"Layla, I'll change. | won't eat alone with Aunt Natalie anymore. | won't let her cover to our house, too." Elliot promised Layla.
"In the future, if she asks for my help, | won't help her."
"That's more like it!" Layla liked Elliot a little bit more.
"Avery, | also hope that in the future, if there is anything, you will tellabout it first," said Elliot after he was satisfied with his
progress with Layla. So, he turned his attention to Avery, who was on her phone." For example, a week ago, you knew that | was
the one who had helped Natalie buy the set of jewelry that you wanted. You could have toldabout it first. No matter how you
yell at me, as long as you tellwhat happened, | will thank you." Avery never thought that he would suddenly talk to her. He
even had a look that demanded justice.
"You were helping Natalie to buy something, why should | contact you?" She asked in return.
"If you don't tell me, how would | know that | have helped someone take away something that you wanted? Do you think, | feel
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtbetter after finding out the truth?" He looked at her with darkened eyes. "Avery, Natalie and | are just colleagues, | won't
deliberately make you and the children angry because of her."
He had clearly explained his relationship with Natalie. Now it was Avery's problem if she wanted to continue using that as an
excuse.
"Does Natalie know that you're so eagerly clarifying your relationship with her in front of us?" Avery could not help but tease him.
"lI don't know or care if she knows or not, but you seem to care a lot about my private life," he teased her in return.
Avery's expressions instantly changed. " You're full of yourself."
"Avery, | heard that you got a doctoral degree." Elliot went with the flow and chatted with her. "Did you also look for a young
boyfriend?"
"You're nosy."
"Looking at you, | think you didn't find one, " Elliot said. "If you had found one, you wouldn't have cared aboutand Natalie."
"Shut up!" Avery glared at him. "If you really want to think that | care for you, then know that | only care about the state of your
luck?" "Why do you only care about that?" Elliot asked sincerely.
"When your luck goes south, then | can have custody over the two children," Avery replied honestly. "lI haven't forgotten how you
treatedpreviously, so don’t be so full of yourself."
"How did | treat you?" Elliot murmured. " You were the one who gave up Tate Industries. Just because you gave it up, doesn't mean
| can't make it great.”
"You can always find a good reason for everything you do." Avery looked at him calmly ;c!:W]Q> said sarcastically, "This includes
the divorce and the things you have done after. You told Layla you were wrong, but that didn't cfrom the bottom of your heart.
How could you be wrong? You're Elliot Foster. The high and mighty Elliot Foster."
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Elliot's expression instantly darkened.
Layla looked at Elliot, then at Avery.
She knew that they were quarreling again, but they quarreled without any swearing or yelling.
This made Layla extremely uncomfortable. She did not know what to say or do to make them stop.
"Layla! I made your favorite soup. Cand have a taste!" Mrs. Cooper yelled out from the kitchen.
Layla immediately got up from the sofa.
"Mommy, if he bullies you, call me," Layla told Avery before heading to the kitchen.
After Layla left, Elliot got up from the sofa, too.