skin on her face looked so tender that one could be forgiven for mistaking it for a baby''s.


    Cayden could not help but reach out to pinch Avery''s cheek, waking the woman who seemed like an


    innocent deer as she tried to grasp what had happened.


    Her dazed look lent a seductive air to her, making lust shoot through Cayden.


    “You''re back.” Avery rubbed her eyes when she saw the man.


    “I''m going to take a shower. You should go to bed first,” voiced Cayden after hugging Avery and


    pecking her lovingly on the forehead.


    He then gently tucked Avery in and, in a tone that sounded as though he was speaking to a child,


    reminded her, “Aren''t you too old to be kicking away your nket? You don''t want to catch a cold, do


    you?”


    To that, Avery wanted to say something in response. However, before she could do so, Cayden kissed


    her on the cheek and started making his way to the bathroom.


    Avery seemed to have something on her mind as she stared nkly at the man''s back.


    In her hand was a strand of long chestnut-brown hair she had just picked up from Cayden''s shoulder.


    Avery was unsure if Cayden had noticed the hair, but her eyes were filled with mixed emotions while


    she gazed at it. This clearly isn''t mine because it''s chestnut-brown, while mine is ck and straight...


    Could it be Ms. Summers''?


    Cayden had always been very efficient, whether at work or home, so he did not take a long time to


    shower.


    With a towel wrapped around his lower body, Cayden stepped out of the bathroom half-naked, utterly


    unashamed.


    Avery could not help but be convinced it was so unfair that Cayden was blessed with not only incredible


    wealth but also a face that could make any woman scream in excitement. His body was chiseled like a


    statue too.


    There was no trace of fat to cover the man''s impressive muscles, especially those on his long powerful


    legs.


    Just like that, Cayden casually walked out of the bathroom with his hair still attractively wet.


    It was only natural that women would throw themselves at him when he was that charming and sexy.


    To Cayden, Avery was just as attractive.


    Dressed in her pajamas, the woman was without makeup but still looked gorgeous under the warm


    light of the bedsidemp.


    “Dry my hair for me.” Cayden was more than capable ofpleting the task himself, yet he wanted


    Avery to help him with it.


    Hence, Avery got out of bed to grab a towel and began drying Cayden''s hair, which was soft and


    pleasant to the touch.


    Like their father, the children, too, had hair that felt amazing to touch.


    It was unusually cold outside. Fortunately, there was heating in the room, so a hair dryer was


    unnecessary.


    Avery instinctively began ying around with Cayden''s hair. However, when she remembered the


    chestnut-brown hair, she got distracted.


    Sensing that something was off, Cayden looked curiously at Avery with his gentle, deep-set eyes.


    Avery felt slightly better when their eyes met.


    “What''s wrong? Are you in a bad mood?” Cayden had never been good at guessing women''s thoughts,


    but even he could tell that Avery was unhappy.


    That did not mean he understood why women''s emotions could be so unpredictable, however.


    Cayden could not figure out why Avery seemed troubled tonight since they were just fine the day


    before.


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    Avery simply responded by avoiding Cayden''s gaze in silence. Doesn''t he feel the need to exin


    himself to me after going out with Ms. Summers for so long and returning home thiste?


    She did not mind Cayden going out to talk business, but the fact that she found another woman''s hair


    on him did not sit well with her.


    Seeing how she refused to speak, Cayden turned off the bedsidemp and carried her into bed before


    wrapping his arms around her.


    Avery could not sleep, however, so she tossed and turned until her thoughts turned into a daze.


    The next morning, Cayden was already gone when Avery woke up. The children were still sound


    asleep.


    Avery''s memory of the night before was hazy. If it were not for Cayden''s lingering smell on the nket,


    she would have thought that he never came home.


    When she got out of bed, she found a note on the bedside table with Cayden''s handwriting: I have to


    go on a business trip. There''s something in Western Epea that requires my attention, so I won''t be


    joining you and the kids for breakfast. I''ll be back as soon as the matter is dealt with. Love you.


    Avery felt warm on the inside after reading the note, convinced that she should have more faith in


    Cayden.


    Then, Avery set up the dining table and served the children their favorite food for breakfast.


    However, she did not take a single bite but simply stared nkly at her food.


    “What are you thinking about, Mommy? Why aren''t you eating your food with me?” inquired Rory


    curiously while pulling on her mother''s arm.


    “Let''s eat.” After pushing aside her thoughts, Avery picked up her cutlery and began shoving food into


    her mouth, which made Zachary and Rory even more puzzled.


    The children could not help but wonder what was wrong with their mother.


    Avery was doing the dishes when Xavier arrived in a Porsche thepany had just acquired to pick up


    the kids for school.


    Since she woke up a littlete that day, Avery decided she should go with the children if she did not


    want to bete for work.


    “Mommy, I think I left my Ustranasion textbook in Daddy''s car, the ck one. Could you help me look


    for it? The book has a green cover. I need it for my oral Ustranasion ss today,” uttered Rory


    suddenly when Avery opened the car door.


    Avery knew her daughter was careless, so she had no choice but to shake her head helplessly before


    proceeding to search for the textbook.


    Even though Cayden had several cars with different colors, Avery knew of the ck one Rory


    mentioned. That''d be the ck Bentley the driver used to pick up Cayden and Ms. Summers.


    Xavier had the keys to all the cars, so Avery asked the one for the Bentley from him.


    After unlocking the vehicle with the remote, Avery began to look for the book inside.


    Since she did not see it on the front or back seats, she looked under them and soon found it under the


    backrest.


    Avery was about to leave after finding the textbook when she noticed something ck stuck under the


    seat, so she curiously reached out to grab the mysterious item.


    When she realized what it was, her heart skipped a beat. This is... a pair of women''s panties!


    Avery stared at the crumpled sexy underwear in disbelief as her body started to tremble.


    The color slowly drained from her face, and she felt as if her insides had been torn apart. If it was just a


    coincidence that Cayden had another woman''s hair on his shoulder, how does he exin this pair of


    panties? If nothing''s going on between him and Ms. Summers, how did something as personal as her


    underwear end up in his car?