Chapter 1848

"How can you tell? Why haven't I noticed?" Avery did not notice that Elliot was pursuing her. After all, all they had talked about since she had arrived was an important matter that needed to be resolved.

"He keeps staring at you. Why would he do that if he doesn't like you? He doesn't really stare at Aunt Natalie when she comes to our place," Layla said confidently.

"Layla, there’s more to liking a person than that. I was confronting him just now so, of course, we are staring at each other," Avery said. "I was looking at him, too, does that mean that I like him?"

"Oh... Mommy, you don't like him anymore? " Confused, Layla asked, "Daddy is still quite handsome, right?"

Avery could not help but chuckle. "He's alright! But whether I like him or not has nothing to do with looks. If a couple keeps fighting, they will only grow tired of each other no matter how good-looking they are.

"But you two weren't fighting just now."

"I don't want to fight with him anymore," Avery said. "All the leverage he thought he could use to threaten me didn't work."

you want to teach him a lesson?" Layla asked while studying Avery’s expression. "Just tell me if there’s something

and I are both adults. Even if I want to teach him a lesson, I can do it myself. I won't need your help for that,” Avery said

to show Mrs. Cooper her new jewelry while Avery went back to

such an expensive gift?" Elliot asked as he provided her with his account number, "This was on an auction. If Natalie was bidding against you, how much were you

overspending, but she disliked it when he spent too much as well. Whereas now, she

first met you. Elliot, don’t try to see the new

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an apple from the

He took out a

her mouth and began peeling the skin off the apple in her hand. "You went to see Hayden. How

didn't ask him?" "He didn't mention anything,

a lot taller and looked more like an adult, but his temper is

she got a feeling that he was not about to

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