There was a pair of sparkly earrings inside.
Avery had taken a long tthinking of what to get Eric as she did not know what Eric liked, so she did not know what would be
the appropriate gift.
In the end, she went online to search for Eric's photos for inspiration and after viewing a few photos, she noticed that Eric looked
wonderful with earrings and talked to Elliot about buying him a pair of earrings.
"Thank you! | will keep this well." He closed the box and placed it into his pocket.
"Do you not like them?" Avery asked nervously. "I don't really know what you like and you can basically buy anything you like."
"Of course, | like it! | like anything you buy for me. | just don't wear earrings during holidays. | will put them on the next t|
work," Eric said.
"Sorry for all the trouble these past two days. Mike toldthat he didn't even have to bother checking on the kids because you
were looking after them."
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"Layla is older now so she doesn't really needto do anything. Robert is a really good kid and spends most tclinging to his
sister, so all | did was stand by and watch them play. | didn't do much." Eric thought back to the past two days. "I did play a few
rounds of games with Hayden. Neither of us knew how to play. Haha!"
"Games? What kind of games?" Avery did not remember seeing Hayden playing any games before.
"Chess."
She stared at him blankly.
She thought Eric was referring to board games and had not expected him to mention chess.
"I think Robert has a chess set."
"Yeah. We were playing with that."
Avery merely stared at him in shocked silence.
Mrs. Cooper walked over with a smile. "Dinner is ready. Are you all ready to eat?"
"Yeah." Feeling slightly hungry, Avery said, "I wasn't quite used to the food there because they are kind of sweet. Everything |
ordered was sweet."
"Really? You could have told the kitchen to put less sugar," Mrs. Cooper said.
"I already did. It would have tasted even sweeter if | didn't say so. | told them not to put sugar at all, and they said they can't cook
without sugar."
"Haha! Cultural differences, | suppose. You should take a personal cook with you next tyou travel."
"We could have gone to a restaurant outside, but we were too lazy to go out of the resort," Avery said as she took the children to
wash their hands.
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Mrs. Cooper returned to the kitchen to take out the dishes, leaving Elliot and Eric alone to stare at one another awkwardly.
Elliot remembered promising Avery that he would be more friendly with Eric, and as the head of family, he felt the need to take the
initiative.
"Eric," he said. "You are welcto drop by anytyou want in the future."
Eric stared at Elliot in stunned silence. It was the first tElliot had spoken to him in such an approachable manner, and Eric
instantly felt chills down his spine. He felt as though he were having an allergic reaction to Elliot's words.
Elliot's expression darkened when he did not get any response from Eric, and he noticed how Eric was looking at him as though he
had gone mad.
"Can you speak properly?" Eric felt more comfortable with the dark expression on Elliot's face.
"I'm speaking properly. Avery toldto do so."
"Oh. | was wondering what's gotten into you."
"Can YOU speak properly?" Elliot was running out of patience.