Chapter 775
When His Eyes Opened
He had never publicized their relationship when Shea was still alive. It was a decision he made to keep
her from the interference of the outside world; not even Avery understood him and thought that he hid
Shea away from othersâ knowledge because he was ashamed of her intellectual disability. He had
never once been ashamed of Shea; she would have died long ago if he felt ashamed of her.
With Shea gone, he no longer had to worry about someone bothering or hurting her. Upon deciding that
he would hold Sheaâs funeral, he started making arrangements on his own.
When news got out, Hayden told Mike that he wanted to attend Sheaâs funeral.
Mike immediately called Chad to ask if they could go.
"Mr. Foster is the one who drew up the guest list, you and Hayden are not on the list," Chad said in a
troubled tone.
Mike lifted an eyebrow. "Is Avery on it? If her name is on it, then Hayden and I will attend the funeral as
her representatives."
"No," Chad said directly, "he only invited some of the managers in the company and some clients that
Sterling Group has worked with for years... He didnât invite Avery or any friends, for that matter..."
"Oh... But Hayden says that he wants to see Shea off. Go ask Elliot if Hayden can come, if he says no,
he will never hear Hayden refer to him as his father again," Mike threatened, "even if Shea died
because of Robert, Hayden has nothing to do with it."
"I get it. Donât get so riled up. Iâll go ask right away."
Chad hung up and took a sip of cold water to calm himself. He spent some time preparing himself,
before gathering the courage to call Elliot. When the call was answered, he expressed Haydenâs will to
attend Sheaâs funeral and started building Haydenâs case.
"Mr. Foster, Shea was very close with Hayden when she was alive..."
"Sure," before Chad could finish, Elliot agreed.
Chad felt slightly dazed, as he had not expected Elliot to agree without reservation.
After the call, he conveyed Elliotâs response to Mike.
"My boss isnât that narrow-minded. Once Sheaâs funeral is over, he should be able to slowly recover."
"I donât care about him," Mike said, "now that all three kids belong to Avery, things are great.
"You have no empathy. Shea is Mr. Fosterâs biological sister. They were fraternal twins." Mike froze.
"Sheaâs real name is Shea Foster. Itâs written on her tombstone," Chad continued, "if she was still alive,
we would probably never learn her real name."
"Why would he keep it hidden if they were brother CITIER?e sister? I hate sneaking around most!"
Mike mocked and decided to tell Avery about it to see if she would like to attend the funeral.
Avery remained quiet for a few moments when she heard the news. For the past few days, she had
been hoping for a miracle; as long as Sheaâs body was not found, she could still be alive.
However, if Elliot had decided to hold a funeral, it meant that he had obtained intel that confirmed
Sheaâs death.
"I need to take care of Robert, so Iâll pass. You should take Hayden and go. If Layla wants to go, take
her with you as well," Avery said.
"Alright," Mike said.
"Has Sheaâs body been transported back?"
A bold thought appeared in Averyâs mind: she wanted to run a DNA test on Shea and Adrian. She
wanted to know if the two were related... how else could she explain all the coincidences?