NovelApp"I'll head upstairs and check on Layla." Chad wanted to help Elliot coax Layla.
His relationship with Layla was not too bad even though it was not as good as Layla's relationship with Mike. However, he felt that his words would have slevel of persuasion in a situation where neither Avery, Hayden, or Mike was around.
Upstairs, Mrs. Cooper opened the door with the spare key.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe room was in such a mess that it looked as if a hurricane had just ravaged the place.
Layla was sitting on the bed with her hands hugging her knees. Her cries were no longer as loud as before but were still depressingly hoarse.
Mrs. Cooper could not blher for what she did.
"Don't cry, Layla. Hayden toldbefore he left that he'd cand pick you up next time." Mrs. Cooper walked to the bed and used a tissue to wipe the tears from Layla's face. "Trust him, okay?" "lI don't trust him anymore. He said that | can go with them as long as | insisted on being with Mommy." Layla cried so much that she was out of breath. "But now, they just left! They don't loveat all." Chad went upstairs and listened to Layla's protests.
He walked to the door of the room, saw the mess on the ground, and felt his heart beceven heavier.
He entered the room and picked up the items on the ground one by one.
"I'll take care of that later," Mrs. Cooper said when she saw him coming in.
"It's okay. | have nothing to do anyway." Chad saw that Layla was looking at him so he smiled at her. "I know you're feeling really sad now, but you don't have to worry okay? Hayden is an amazing kid, and | just know he'll surpass your father in the future. When the tcomes, he'll cto get you for sure." "What am | going to do in the meantime?" Layla started to cry again when she thought about how she would have to spend so many days without her mother and brother.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"You have Robert. Your mother and Hayden might not be with you, but you can still give them a video call every day. If you miss them, you can always go to Bridgedale to find them, or you can ask them to cback :d#>RKQ? visit you.” Chad walked up to her and looked at her sincerely. "I'll help you get back to your mother and brother. I'll definitely help you as long as there's a chance to do so." Layla's spirits were raised somewhat. "Did Uncle Mike tell you to help me?" There was an awkward glimmer in Chad's eyes but his gentle expression remained. " Yes. Uncle Mike toldto comfort you, and he also wantedto tell you that your mother only left in such a hurry because she was very sad. When she gets over her sadness, she'll cback and see you whenever you want." Layla's tears continued to fall, but she did not cry out loud anymore.
Mrs. Cooper hugged her and patted her back gently with her palm.
After Chad picked up all the things on the ground, he looked at Layla again.
She had already fallen asleep in Mrs.
Cooper's arms, probably because she was tired of crying.
Chad went downstairs and saw that Robert had fallen asleep in Elliot's arms too.
"Layla's asleep." Chad walked up to Elliot." Put Robert down on the bed. You should get srest too!" "How did Layla calm down?" Elliot asked.
"I told her that Mike and Hayden will cand pick her up in the future. That'll give her shope for now and make her feel better. Whether or not Hayden does cback to get her, she would have formed a deeper connection with you as a father and it won't be so painful anymore." Elliot pondered for a moment and said, " Chad, I'm quite confident that | have no other conflicts with Avery. On the day | went to Ylore, she calledand complained that | shouldn't go there and that | should've kept my word. | already told her that Ruby was dead, and | didn't keep anything from her." "If that's the case, there's no reason for you to be sad. She's not worth the pain you go through! She's only being unreasonable, irrational, and ruthless!" Chad said angrily, "Don't even bother letting her see the kids since she left so nonchalantly today. I'm curious to see if she’s genuinely capable of abandoning her life here!"
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