"Thank you," Eric said. "There will be dinner later. If it's okay with all of you, we can all go together."

Avery glanced at Layla, and without another word, Layla turned and left.

Avery and Elliot hurried after her.

"What's going on?" Ben mumbled. "Eric, are you and Layla fighting?"

"I'm sorry," Eric said apologetically.

"She was fine on the way here, and she knew that this was going to be your last concert. Is she angry at you all of a sudden because you started dating?" Ben was smart enough to figure it out on his own. "I didn't want to upset her, Mr. Schaffer, but I can't help it," Eric said with resignation.

"I get it! Go ahead and celebrate!" Ben figured out the truth and left.

Once they arrived home, Layla shut herself inside her room.

have an appetite. "Avery, what on earth did Layla talk to you about the last time she dragged you into her room? Are you

had settled down with someone else, Avery felt that Layla would eventually give up on Eric no matter how upset she was at the moment. "Our daughter is in love with Eric. Isn't it obvious?" Not wanting

darkened, and he immediately set

most. We never had much time for our

to me. If it was up to me, I would never have allowed Eric to take care of her. I would hire

thoughts and

soon escalated into the worst fight the two had had

on being with him at the time," Elliot said. "Even if you are right,

I blame her?" Elliot's heart ached for his daughter. "She was

she prefers mature men, like Eric, who's charismatic and has good looks..." "But he's already forty!" Elliot took a deep breath and picked up his

has made his choice. And he rejected Layla." All Avery was worried about was how

damn b*st*rd! It's

he's retiring, or I will put him

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