Layla helped Eric to his room and closed the door.As soon as the door was closed, Robert and Ivy turned to look at the door."Robert, are they going to fight?" Ivy knew that Eric was not willing to move in with Layla.Eric did not reject the idea right away, but his reluctance could be seen in the look on his face.Robert shook his head without hesitation. "Even if they do fight, we won't hear it. Eric's parents are here and so are we, so they will hold back."I guess, but I think Eric doesn't want to move in with Layla. He looks..." Ivy allowed her words to trail off. Robert shrugged. "That's between the two of them. Even if we want to help, we can't resolve the core issue.""Yeah. Eric looked so cute when he was a child. He looked like a porcelain doll!" Ivy lowered her gaze to focus on the photo album."Indeed. There are a lot of people online that suspect him of undergoing plastic surgery, but if those people can see these photos, they will know that that's not true.""T

"Layla, you are stressing me out, pushing me like this," he said. "I didn't save you simply because it was you. I would have done the same thing even if it was Ivy, Robert, or Hayden in that situation—""I know. You are going to say that you saved me to repay my mom," she interrupted him. "I don't want to marry you because you saved me. I have been wanting to marry you for a while now. Don't think that I'm doing this because I feel guilty. I'm not a fool. If I don't like you, you can save my life ten times more and I still wouldn't marry you."He spotted the determination in her eyes and lowered his head shamefully at her words."If you really think that you don't have much longer to live, spend that time with me!" Layla said. "Just think of it as your last chance to spoil me."In the living room, Ivy and Robert had gone through all the photos and handed the album back to Mr. Santos. "Do you want to see more? We have other albums of him as well," Mr. Santos offered enthusiastical

That afternoon, Elliot and Avery stopped by, having heard from Layla that she planned to move in with Eric. They realized that Eric had agreed to a relationship with Layla, and their new status warranted a discussion. Avery did not have much to say to Eric as he would be too busy recovering, and this meant that Layla would be dominating the relationship. Eric had always spoiled Layla and would give up on whatever he wanted in favor of whatever she wanted. Once the two arrived, Mrs. Santos hurried out to ask if they had eaten."We have, so don't worry about us. Sit down and take a break!" Avery pulled Mrs. Santos down to sit next to her. "Elliot and I came over because Layla said she is going to move in with Eric. It's good that they decided to be together. They know each other well, and because of that, we aren't worried about them getting into arguments in the future." Mrs. Santos smiled weakly. "Eric is lucky to be loved by Layla. She is such a brilliant and beautiful girl,

"If her dad is that powerful, why is she studying here at all? The TV station is run by the country. It's not privately owned!" someone said. "Besides, we would have known if the station manager's daughter is here!""Let me check the name of the station manager..." One of the students from Ivy's class pulled out his phone and began searching the internet. "The station manager's family name isn't Foster, so I don't think she is related to him!""How did she get in, then? She is just a pretty face with an accent. Can she even do her job? It's not like they are starting a show to display different accents! Haha!""Hey, settle down... If she manages to get into the program, it means that she has some level of competency. If she hears you talking about her like that, you might lose your chances of getting into the station in the future!" someone else reminded the others."What a joke! There is more than one TX station in Avonsville! Apart from the one for the State, there are ones for t

Everything was settled at this point, so it was impossible for Ivy to quit. She nodded and said, "From the moment I agreed to take the internship, I knew that this would happen.""If you are that horrible at it, your tutor would have never suggested that you intern at the station. The people who speak ill of you behind your back only do so because they don't know you; even if they do know you in person or find out your identity, they might still do the same. You need to understand that no matter what you do or how well you do it, there will be people who dislike you," Layla said, consoling her. "The first step of growing up is to stay strong.""Have you been through this, Layla?""Of course. Unlike you, since I was a little girl, everyone knew who I am. I'm Elliot Foster's daughter, which is why it never mattered what I did. Even if I earned my place, people would always say that I accomplished it because of my dad." Layla did not feel a thing mentioning this. "We live for ourselve