Chapter 811: "Since you're already here, you might as well spend stwith Averi," Sadie said in a tight voice before disappearing into the villa.
Averi stared in the direction of the front door, puzzled by his mother's strange behavior.
Noah, on the other hand, was still reeling from the unexpected encounter. He rather liked being called "Dad." It was only natural, of course, since he truly was Averi's father.
But as far as the current Noah knew, Sadie had pretended to be his wife in his absence in order to seize the position of chairwoman in Wall Group.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSo how did this little boy cabout? Noah peered at Averi for a moment before picking him up, his lips already curled into a smile.
Averi swung his legs and asked Noah in a cutesy voice to do puzzles with him and tell him a story.
Noah hesitated for a few seconds, only to find himself agreeing without really giving it much thought.
He carried Averi into the villa, but just as he stepped into the foyer, he was assaulted by a wave of dizziness-the worst one yet.
He blinked at his surroundings. Everything felt oddly familiar for sreason...
"Dad, what's wrong?" Averi tilted his head, his little face scrunched up in worry as he tugged at Noah's collar.
Noah snapped back to the present and mustered a smile to comfort the little boy.
But Averi only blinked at him, his eyes still wide with confusion.
He pursed his lips, feeling a little frustrated that he couldn't understand what these adults around him were thinking.
Then he remembered something, and he began to squirm in Noah's arms until he was put down.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAveri ran to a nearby table and grabbed a framed photo.
It was a picture from three years ago-a photo of Sadie and Noah together. Although neither was smiling in the picture, Noah's gaze was fixed intently on Sadie's face. They looked like the perfect match.
Noah's eyes grew intense as he m stared at the photo in silence. All of a sudden, the frwas snatched from his hands.
Sadie had approached without him noticing, and she unceremoniously tossed the photo into the trash bin.
"Sthings are best left in the past," she said as she turned away to ve leave.