His Eagle Eyes on Me

"If Eric wakes up only to find out he has one of your hearts, do you think he could live with himself?" Elliot asked. "Believe in Avery. Eric will be fine." The two nodded.

"Don't pressure Avery. We are prepared for whatever might happen," Mr. Santos said.

"I understand your struggle. We will do our best to save him," Elliot said.

"Thank you."

As they drove away, Layla rolled down the window.

Elliot glanced at her. "Layla, wind up the window. You are going to catch a cold."

"I'm feeling a bit warm, Dad."

still weak,

driver, who immediately

period of time." Layla thought back to

would still grow old. You didn't cause this. Layla, you should go back to work tomorrow!" Elliot was worried that Layla might overthink things at home and wanted her to go back

so," she said calmly. "You said so yourself. Eric will wake up. If that's the

swallowed hard. "I said

guarantee that Eric will fully recover. Even with a donor that matches Eric, the postoperative period is crucial as

that?" She took a deep breath.

to shatter your hope, but I want you to be prepared for bad news." Elliot held her cold hands in his. "There is more to life than getting married and forming a family. Finding a partner is not the sole purpose of

lost Mom

matter what you say." She stared at Elliot and tried her best to remain calm. "Hope and time are all I have. Every single day hurts, but I keep telling myself to live. I know that Eric isn't the only person I care about in life. You, Mom, Hayden, Robert, and Ivy, you all love me just as much as Eric loves me, so I have to

sighed a breath of relief and realized

mentioned how I almost lost your mother. 4 know how you feel right now," he said after a brief moment of silence. "Ever since I learned