Amy squeezed two drops of eye drops into both her eyes and crawled into bed next to Layla. Layla took a deep breath and made the call. Eric stood by the bedroom door to watch the two.Avery answered the call right away, and Layla started lying through her teeth. "Mom, I can't come home this weekend! Amy got dumped, and I need to stay with her this weekend!"Avery was taken by surprise at first, but soon noticed Amy, who appeared to be sobbing next to Layla."Amy, it's going to be alright. Don't cry!" Avery had met Amy before. Layla had brought her home for dinner, Avery's impression of Amy was that she was a polite and enthusiastic young woman."Aunty, I'm just so upset... I need Layla to stay with me for a few days... Is that okay with you?" Amy sobbed, tears rolling down her cheeks."Of course... I know that you two are close. Layla will stay with you then. Don't get too upset, okay?" Avery said hastily. "You will definitely find a better boyfriend in the future. If you broke

"This is proof that I'm better now. I didn't have the energy to ask you these questions last night!" Layla leaned against the headrest. "Aren't you going to bring me my skincare products, too?"Eric carried the bucket away and went into the bathroom to collect her skincare products.Layla had just moved in and did not have many belongings with her, so he spotted the skincare products right away."I just need lotion. I don't need the rest." Layla did not have the energy for a long skincare routine. "You said that you are staying here, but my guest bedroom isn't ready, so how exactly are you going to stay here? You can't just sleep on the couch all week... You don't have your personal belongings, too...""I will get someone to send them over later. Don't worry about me"You are probably just as clueless as me in regards to taking care of yourself, right? You've been served by others most of your life, and you haven't even tried taking care of others." Layla knew that Eric would not

"That's right! I've known your mom since she was twenty-something. She had a bit of baby fat at the time and wasn't as thin as she is right now. She has always been pretty, though," Mike said."Dad is handsome, too.""Haha! Do you like your dad that much?""He is nice to me," Ivy said without hesitation."Well, your dad isn't so bad. He started to grow on me ever since he stopped fighting with your mom." Mike no longer despised Elliot as he had in the past, and the two had not argued for a long time."Your mom is the reason why I'm alive right now. She saved my life," Mike said. "After she cured me, I was determined to stay by her side no matter what. It's a good thing that I made that decision, or God knows where I would have ended up!""Uncle Mike, what did you work as in the past?""I was a hacker."Impressed, Ivy said, "So you are really good with computers?""Of course! I was your older brother's teacher, you know?" he said smugly. "Of course, he got even better than me."

"It's livelier during the night," Mike said to Ivy. "Most of the tourists rest during the day and come out at night."They sat by the window, noticing that there were more people outside."Can I see the auroras tonight?" Ivy asked in anticipation."I heard that they are expected to appear tonight, but we can't be sure. This sort of thing is out of our control," Mike said. "Let's enjoy our dinner. There's no rush. If auroras appear, we will spot it immediately."Ivy glanced at the sky and nodded, realizing something. "Uncle Mike, will people from the other cities in Edelweiss see the auroras as well?""Haha! This is a big country so maybe people in the neighboring cities can see them.""I see.""That's exactly why everyone comes here to see it. This is the northernmost town. The weather is rough, and the environment is harsh.""It's just a little cold, but everything else seems fine.""There's nothing fun around here. You will know the difference once we take you to the capital

The medicine eventually took effect."No... I was fighting with my brother... I'm so frustrated that... I feel like I'm getting my period..." Layla explained.Eric had not expected her to say this and thought to himself, "She is just starting to recover from food poisoning, and now, she is on her period. Should she continue taking her antibiotics, then? What am I supposed to do?"Eric was not at all experienced in this and knew that warm water might help, so he brought her a glass of water."Let me call the doctor." Eric set the glass on the nightstand and took out his phone.Layla looked up and said, "I'm just on my period. You don't need a doctor for that... You might as well go get me some sanitary pads..."Eric was the only person there to help her. He flushed and nodded after putting his phone away. "I'll go get those. Do you need anything else?"Layla could not think of anything else and said, "that's all I need.""Okay. Hang in there. I will come back right away." Eric