Avery could not bring herself to nod when she saw the shaken look on Elliot's face.

"That happened on the day Layla called you into her room?" Elliot asked.

"Yeah. Elliot, Layla didn't dare tell you because she didn't want you to get mad, so you should know what to do, right?" Avery said.

He breathed heavily and asked, "So what should I do? Avery, tell me."

Avery felt troubled. "Just pretend that you don't know anything, alright? Don't go looking for trouble with Eric, and don't try to console Layla. If you go and talk to her, she will feel uncomfortable. The last thing she wants is for you to find out about this."

"Am I really that scary?" Elliot struggled to pretend that he did not know anything.

Since his daughter had refused to eat because of it, Elliot knew that he was going to lose sleep over it that night.

He had spoiled and treasured his baby girl with all he had, and Eric had the audacity to reject her.

that guy do this to my

not just scary. You are horrifying. Look, there's no way that Layla and Eric would ever get together, and you are this furious." Avery picked up his spoon and shoved it into his hand. "Eat. I will talk to her after dinner.

I supposed to talk to? I can't talk to anyone about this." Elliot set his

spoon down as well. "Let's starve together."

if he starved, but he could not allow

to our daughter after this." Elliot placed a rib on Avery's plate.

are definitely going to

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over him. Elliot, I hope you won't do anything stupid this time." Avery took a bite of the rib. "If you stay quiet about it, she might just get over

his tongue and stared at

of the Woods family

twenty-two years old and was about to

Mr. Woods because of that. However, Sam was still young and was exceptionally obedient at the time, so apart from the fact that

not have

issues with Sam.

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