When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Chapter 267

Chapter 267 “No,” Hayden responded calmly.

“Really?” Avery checked with her son repeatedly.

“No,” Hayden repeated without a trace of emotion on his face.

Avery could only call the quits. If they did not take it and she continued to ask them about it, the children might think that she did not trust them.

Hayden took Layla’s hand and led her back to their bedroom to store their school bags.

Once they were inside the room, Layla whispered, “Hayden, why are we lying? We shouldn’t lie to Mom.”

Layla had only managed to keep it a secret because Avery was not aware; but now that she was asking her about it, Layla did not dare lie.

“Elliot must be going nuts now that he realizes the box is gone,” said Hayden coldly. “If we return it now, he will just blame us for taking it. We are not returning it. Let him worry.”

Okay!” agreed Layla. Between their dirtbag dad and her brother, she

it. They buried it under a tree in the yard two days ago. They had done it as Hayden had discovered the contents of the box, a piece of paper. Once he realized how important the box was, he knew that it could not be left carelessly under the

thing that they did, or the box would have been discovered.

happens if Elliot worries so much that he dies?” Layla was still concerned. “He is still our

don‘t die

that, Layla finally

read, (I asked the kids, and they said they didn’t take

he was resting, but he replied

asked, (You still haven‘t

not reply, because he did not know how to. It had been thirty-six hours

weakening

midst of despair, he thought to himself, “So what if someone goes public with the content of the box? I will lose money, and friends will leave me… as for a lover… I no longer have one. I have earned more than enough money for this lifetime, so I don‘t have anything to worry about even if I can‘t earn any more from now on. As for

worst outcome, Elliot slowly began to relax

three days had gone by, and she had gotten nothing

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