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

want to teach him a lesson, I can do it myself. I won't need your help for that,” Avery said while stepping out

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

Layla such an expensive gift?" Elliot asked as he provided her with his account number, "This was on an auction. If Natalie

quite enjoyed spending her money. Not only did she refrain from overspending, but she

when I first met you. Elliot, don’t try to see the new me through the memory of the past." "The new you?"

in the eyes, feeling that she could be sucked into the bottomless swirl of emotions in them.

an apple from

out a knife from under

skin off the

"He didn't mention anything,

more like an

as she got a feeling that he was

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