Chapter 790

Layla became even more upset after that.

Elliot was not at all surprised.

Everything would make sense if Layla was the one who took the box; it explained why they couldn’t seem to find out who stole the box because no one would suspect a four-year-old child.

Layla was very dependent at the time, and who would suspect a child who couldn’t take care of herself?

Apart from that, it also explained why the content inside the box was never publicized or used to blackmail Elliot after it was taken.

“Layla, what kind of clothes did that woman wear?” Elliot sat her down on a chair, before wiping her tears away with tissue. When her sobbing had ceased, he continued, was she a gray coat?” 

do you know?” Layla looked at him, red–eyed. “Did you

before he decided to tell her the truth. “No, that lady who lied to you had died

the box contains something really important...” Layla snuffled and lowered her lashes. “I‘m sorry.

apology. Had it been anyone else who took what belonged to him, leading to such an unfortunate outcome, Elliot would have made them pay; but because it was his daughter who did

sky was

at the time, he asked, “why did

you, so I took something of yours. I want you to get nervous when you can‘t find it.” Layla pouted regretfully. “If only I knew that it‘s that

mom about this.” Elliot didn‘t want Avery to worry, and judging from how scared Layla appeared to be, she must have kept it

when it went missing at the beginning; Avery would have told him if she knew anything

him. “What about

said, “just pretend that nothing happened today. It‘s going to be a new

and felt an indescribable warmth spreading from

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