His Eagle Eyes on Me

"Why won't he agree to it? Mom and Dad... agreed, didn't they?"

Ivy had thought that everything would be resolved once their parents approved of the relationship.

"He thinks that he doesn't have much longer to live and doesn't want to drag me down with him," Layla said.

"Oh... I see! Wasn't the surgery a success?" Ivy asked in confusion. "If it was a success, why wouldn't he have much longer to live?"

"The heart transplant was a success, but his body will reject the foreign organ. He will be on medication for the rest of his life to keep that from happening. No one can tell how long he will live. He might live a full life, and he might not."

Realization dawned on Ivy, and she instantly understood how difficult the situation was.

Ivy naturally wanted Layla to be with the man she loved, but there was always a concern about Eric's physical condition.

"Layla, you still want to be with him considering all that?" Ivy asked.

Layla nodded. "It's just like how you are happy working night shifts even when it can be challenging."

Ivy could empathize and wanted to help Layla with all she had.

Once they arrived home and the car was parked, Robert hurried outside to help them with their luggage.

didn't you come to pick us up

his head. "I was in class when you

all the time, right?" Layla knew why Robert had not called in sick and that he

can't call in sick now." Robert helped them

"Your brother realizes his mistake, so stop

been behaving and that what had happened was merely an

Mom!" she said

grabbed Avery's hand and gave

Layla and Robert because they had been bickering since they

does that woman look like? Show me." Layla reached her hand out toward

knew he could

teasing and had

and opened his social media account

it over

им

Layla studied the woman's profile photo and noticed that

more interested in knowing