"If Eric wakes up only to find out he has one of your hearts, do you think he could live with himself?" Elliot asked. "Believe in Avery.
Eric will be fine."
The two nodded.
"Don't pressure Avery. We are prepared for whatever might happen," Mr. Santos said.
"lI understand your struggle. We will do our best to save him," Elliot said.
"Thank you."
As they drove away, Layla rolled down the window.
Elliot glanced at her. "Layla, wind up the window. You are going to catch a cold."
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"I'm feeling a bit warm, Dad."
"Your mom toldthat you are still weak, and you can't be out in the cold."
Elliot glanced at the driver, who immediately wound up the window.
"Eric's parents have aged so much in this short period of time." Layla thought back to what happened earlier bitterly.
"Even if nothing had happened to Eric, they would still grow old. You didn’t cause this. Layla, you should go back to work
tomorrow!" Elliot was worried that Layla might overthink things at hand wanted her to go back to work.
"lI do intend to do so," she said calmly. "You said so yourself. Eric will wake up. If that's the case, | just need to live my life as usual
and wait for him toe back."
Elliot swallowed hard. "I said that to make sure that they don't do anything, but no one can guarantee that Eric will fully recover.
Even with a donor that matches Eric, the postoperative period is crucial as well. There are plenty of cases where patients die from
acute rejection.”
"Dad, do you really think that we are unaware of that?" She took a deep breath. "We all need hope to stay alive, and without it, we
are all just walking dead."
"lI am not trying to shatter your hope, but | want you to be prepared for bad news." Elliot held her cold hands in his. "There is more
to life than getting married and forming a family. Finding a partner is not the sole purpose of life."
"Dad, you've lost Mom once, and you know just how painful it is. | can't give up no matter what you say." She stared at Elliot and
tried her best to remain calm. "Hope and tare all | have. Every single day hurts, but | keep telling myself to live. | know that
Eric isn't the only person | care about in life. You, Mom, Hayden, Robert, and Ivy, you all lovejust as much as Eric loves me, so |
have to stay alive."
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Elliot sighed a breath of relief and realized that Layla is level-headed.
"You mentioned how | almost lost your mother. | know how you feel right now," he said after a brief moment of silence. "Ever since
| learned about you and your brother, | haven't felt alone, and | have the motivation to live at the thought of you two, no matter
what happens."
Layla thought back to all the love she had received from Elliot and threw herself into his arms.
Tflew, and soon, it was Friday.
After her class, Ivy unlocked her phone and saw that there was a message from Brian, who was waiting outside the campus.
Robert had hired a tutor for Ivy to help with her accent and to improve her broadcasting skills. A meeting had been arranged for Ivy
and the tutor to meet and get to know each other more.
"lvy, it's my birthday today, and I've invited a few of my classmates out for dinner. Are you free to join us?" A girl walked over to
Ivy and asked.