His Eagle Eyes on Me

"Layla is my daughter and I have the responsibility to educate her from a young age. However, she is no longer a child who needs to be told what to do," Avery said. "She likes you and wants to be with you, no matter how long you live. She thought this through."

Eric heard every word she said, but still, struggle to accept it.

"Eric, I know that you are doing this for her sake, but she will be devastated if you reject her." Avery felt conflicted. She did not want to put Eric in a difficult position, nor did she want to see Layla upset. After all that the two had been through, Avery wanted them to be happy.

"What about Elliot?" Knowing that he would not be able to convince Avery, Eric wanted to talk to Elliot instead.

"You want to see him?" She asked.

He nodded.

"I'll call him, then." She took out her phone to call Elliot. After the phone call, she said, "he feels the same way as I do, so talking to him won't help unless you can convince Layla to give up."

her to give up." Eric was completely helpless

obedient, but could be extremely stubborn at times and one might let her true nature escape their attention because

"You will get much better in a

I can't participate in any extreme sports or heavy lifting anymore." Eric had comprehended his condition and had therefore turned Layla down. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the

to make Layla happy and

you can't participate in

taking care of yourself and you can even go jogging as long as you don't sprint or run for a

into silence

wants to talk to you about Layla." She then

same chair that was still warm and asked, "you don't want to marry Layla, do you?" He had come to the hospital daily and saw how

should be happy that Eric rejected Layla, but he could not because Layla would only be upset over

been

she was not allowed to be with