His Eagle Eyes on Me

Chapter 794

After Elliot explained his reason, Mike bawled in a fit of laughter.

"From your gift-picking skills, I have reasons to believe that you only attracted Avery because of your

face and your money," Mike teased him mercilessly.

"She doesn't like my money," Elliot corrected him.

"You can earn money, that means you have capabilities. You're not all useless." Mike roared in

laughter, "By the way, I heard that Layla has called you Daddy last night. You got a daughter for free.

I'm sure you’re delighted?"

"You sure don't mince your words." Elliot furrowed his brows.

What did he mean by free? Layla was his daughter. This was a fact. If Layla was willing to let him raise

her, he would take the time out to do so too.

"The truth is always harsher. How are you and Avery doing? Are you still at a standoff?" Mike changed

into a subject that made Elliot feel worse. "Shea's funeral has been done. Let her rest in peace! You

still have to live your life."

"Are you asking me to go to Bridgedale and take her home?" There were hints of mockery in Elliot's

yet she didn't tell me. No

I'm at

think you're thinking too much into this?" Mike crossed his hands on his waist, trying to

into Elliot. "Why does she not spend her life with you? Why did she secretly give birth to

because you said you didn't want children! You

you up! Until now, I still don’t understand why you insist on not

you the reason!" Elliot’s gaze darkened. He enunciated,

had Shea’s condition. Shea is retarded, and so was I! Do

mine? All because she is a girl! My father not only hates retards,

when I

I don’t want children because I don’t want to pass on

genes to the next

that Elliot would spill out all of

around, pouring Elliot a

no regard for this anymore?" Mike touched

a word of

a shameful matter, huh?" Elliot accepted the cup of water,

calmly with a glum

not that shameful. It's just that your identity is

Mike analyzed, putting himself in Elliot’s shoes." No wonder you insisted

that Avery would look down on you? She is

I

children," Mike comforted him, "Since

think that your genes are inferior anymore. Also,

meant that your condition

It was an ugly

up that ugly scar. He did not want others