The CEO Gets What He Wants
Chapter 110
Avery lost her balance when Zachary grabbed her and ended up falling back into her seat.
The boy's racing heart was more than enough to tell her how afraid he was at that moment.
Heartbroken to see Zachary burst into tears, Avery patted the boy on the head.
Then she saw blood on the thick bandage around Zachary's knee.
Avery had already noticed the boy's injury when he walked in, but she did not think it was serious since he did not wear a cast.
“Are you okay?” Brodie was worried that Avery had hurt herself because of the fall.
However, he was relieved to learn that the seat had absorbed most of the impact.
Brodie wanted to advise the seemingly strange boy to go with the man in the suit and leave Avery alone, but before he could do that, his phone rang.
“Yes, Mr. Perry?” greeted Brodie.
“Are you playing hooky, Brodie? Do you know what time it is now?” shouted Brodie's superior over the phone.
“You should go. I can handle this,” assured Avery, who got anxious.
Staring into Avery's eyes, Brodie hesitated for a moment before voicing, “Call me if you need anything.”
In response to that, Avery nodded.
Brodie glanced at the boy's father when he walked past the man.
However, he did not get a chance to say anything because the man had turned around and left with the girl after glaring at the boy, who refused to leave.
The girl, too, was obviously reluctant to go with the man.
Even though Brodie disagreed with the man's methods, he did not think it was wise to meddle in other families' business. When he went outside to hail a taxi, Brodie saw the man shove the girl into a black Bentley RV before returning to the restaurant.
Brodie took one last look in the direction of the restaurant after getting into a taxi and saw the man walk over to where Avery was to drag the boy out by force.
The taxi driver then drove away, and Brodie was relieved that the man had removed the boy from Avery.
“I'm not going. I don't want to go home with you because you're cold-blooded!” Since Zachary was a boy, he was able to put up more of a fight than his sister.
While pitying the children, Avery nervously looked outside the restaurant to see if Brodie was still around, concerned that the man might hear something he should not.
She thanked Brodie's superior inwardly when she realized the man was finally gone.
Avery was convinced that she would never be with Cayden again, so she had already decided to focus on building a new life for herself.
Right then, the waiter approached to rearrange the table Zachary had knocked out of place.
While the waiter cleaned up the mess, Avery picked up her bag and headed to the counter to pay the bill.
“The gentleman with you just now has already paid,” informed the lady at the counter with a smile.
Suddenly, the man who had dragged the boy out returned for the yellow cartoon suitcase left at the counter.
With one hand still holding his son, Cayden extended the other to pick up the suitcase. Never once did he spare Avery a glance.
Hence, the woman was ready to walk away in silence.
“Save me, Ms. Ery! I don't want to go; I don't want to live with Daddy,” begged Zachary pitifully. He stretched out his hand while violently kicking his feet around, dirtying his father's suit.
The staff members of the restaurant exchanged looks when they realized the child knew the woman. Why else would he call her Ms. Ery?
After looking at his desperate son and the seemingly indifferent Avery standing a few meters away, Cayden suddenly lost his temper. With his head lowered, he roared, “If you keep this up, I'll disown you!”
“Then disown me,” responded Zachary, who wanted nothing more than that.
Avery was not actually indifferent to the situation; she just did not want to get involved. However, it took her some time to finally decide to walk away and pretend as though she could not hear anything. Whatever happened to Zachary's knee, I'm sure Cayden will take care of it.
“Why are you leaving me, Ms. Ery?” Zachary cried even louder and fought even fiercer against his father. Because of that, Cayden got so furious that he immediately tossed the suitcase in his hand aside.
Crack! The lock on the suitcase was damaged when it hit the ground.
After successfully breaking free once again, Zachary went straight for Avery. “Please don't leave me, Ms. Ery!”