His Eagle Eyes on Me

Elliot had left no space for Layla to argue.

Seeing how flushed Layla was, Robert immediately poured her a glass of water and handed it to her.

Layla took a sip of the water and turned to Avery. "Mom, what do you think?"

Elliot winked at his wife, hoping that she would side with him.

Avery was at a crossroads. If she chose to side with Layla, Elliot would be upset; but supporting Elliot would only hurt Layla. In the end, she decided to remain neutral.

"I'm not going to participate in this discussion."

The other three were instantly rendered speechless.

"I only want us all to be healthy and happy," Avery continued. "I hope that you will consider what your dad said just now. If you agree with what he said, you can take his advice. But if what he said wasn't enough to convince you, you can continue to negotiate with him."

recovered from her exhaustion

stood from the couch. As she headed up the stairs, Robert stood to follow

to take a shower. Why are you following her?" Elliot did not

sense into her," Robert

followed Layla onto the second floor, and she

upset?" she said as she took long strides toward her room. "You are just a kid. How are you going to talk some

think that both

a point. Layla,

here is that you want to marry Eric, and Dad wants you to marry another guy It's simple because Dad isn't asking you to get married right now. You can date Eric in secret, and, if you two are happy together, you can move in together in secret! Once you get tired of Eric, you can

was completely stunned, unable to comprehend how her brother had turned into such

his

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