Chapter 788


    ''Why is he here all of a sudden? I''ve already returned the box to him!’ La thought.


    Scared that he was here looking for trouble, she immediately ran out of the living room and shouted,


    "Uncle Mike!"


    La''s scream had frightened Avery.


    When La dropped the phone to the ground, the camera was faced at the ceiling of the living room so


    Avery could only attempt to guess what had happened from the noises as she couldn''t see anything at


    all.


    One thing that she could be certain of was that La was in a dangerous situation.


    "La!" Avery grabbed onto her phone tightly and stepped out of her room.


    Her heart sank; though she was in Bridgedale at the moment, if something was about to happen to her


    daughter, Avery would not hesitate to travel back to Aryadelle right away.


    Elliot scowled when he saw the way La ran off in fear. He had met with La plenty of times and


    though she had never been polite with him before, she had never acted so frightened either.


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    He raised his hand to touch his own face and confirmed that there was nothing on his face; what was


    La so scared of?


    He stepped into the living room and spotted the phone on the ground, so he immediately picked it up.


    Startled by La''s scream, Avery was still calling out to La.


    Elliot looked at the screen and exined, "I startled her. She is with Mike right now."


    When Avery heard his voice and saw his familiar face, the anxiety and tension in her heart faded, and


    was soon reced by confusion.


    "Why is she that scared of you?" Avery questioned sharply with a frown.


    Elliot felt helpless, because he was wondering the same thing as well.


    "Why are you in my house thiste at night?" Avery continued to ask when he did not respond.


    "It''s not thatte." Elliot studied the aggressive look on her face and felt a lump in his throat when he


    was reminded of the reason why she had taken Robert with her and left. "I happened to drive past this


    ce and decided to drop by." "Neither yourpany nor your house is in the same direction as my


    house." Avery exposed him of his lie >d&


    Not far away, Mike walked into the living room with La in his arms.


    Mike had asked La the same question as well, but La had only shook her head and refused to


    say anything else.


    "Maybe it''s because I didn''t knock when I came in," he exined, "I parked the car outside the yard so


    she didn''t expect someone to walk in out of the blue."


    "You are no stranger to her. Even if youe in unannounced, she wouldn’t be this frightened," Avery


    denied his exnation and continued, "pass the phone to La. I am asking her."


    La lowered her eyes and avoided looking directly at Elliot''s face.


    Mike took the phone from Elliot and faced the camera at La''s face. "La, talk to your mom. What


    did Elliot do to you? Don''t be scared. Your mom might not be here, but Uncle Mike will protect you."


    La didn''t have the courage to say a word. If her mother found out that she had stolen something


    from Elliot, Avery would surely be furious.


    "La, did I startle you because I didn''t knock just now?" Elliot couldn''t help but ask when he noticed


    that La was pouting wordlessly.


    "Don''t speak, or I will suspect that you are pressuring her!" Mike red at him. "I''ve never seen her this


    scared before."


    Elliot pursed his lips and waited for La''s response.