Tears instantly rolled down her cheek and it was a while before she could make a sound.

"Don't cry, Honey. Eric isn't dead. He is alive for now." Avery immediately grabbed Layla's hand. "I know that you are in shock now, but it's all over now. It's in the past."

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Elliot walked over and wiped away her tears. "Don't cry, Layla. We are doing everything we can to save Eric. You are not to blame for this, so don't you blame yourself. Don't feel guilty about this." Despite his effort, Layla's tears simply kept falling.

"I was the one... who got him into this..." Layla pushed Elliot's hand away. "If only I hadn't called him here, he wouldn't be in this... Mom, Dad, I killed him..."

Elliot and Avery stood by the bed, not knowing what to say when they saw how heartbroken their daughter was because they knew that nothing they said could convince Layla that what happened to Eric was not her fault.

They understood how she had reached such a conclusion, but as her parents, they did not want her to drown in her guilt.

The disaster had already taken place and life went on.

if Eric died from the disaster, Layla would eventually have to

sleep, and the doctor

don't worry. She is fine now, but you might want to monitor her mental state. It would be best for you to find her a psychologist."

they would only look for

left was to wait until Layla had recovered enough to be discharged from the hospital so that they could bring her back

Elliot and Avery seemed to be discussing something outside

Robert and Ivy walked over, the two stopped talking and turned to look at

Dad. Has Layla woken

hand. "Ivy, your sister is hysterical right now. She feels guilty and thinks that it's all her fault. She won't listen to anyone

I can help

said caringly. "I've already applied for leave at the university, and I can always catch

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