Chapter 1636

Mike was moved by her words. "I get it. As long as you are truly happy, I can learn to be less petty." "I am happy. Elliot has been great with me and the kids." Avery's lips curled into a smile as she recalled all the things that had happened between her and Elliot. "But I am keeping my visit to Susan a secret for now. I don't want to upset him." "Yeah. It isn't that big a deal." After lunch, Avery drove to the prison, and Susan was slightly surprised to see her. "Did Elliot send you?" With cuffs on her wrist, Susan's eyes glittered with hope. Avery shook her head. "He's a bit busy lately, Auntie. Once he's free, I'll take him here to see you." "I know that he's busy. He doesn't have to come see me. I know that he doesn't want to. Even my own child considers me a humiliation and is reluctant to pay me a visit," Susan muttered bitterly. "It's my own fault. I deserve it." Avery was not sure what to say. "Auntie, there's still a chance for you to be commuted. If you manage to shorten your sentence, you will have to be more careful from now on and avoid being scammed by strangers." "Thank you for consoling me." Susan felt both touched and bitter. "If you need anything, just call me and I will have it delivered here to you," Avery said. "There is nothing much I can do to help apart from that." "I'm grateful that you are trying." The visitor hour ended in a blink of an eye, and Avery watched as Susan was taken away by the guards with a heavy heart. Five years might pass by swiftly for someone younger, but for someone Susan's age, the world would change drastically after staying in the prison for five years. Once she was outside the prison, Avery swiftly composed herself. She intended on talking to Elliot about Susan. Perhaps it was because both of her parents had passed away, but she did not want to watch as Susan suffered a horrible ending. On her way back to the office, Avery received a call from Wesley. She slowed down the speed of her car to put on her Bluetooth headphones and answered the call. "Avery, can you come to my place now?" Wesley pleaded while sobbing. Avery immediately parked the car on the side of the road with a frown. "What happened, Wesley?" She asked worriedly. Wesley sucked in a breath. "Shea is pregnant." Avery instantly froze. In Wesley's house, Shea was sitting on the couch with tears rolling down her face; Elliot was standing in front of her. He was tense and stern. Wesley stood next to Elliot gingerly as though he was afraid that Elliot might hit Shea out of rage. When Avery arrived, she immediately pulled Elliot away.