Chapter 1963


    "Why are you suddenly saying this?" Avery looked at La.


    "Daddy always wanted me to study well, but I deliberately made him angry. I never study and


    always flunk my exams..." La''s eyes redden. "I initially thought that Daddy would always be with


    me. No matter how angry I made him, he will never leave me. I regret it so much."


    "La, don''t cry. Your Daddy always knew that you loved him. Whether it was you, Robert, or


    Hayden, he loves you all the same."


    "I know. He would never get angry at us. I really like Daddy. I used to be afraid that he would find


    out that I liked him, and I never told him that I liked him. Woo, woo, woo! Mommy, I miss Daddy very


    much." La buried her head in Avery''s arms. Tears kept falling.


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    Avery passed the bowl of soup to Mrs. Cooper. She reached out and patted La on the back.


    "La, I promise you that I will surely find him. Whether he is alive or dead, he will return to us."


    "I don''t want Daddy to die. I want him to return to us alive. I can''t live without Daddy. I haven''t told


    him that I really, really like him. He is a good Daddy. I have never praised him before. If he returns, I


    will properly praise him," said La, choking up.


    "Hmm, me too. When he returns, I will praise him too."


    Robert looked at Avery hugging La. He pouted. "I want hugs too."


    Avery immediately reached out her other arm and hugged Robert in her arms. "We all have to be


    strong because Daddy is also staying strong trying to ovee difficulties. He must be trying to


    return to us..."


    The weekend passed in a sh.


    On Monday morning, Avery sent Robert to kindergarten before sending La to school.


    Leah never expected that Avery would send La to school herself that day.


    When they met, Avery took the initiative to greet Leah. "Hello, Miss Kennedy. I am La''s mother,


    Avery Tate. We have spoken on the phone."


    "Miss Tate, hello. I heard that something has happened in your family—"


    "Who told you that?" Avery interrupted her.


    "I... I heard it from my cousin." "How did you get your cousin to tell you about this?" Avery asked.


    Leah was a little intimidated by Avery''s sharp gaze. "I told my cousin that La seemed to be quite


    unhappy for the past few days, so she told me that La’s father is missing..."


    "Hmm. Was your cousin sad?" Avery asked casually.


    She had only asked Leah this because she knew that Natalie had tried pursuing Elliot in the past.


    "Not really... My cousin is quite a sensible person. After you returned to Aryadelle, she knew that


    she no longer had any hope to be with Elliot," Leah said when the school bell rang. "Miss Tate, it''s


    time for ss. I''ll take La to ss. As for La’s study problems. We can contact each other by


    phone."


    "Thank you." Avery saw Leah ;a#:RKT> La heading to the math building.


    Leah’s words kept ringing in her mind.


    Elliot had gone missing. No one knew if he was dead or alive, but Natalie was not sad.


    Even a normal colleague would not be so heartless unless they held a grudge against each other.


    Could Natalie treat Elliot as an enemy just because she could not have him?