His Eagle Eyes on Me

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."

to teach him a lesson?" Layla asked while studying Avery’s expression. "Just tell me if there’s something I can do to help.

a lesson, I can do it myself. I won't need your help for that,”

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

he provided her with his account number, "This was on an auction.

Avery had never quite enjoyed spending her money. Not only did she refrain from overspending, but she disliked it when he spent too much as well. Whereas now, she was willing to spend over

don’t try to see the new me through the memory of the past." "The new you?" Elliot studied her familiar features, unable to process her change. " And

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

an apple

that, did you?" He took out a knife from under the drawer and

apple in her mouth and began peeling the skin off the apple in her hand.

didn't mention anything,

and looked more like an adult,

gave him a sidelong glance as she got a feeling