Chapter 375


    Needless to say, that includes my own family, not even when I was little.


    Ever since Cayden was little, Jeffrey had been harsh on him, and Lily had always been hostile toward


    him. Furthermore, his biological mother wanted nothing but money from him.


    That was why he was so touched when ke gave him a mary gift.


    Although the mary gift weighed almost nothing, he felt the weight of a boulder in his grip. So much


    so that his hands started trembling.


    Cayden didn''t want to take money from the old man, but the mary gift meant a lot. I must ept it.


    “Cayden, since it''s from Grandpa, you should just ept it. Otherwise, Grandpa isn''t going to let you


    leave. It''s true that there''s this tradition in my family,” Avery uttered gently while holding Cayden''s arm.


    Avery knew how bull-headed ke was. If Cayden doesn''t ept it, we won''t be able to leave.


    “Thank you, Grandpa.” At that moment, Cayden felt his throat drying up, and there was an


    indescribable sense of warmth in his heart.


    “Daddy, we received mary gifts as well! In fact, we received two each. Great-grandad and Grand-


    aunt gave them to us.” Zachary and Rory flipped through their backpacks.


    A momentter, the kids whipped out two mary gifts each from their backpacks and showed them


    off to Cayden and Avery happily.


    Right before the little ones fell asleep the night before, the ever-so-gentle and loving Alina gave those


    mary gifts to the kids.


    Not only were Zachary and Rory used to receiving mary gifts, but they were also rather sleepy at


    that time. Hence, they forgot to tell their parents about the mary gifts they received.


    When they saw Cayden receiving a mary gift the next morning, the kids didn''t want to be outdone,


    so they quickly took out theirs as well.


    Seeing that, Cayden nced at the twins fiercely and scolded, “Who taught you guys to hide your


    mary gifts?”


    The twins were startled by Cayden''s stern gaze, so they quickly hid behind Avery.


    Zachary lowered his head guiltily after that. Rory, on the other hand, exined, “We weren''t hiding our


    mary gifts, Daddy. Zach and I fell asleepst night, so we forgot to tell you and Mommy. We''re


    sorry...”


    ke''s heart ached when he saw how scared the kids were.


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    He then patted the twins'' heads to offerfort before lecturing Cayden, saying, “Don''t scare the kids.


    I was the one who forced them to ept my mary gifts.”


    Evidently, ke loved the twins very much.


    Avery replied in a helpless tone, “Grandpa, don''t spoil them. We have to go now. We''lle to visit


    when we''re free. Take care of yourself, Grandpa. Aunt Alina, we''re leaving now.”


    Avery and her family left after she said goodbye to ke and Alina.


    ke leaned on his cane and stood motionless by the residential area''s entrance while staring nkly


    in the direction they left in.


    After a long while, Alina held ke''s arm and urged, “Dad, it''s cold outside, and you might catch a cold.


    I''ll bring you in, okay?”


    While being held by Alina, ke staggered into the residential area. In a worrisome tone, he asked,


    “Lina, will Cayden find the mary gift I gave him too little? After all, he''s filthy rich.”


    “How much did you give him, Dad?” Alina asked curiously.


    “Eight hundred. I think it''s okay, though.”


    “That''s good, Dad. Back home, the elderly would always give their grandson-inw eight hundred.


    That''s not a small amount. Furthermore, Cayden didn''t take your mary gift for its money. Instead, it


    symbolizes a gesture of eptance.”


    In reality, Cayden wouldn''t pick up eight hundred off of the floor if he were to drop that amount of


    money. That was because he could earn a few hundred times more with that effort.


    However, the mary gift symbolized the eptance and blessing ke was giving to Cayden.


    Therefore, Cayden would appreciate it more than wealth itself.


    “Ery is truly blessed. Although Cayden''s character is unquestionable, being married into a wealthy


    family takes effort! The same thing happened to you back then. I told you not to marry the rich man


    from Jetroina, but you wouldn''t listen. Look what happened now.” ke sighed.


    ke''s expression turned gloomy, and his face turned even more wrinkly the moment he remembered


    his only daughter''s unsessful marriage.


    A look of indescribable pain shed across Alina''s face when she heard that. Nheless, it only took


    her a few seconds to conceal her sadness. “Dad, although my marriage failed, that doesn''t mean it''s


    going to happen to Ery. I think Cayden is a good man, and he''s definitely going to take good care of


    Ery. Don''t worry about that. Everyone has their own fate. Ery will have a good life under his protection.”


    “I hope that''s the case...” ke let out a long sigh.


    With that, his back looked even more hunched.


    Soon, Monday arrived.


    Avery was incredibly busy with work because the project Trident Group and Vivi Group were working


    together on was about to start after the New Year. Her team had to endure the severe cold to go to the


    site to inspect the construction work that needed modifying.


    When they returned, it was already two in the afternoon. Avery had to rush her slides for her report on


    the inspection.


    When Avery was in the middle of it, Yulissa showed up and knocked on Avery''s desk. In a domineering


    tone, Yulissa instructed, “Avery, the advertising department needs help because they''re short-staffed.


    Come with me. We''ll help the advertising department out.”


    Avery was annoyed because Yulissa disrupted her work. However, she responded nicely, “Ms. Yantz,


    I''m not done with my work yet. Besides, there are a lot of people in the advertising department. If I


    remember correctly, they have more staff than we do, so how could they be short-staffed?”


    Yulissa''s expression was filled with disdain when she looked down at Avery to see Avery''s conservative


    outfit.


    Annoyed, Yulissa warned, “Just do as I say, will you? I''m your superior, so you should heed my orders,


    regardless of what they are. Moreover, I''ve only asked you to help the advertising department out.


    What''s wrong with that? We''re working with Nicole Lambert today. Everyone in thepany is eager to


    work with a superstar, but Ms. Lambert wanted you specifically. Do you know how powerful Ms.


    Lambert''s backers are? Go now. If you end up angering Ms. Lambert, I won''t be able to help you!”


    With that, Yulissa strutted away in her high heels.


    In truth, Avery''s expression changed right away when she heard Nicole had asked for her specifically.


    Cecelia heard what Yulissa said, and she threw her pen onto the table in frustration. She felt as though


    Avery was getting treated unfairly. “What''s the matter with her? There are so many of us here. Why


    must she ask you to go? The same goes for Nicole! She''s such a poser. Does she not have enough


    people from the advertising department to serve her? Why should she ask for you specifically? She''s


    so arrogant! Ery, ignore them and stay put. She can''t force you to do that!”


    Avery pondered for a while and said, “Forget about it. I want to see what Nicole is up to.”


    Avery''s instincts told her that Nicole was the culprit behind the incident, whereby the cat attacked her


    out of the blue. Although I don''t have proof, I think Nicole is responsible for what happened at Azure


    Royal thest time around. Why did she ask for me specifically? Let''s see what she wants.