Chapter 140


    La''s eyes widened as she gazed at Cole''s photo on theptop screen.


    "Whoa! Our dad''s so good-looking!"


    Hayden shut theptop, then thought to himself, "So what if he''s good-looking? A spineless freeloader


    isn''t worthy of our mom!"


    "When can we go see Daddy? Do you think he''d be happy when he finds out about us?"


    The only concept that La had about their father was a pure one, as Avery had never once spoken ill


    of him in front of them.


    Every time La asked Avery who their father was, Avery would always patiently answer, "You don''t


    have a father."


    Hayden climbed back into bed,y down, and stared at the ceiling.


    "He won''t," he answered bluntly.


    La was upset.


    "Why not? It''s not like we want his money. I just want to spend some time with him!"


    "Go to sleep." "I can''t sleep," La huffed. "I want Dad."


    Hayden was disappointed in their so-called father, which put him in a bad mood.


    "Shut up," he snapped impatiently.


    La immediately quieted down.


    She could feel that her brother was annoyed, so she wrapped her little arms around Hayden, and


    cooed," I''m sorry, Hayden. I didn''t mean to make you mad. If you don''t want to look for Dad, I won''t


    either."


    Hayden pushed La''s arms off of him, then said in a much calmer tone, "I''ll let you know."


    La ecstatically threw her arms around her brother once again and said, "Okay! I''ll do anything you


    say!"


    Avery stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in the master bedroom and gazed nkly at the


    vista in front of her.


    Four years had passed by in a sh.


    It felt as if everything had changed, but it also felt like everything had stayed the same. 1


    Avery had not been in contact with Elliot at all for the past four years, but they were still tied by thew.


    Elliot had never signed the divorce papers.


    Avery picked up her phone and called herwyer.


    "Ask him again tomorrow, Mr. Vaughn. If he still refuses to sign it, then please inform him that I will be


    taking this to court."


    She heard her own calm and determined voice and could not help but recall the way she almost fainted


    from crying in the airport on the night she left four years ago. 1


    What a fool she was!


    Elliot waspletely unaffected.


    When she had left the country, she had looked him up online because she missed him.


    That was when she saw all the news and photos of him attending all kinds of social events.


    His world continued to turn even without her in it.


    Avery moved on quickly after seeing how well Elliot was doing.


    "Are you back in the country, Miss Tate?" asked Mr. Vaughn.


    "I am."


    "Since you''re back, why not go and meet him yourself? " Mr. Vaughn sighed. "He stopped answering


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    my calls a long time ago. I''m guessing he already blocked my number."


    Avery was surprised.


    "However, if you insist on having me represent you, I can use a new number to contact him," continued


    Mr. Vaughn. "To be honest, there''s a higher possibility of sess if you meet him yourself."


    "In that case, please contact him using a new number!" "Understood."


    Avery hung up the phone, then scrolled through her contacts.


    Other than the fact that Aryadelle was her home, there was another reason had she returned to the


    country.


    She wanted to rebuild thepany that had gone bankrupt in her hands. 1


    Not only did she want to rebuild Tate Industries, but she also wanted to make it even more glorious


    than it ever was.


    She will get back every single penny and more that was stolen from her father.


    She found the contact for the former HR manager of Tate Industries and dialed the number.