"Even if I date Eric, you can beat him up if he mistreats me!" Layla looked up. "Hayden, there's no point in discussing this. He already has a girlfriend.""Stop crying. You are pathetic." Hayden clenched his fists at the sight of his sister crying."I'm just upset, Hayden. I didn't mind his age, yet he turned me down," she muttered before walking over to hug Hayden. "You all protected me so well as I grew up. I had everything that I asked for, and everyone heeded my every wish. no one has ever turned me down on anything, so I guess... this is the gods' way of telling me that things don't always go my way..."Her tears melted Hayden's heart. "Layla, you will eventually find someone who will cherish you for life.""Before he turned me down, I was so happy whenever I saw him or texted him, Hayden. It wasn't the same type of happiness I experience with family or friends, so I thought that it has to be love." She wiped her tears away on Hayden's shirt and sniffed. "Whatever. I don't wa

Irene knew that Lucas could be very stubborn and accepted his offer with a smile."I don't know what I want yet, so let's walk around!" She took his hand and walked toward the night market where there were more people.To avoid trouble, Irene wore a face mask, leaving only her eyes visible.Lucas had gotten lost in those eyes many times, and he thought to himself, "If only she didn't have that scar on her face, maybe someone would have adopted her, and she wouldn't have to lead such a miserable life."Soon, Irene pulled Lucas into an accessory shop."Mr. Lucas, I want a hair tie for a birthday present," she said."What's a hair tie?" Lucas did not have a single clue what accessories girls used."It's something that I can use to tie my hair." She showed him a hair tie that she already had. "It's getting a little loose, and it can't hold my hair as tightly as before. Buy me a hair tie, Mr. Lucas!"Lucas had not expected her to ask for such a cheap gift."Pick whatever you want.

"Mr. Lucas, are you hungry? If you're hungry, we'll go look for a place to eat." Irene had bought her books. At that moment, she still had about 30 dollars or so."It's still too early for a meal." Lucas did not want to have an early meal before heading home. "Have you been to the amusement park before?"Irene shook her head without giving it any thought. "Those places are expensive, right? Mr. Lucas, I only have about thirty dollars or so."Lucas took her bag and placed all the books into it before carrying it and walking forward.Irene had no choice but to follow him."Mr. Lucas, have you been to an amusement park before? Is it fun?" Irene's curiosity and eagerness were piqued. "By the way, we are no longer children, right? Will they refuse us entry?""I've never been to one before," Lucas recalled his childhood. In fact, it was not any better than Irene's. His mother had to work in order to support the family.His mother was in the service industry. The pay was higher on the

"I was the one who had asked Layla to consider this," said Hayden, looking at Elliot. "She is still sad because of Eric's rejection. She is still sad because she has not found anyone better.""Hayden is right." Avery had accepted the situation. "Layla has been sheltered since she was a child. All the people she knows are all the people she grew up with. It's hard for her to form any feelings for them.""Avery, I'm not against Layla's decision. I'm against her doing it now. She's only twenty-four. Do we need to be in such a rush? She is still young. Let her work for a few more years. Once she is more mature, perhaps she could naturally meet a suitable partner," said Elliot, voicing out his thoughts.At that, everyone looked at him. Layla was about to be 25 years old, yet he still called her young…If Layla was still young, what was Tiffany at 17 years old? Was she a child in kindergarten then?Layla picked up her glass and took a sip. She said calmly, "According to my father, it'

Ben initially wanted to name his son Summer, but Lilith thought that Summer sounded like a girl's name. If they were to name their son Summer, then surely the other children would laugh at him when he entered school. So, Lilith took matters into her own hands and added the name Harrod when they wrote down their son's birth certificate, thus he became Harrod Summer Schaffer.Ben chose Summer because his son was born on the hottest day of summer.Lilith added Harrod because when he was born, he had extremely fine hair like a monkey's, which was why his nickname was Harry.When Lilith saw the hairy baby, she was in so much distress that she cried. Already, she did not like the idea of having a son. She wanted a daughter. Therefore it was one thing to not get the gender that she wanted, but it was another thing for the baby to be stunningly ugly, too.The doctor consoled her, saying that the child would grow up to be very handsome and the hair on his body would drop off too.Other t