Ivy's heart melted, but she instantly stopped herself from feeling sorry for the baby once she remembered that he might be Elliot's illegitimate child.
"He has big eyes," Ivymented.
"So does Dad," Layla said.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIvy was at a loss for words.
The baby looked adorable, and she could not help but wonder how wonderful it would be if he was not Elliot's child.
"Don't you think he looks like Dad? At least a little?" Layla asked.
"Maybe a little... We will still have to wait for the results, though." Ivy did not want to make assumptions simply based on the fact that the baby resembled Elliot in sway.
During dinner, Avery and her three children dined in the dining room, while the servant brought Elliot his portion to eat alone in the living room.
Layla was the one to arrange this-not because she was venting her anger, but because she did not want Avery to lose her appetite.
Elliot understood why Layla had made such an arrangement and did not want to upset Avery any further. Nevertheless, he was heartbroken.
"Who would have thought that the famed owner of Sterling Group would be forbidden to eat at his own table?" he thought. After a while, he stopped feeling upset about not being able to dine with his family as he knew that he would not be allowed to sleep in the master bedroom either.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAvery did not want to look at him, so it was only natural that she would refuse to sleep in the sbed as him.
Elliot soon decided that he needed to get the servants to tidy up a guest bedroom for him.
After dinner, Layla decided she would sleep in Avery's room with her and ordered the servants to prepare a guest bedroom for Elliot.
The servants felt conflicted as Elliot was the head of the family.
Elliot finished his dinner and walked over. "Just do what Layla says! The kids are all grown up, and I'm getting old, so I will let them take charge," he said before walking away. The servants felt horrible for Elliot as he had never been one to admit that he was old; he must be devastated to say such words.
"He is acting like he is the victim here," Layla whispered. "We are the ones who are hurt." "All right, Layla. Take it easy." Robert's eyes were still swollen from crying. "When will Hayden be home?" "Tomorrow, for sure," Layla said. "You and Ivy will go to school tomorrow. The DNA test results won't be released tomorrow, anyway." "I'm not in the mood for school," Robert said.
He wanted to call in sick as he was worried about how things would turn out.
"If our parents get divorced, are you going to just drop out of school?" Layla retorted. "Whatever happens, your studiese first." "Your sister is right." Avery set her spoon down and said calmly, "Don't let what happened betweenand your dad get to you. Go to school or work as you normally would. NO decision will be made until the DNA test results are back." "I'm definitely skipping work tomorrow. I will wait for Hayden tet get here," Layla said. "Mom, if Hayden sees the baby, he is going to beat Dad up." "I won't let him," Avery said. "Even when your brotheres back, we will all still have to wait for the results." mmMwWLlilOfiflO&1 mmMwWLlilOfiflO&1 mmMwWLliI0fiflO&1 mmMwWLlilOfiflO&1 mmMwWLliI0fifl0&1 mmMwWLlilOfiflO&1