Cayden was utterly bewildered.
Yet, any sane person would have no trouble understanding what had just been said between those
two.
I remember Mom saying, “Avery! I know what kind of naughty business you're up to in there! You guys
can't possibly stay in there for the rest of your lives, can you? I'm going to stay here all day long if I
have to! I'll wait for you to come out. You're not getting out of this!” I heard that when I was having sex
with Avery. Mom said it so loud it was impossible not to hear her.
The reason Cayden had carried on with the sex was that he had thought that Allie was just worried
about him. I thought Mom was worried that I would end up getting intimate with my cousin's wife. After
all, that's very wrong. However, after Mom came in, she said, “Not bad. You've found yourself a rich
man, haven't you?”
It was then Cayden started to have a weird feeling about the conversation.
Although he couldn't pinpoint the reason he felt that way, the fact was that things were far from what he
had expected.
The conversation that followed was rather confusing for people who weren't aware of what was going
on.
“How dare you tell me there isn't a man here? You betrayed my nephew and my son and had sex with
another man! Avery, you're truly something else!”
When Cayden heard that, he was in the process of tidying himself up.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhat happened after that was the slap.
When Cayden heard that crisp slapping sound, his heart ached for Avery. One of them is my mother,
while the other is the mother of my children. Why are they fighting?
By the time Cayden was done dressing up and opened the door with a frown on his face, he heard
Avery saying, “Have I not always been a shameless woman in your eyes? According to you, I've
seduced your son, my biological brother, with ulterior motives, no? After I've failed to seduce your son,
I've gone after your nephew, instead, haven't I? Didn't you say you gave birth to me, and I was born
with the sole purpose of making life difficult for you? Why did you only slap me now? Why didn't you do
it in front of the Moores and the Musks?”
Cayden finally knew what was going on after he heard that. Now I know why she left me and said she
couldn't forget about Zayne. Heck, she even went on a blind date with an employee from another
company! Having gone through everything, she must have been on the verge of breaking down. Yet,
she was telling me all those nonsensical things. When she told me I could be his brother, I thought she
had a fetish or something. It turns out there's a reason behind everything she has said and done. Mom
has been the problem all this while!
“Cayden?” Allie was getting anxious. She smiled amiably and said, “Ery's got me so confused! I
thought she was sleeping around with indecent men.”
Ignoring Allie, Cayden walked toward the coffee table and took the lighter and cigarettes he had left
there earlier in the morning.
After lighting it up, he took a drag and said to Avery, “Pack up and leave at nine sharp.”
Avery's cheek was still red because that slap was quite hard.
Cayden stared at her face for quite a while before retracting his gaze. As he left, he told Allie to leave
as well.
Suddenly, the cramped rented house fell silent once again.
Avery went to wash up. Standing in front of the basin, she splashed a handful of water on her face.
The moment she decided to have a fallout with Allie, she knew there was no way she could ever have
a mother-and-daughter relationship with Allie. Even if the DNA test were to show that I am Allie's
daughter and Cayden isn't her son, I still wouldn't see her as my mother.
Right then, beads of water could be seen dangling on Avery's eyelashes. However, she had no idea if
they were tears or the water she had splashed on her face.
Back at the Moore residence, Xavier had already picked Zachary and Rory up for school before seven
in the morning.
Lily and Kendrick were staying in the west wing of the residence. Hence, they wouldn't have a clue if
something were to happen in the east wing.
Despite how early it was, Jeffrey was already downstairs watching the gardeners water the plants.
When he saw Cayden and Allie come back, he didn't think too much about it until he heard the
commotion upstairs.
As far as Jeffrey was concerned, Cayden was undoubtedly a domineering and dictatorial man.
However, Cayden would always be more lenient in his family's presence. It was known that Cayden
would always turn a blind eye as long as nothing immoral and unlawful had been done.
Hence, Jeffrey couldn't help but wonder why Cayden was arguing with his mother.
Cayden had been giving Allie the silent treatment all the way home. To her surprise, he didn't even
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmblame her for anything.
However, she knew Cayden well enough to know that he was the most frightening when he kept silent.
I can't just keep quiet. Otherwise, Cayden will believe everything Avery says.
“Everything I did, I did it for your own good. I know you're a sensible man, and you know what you're
doing. But do you know how many sensible men have fallen because of women? Trident Group is now
in total control. You can't lose your sanity over a woman, Cayden!” Allie knew she had to defend her
actions.
Upon hearing that, Cayden halted in his tracks when he was just about to head downstairs.
He turned around and stared at Allie sharply. “Didn't Dad do the same thing back then? Didn't he
abandon his wife to live freely with you? Since I'm related to both of you by blood, I don't think you
should be too surprised by my actions.”
Back then, Bruce and Lily were still legally married. In the public eye, however, Allie was widely
regarded as Bruce's second wife.
At that time, it seemed that everyone had forgotten that they were living in a monogamous society.
“Cayden, don't forget the fact that Ery is Dylan's wife! If I were to tell everyone what you've done with
Avery this morning, I doubt your grandpa would forgive you! You might not care about the Moore
family's reputation, but the same can't be said for your grandpa!” Allie knew she wouldn't be able to get
Cayden to submit to her, so she had resorted to dragging Jeffrey into it.
“Tell my grandpa, then! Tell him now!” Cayden roared, and his expression darkened.
The housekeepers instantly shivered in fear when they heard that.
With a grim expression and a cold gaze, Cayden continued, “If it weren't for you, my perfect mother,
Avery wouldn't have been forced to marry Dylan, would she? When I come back later, I'll get to the
bottom of how the hell I end up being Avery's brother!”