Chapter 1022


    It was the first time Avery had a face-off with her son. In truth, she had regretted what she said the


    moment the words were out.


    Though her son was not a three-year-old, he was still a child who was not even ten years old; no


    matter how old a child was, they would always long for their mothers'' love and embrace, just like how


    Avery would still act like a child to Laura when she was alive.


    How could she bring home the frustration she felt because of Nathan and vent it on her children?


    Just as she was about to go after Hayden, he had already left the mansion.


    Avery went downstairs to find that the entire living room had erupted into chaos.


    "La, don''t cry. I''ve already sent the bodyguard after him. He''s going to be fine." Mrs. Cooper held


    Robert in her arms and consoled La.


    Avery waspletely distraught. While she was contemting whether to calm her children down at


    home first, or to go after Hayden first, La came over for a hug.


    "Mom, did you scold Hayden?"


    Avery felt a lump in her throat. "Maybe! I''m in a bit of a bad mood tonight, so I might have been a bit too


    harsh with your brother.


    "Boohoo.,.1 don''t want Hayden to go! Mom, let''s go find him!" La wiped away her tears and tried to


    drag Avery outside.


    Just as the two were about to go look for Hayden, their bodyguard called Mrs.


    Cooper.


    Mrs. Cooper answered the call and said," Yes, yes." Before hanging up.


    "Avery, the bodyguard told you not to worry. He is following Hayden so Hayden''s going to be fine. Once


    he''s had some time to calm down, the bodyguard will bring him back," Mrs. Cooper said to Avery.


    Avery nodded. "I was being too harsh on him."


    "Don''t me yourself, Avery. Even if you were trying to be strict, just how harsh could you be? Hayden


    is the one who''s overreacting," Mrs. Cooper said with a serious expression, "He probably thinks that his


    father got him those workbooks to mock him for his handwriting. The rtionship between father and


    son works differently than that of a mother and daughter."


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    Avery felt inspired.


    Elliot probably did not expect for Hayden to react so dramatically when he bought the workbook; but to


    Hayden, the action itself felt mostly like a challenge.


    "Next time, tell Mr. Foster to ask you before picking out a gift for Hayden to avoid doing the wrong thing


    with a good intention. It''s the first time I''ve seen La Hayden fight like this, my heart just aches for


    them." Mrs. Cooper sighed.


    "Sure. I will remind him of that." Avery took La to the bathroom to wash her face and the mansion


    soon returned to its original peaceful silence.


    "Mom, you said that you are in a bad mood. Why?" La had stopped crying, but her voice was still


    hoarse.


    "It''s just something that happened at work. Don''t worry about it." Avery forced a smile and patted La


    on the head. "When Hayden gets angry next time, let''s give him a hug before we lecture him, okay?"


    La nodded sincerely. "I''ll remember that, Mom."


    After dinner, the sky had turnedpletely dark.


    Avery looked up at the pitch-dark sky and decided to go out searching for Hayden.


    As soon as she stepped out of themunity, she spotted Hayden sitting on a street bench with the


    bodyguard.


    The guilt within her deepened.


    Even if the bodyguard didn''t follow Hayden, she knew that Hayden wouldn''t wander off.


    ''He''s still so young, where exactly can he go?'' She thought, ''He''s always been a good child and on this


    rare asion that he lost his temper, why couldn''t I just be more forgiving?''


    She strode towards Hayden and admitted her mistake. "I''m sorry, Hayden. I shouldn''t have lost my


    temper, neither should I think that it''s a small matter."


    Hayden''s brows furrowed and pursed his lips wordlessly.


    "Thest time I talked to your dad, I mentioned that you are struggling with your handwriting. He


    probably paid attention to that and bought you the workbooks. He’s not mocking you or trying to


    undermine you, he''s just trying to help you improve; he just didn’t use the correct way and failed to


    consider your feelings." Avery knew that Hayden might not be in the mood to listen, but she had to say


    it.


    It was the first time Elliot had the chance to be a father, so he was bound to fail in certain ways; so long


    as his love for the children was real, Avery would never stop him from trying.


    Hayden did not respond, and Avery did not continue to exin.