The CEO Gets What He Wants
Chapter 177
Avery brought over the only blanket in the house and covered Cayden with it.
As she was retracting her hand after smoothing out the edges of the blanket, a large hand grasped her wrist.
Avery looked up and met Cayden's deep-set gaze. It almost took her breath away.
Caught off guard, she lost her balance and fell to the floor.
Avery sat facing Cayden and held her breath instinctively. The man was staring at her with his burning eyes. She gulped awkwardly and could feel her heart thumping wildly.
Cayden had an alluring set of double eyelids and prominent brow ridges that enhanced the attractiveness of his perfectly-sculpted masculine features and made him seem even more steady and mature.
On such a beautiful morning, it was almost impossible for any woman to be inches away from him. It was impossible to look at his high nose bridge and kissable lips and not feel anything.
Avery was just an ordinary woman and not a saint.
She could feel herself almost losing her rationality and succumbing to her desires.
“Ms. Ery...” Rory walked out of her bedroom and headed straight into Avery's arms. The girl was pouting and the gauze on her eye was almost falling off.
Hugging Rory, Avery composed herself a little before asking in a gentle voice, “What's wrong? Did you not sleep well?”
“Can you and Daddy send me to school together? Please...”
That was Rory's dream ever since she was three.
Her friends always had such blissful looks on their faces when their mommy and daddy sent them to school and picked them up together.
The girl was especially envious when she saw that.
Even though Zachary had never mentioned it explicitly, Rory knew that her brother felt the same.
Avery did not agree immediately. As there was always a crowd at the school entrance, the woman was worried that she might invite trouble if she was seen sending the children to school.
Just then, Cayden sat up on the couch and looked toward Avery before saying meaningfully, “It has always been Zach and Rory's dream to have a mother. In fact, they are less happy than the other kids who have a complete family.”
What the man actually meant was that Zachary and Rory wanted to have a mother and not a “Ms. Ery.” Even though Avery did not want to assume, Cayden had made his intentions pretty obvious.
Looking at the little girl in her arms, Avery nodded.
As Avery was not very interested in cooking, she had never spent too much effort in preparing meals.
However, she had been trying out new meal recipes when preparing breakfast for the children as she did not want them to feel bored living with her.
That morning, she made sandwiches for the kids with bread that had been molded into the shape of the face of a bear. She decorated them with a variety of ingredients, such as vegetables and sauces.
“Please don't cry. I'm eating you because you're my food and not a real baby bear...” Rory started talking to her food while eating.
Cayden was seated at one side of the table as he had his breakfast quietly.
Even though the dining table had four sides, Avery, Zachary, and Rory were squeezed together at one side, enjoying their delicious breakfast. The atmosphere surrounding the three of them was especially cozy.
Cayden, on the other hand, sat in isolation with his breakfast consisting of just plain toast with jam and a cup of warm milk.
One glance was enough to tell that Avery did not put in any effort to prepare the man's breakfast at all.
After taking his time to finish his breakfast, Cayden stood up and said, “Tonight shall be the last night you two are staying here. You have to go back to the Moore residence with me tomorrow.”
Hearing that, Zachary and Rory stopped eating at once and looked up at their father. However, Cayden had already turned around and walked away.
We're not going back!
Hmph!
Daddy is so mean!
Avery could guess what the siblings were thinking. She tousled their hair gently before standing up and heading back to her bedroom to get dressed.
After changing her clothes, she opened the door and saw Cayden sitting on the couch while watching the news on television.
However, Avery could tell that he wasn't really paying attention to the news and was watching just to pass time.
Is his life really so boring?
Avery could not help but sympathize with the man.
Hmm, but it doesn't seem right to say that.
Strictly speaking, men who were proper and upright usually led boring lives. Their day consisted of just work and home, and they usually stayed faithful to the one woman they loved.
On the other hand, there was another category of men who led colorful and interesting lives. It was common for them to find themselves short of time to have fun, and they also fooled around with different women.
Before heading out, Avery ironed one of Cayden's shirts, which had a crease on it.
While she was ironing, she could not help but examine the shirt for any traces that could possibly point to the fact that the man had spent the previous night with another woman.
However, halfway through, Avery suddenly realized that it was a different shirt from the one Cayden had worn before he left the house the night before.