Avery knew that Elliot would not try to take the children away or force them into doing anything, but she still felt uneasy."I'm hanging up, Avery. He's tailing me right now." Mike's tone made it sound like he wanted to shake off Elliot.Avery immediately snapped, "Don't speed, Mike! Safety comes first. Let him follow you if he wants to. It's not like he can just walk into Layla's school anyway.""Alright! Maybe he's just worried about Robert! His face looked terrible when he heard that Robert had a fever. I'm guessing his first reaction was the same as mine and he probably thought that Robert was in the same condition as before." Mike's emotions gradually calmed down."Explain it to him later, then! Drive safe. I'm hanging up.""Okay."After he hung up, Mike glanced at Layla.She was pouting and her eyes were red. She was not trying, but she looked especially devastated."Did we scare you earlier, sweetie? Don't be scared. He won't lay a finger on me. Even if we do fight, I m

"A series of events occurred in the Tierney family over the course of the past few days. I feel that there is a need for me to give the public an explanation." Chelsea faced the cameras and said nonchalantly, "After my father was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer five years ago, he has spent this entire time fighting the disease. His body had long since failed on him, and he had been depending on medication to continue his life. Unfortunately, on the day of my wedding, he passed away.""Miss Tierney, we're more interested in what happened at your wedding with Elliot Foster." One of the reporters brought up this sharp question.Very quickly, another reporter also asked, "Why didn't Elliot Foster show up on your wedding day, Miss Tierney? Will you be holding a makeup wedding after this?"Chelsea had already expected that these questions would pop up during the press conference."I will not. Elliot Foster and I will not be getting married," Chelsea said. "I'm thankful for his coop

"Layla, your dad won't know if you went to his amusement park! I won't tell him." Chad explained, "Let's check it out this weekend and if it's not fun, we shall leave immediately, okay?"Layla struggled for a few seconds before nodding with a smile."Remember dear, when you're on the video call with your mom later, don't spill this secret, okay? Otherwise, she won't let you go." Chad remembered, "That amusement park is full of fun yo! I took my niece there once. She had a blast."By now, Layla's heart had flown to the castle in the poster. Whatever Chad said, she nodded.In the blink of an eye, it was the weekend.A crowd of people was squeezing through Dream City's entrance.When Chad brought his niece here the other day, the weather wasn't as kind and there weren't that many tourists then. He had completely misjudged the situation."Well, it's a good thing that Hayden hasn't joined us." Mike sighed as he looked at the stream of moving heads.If Hayden had been amongst this c

The park manager looked at Chad's serious expression, took a deep breath, and nodded furiously, indicating that he knew what to do.Miss Harper was taken away swiftly by the manager!While Miss Harper was being taken away, she yelled at the top of her voice, "You pipsqueak! You had better wait for what’s coming! I will be coming for you!"Layla made a silly face with her tongue out in Miss Harper's direction.After Miss Harper’s exit, the site quickly returned to order."Layla, that woman won't step foot here ever again. You don’t have to be angry with her no more, you know!" Chad cheered Layla up."I’m not mad at her! It's her who should be embarrassed here, not me," Layla answered, taking Mike's hand back to the previous position. They went on lining up.The little girl standing in front of Layla gave her the thumbs up. "You are so cool!"Layla gave a proud, bright smile.After sending Miss Harper away, the park manager gave Elliot Foster a call."Sir, your daughter has com

Chad nodded: "You know Mr. Foster's temperament. He ain't afraid of Avery finding out."A blissful day had gone by in the blink of an eye.At dusk, Elliot planned to treat everyone to dinner.Layla had enjoyed her time in the park for the day. She had a blast and at the same time, she was starving.That was why she had no objection to Elliot's invitation to dinner.At that moment, Mike's phone beeped.Mike whipped out his phone from his pocket. When he saw the number, he made a 'shush' sign with his index finger. "It's Avery. Everyone, be quiet."He answered the phone as soon as he saw their nods. "Hi, Avery. Were you trying to make a video call with Layla? We're outside now! Once we get home, we'll give you a call back, alright?""I'm back in the state and I'm at home now." Avery's voice was slow and steady, never pushy. "Bring Layla back, will ya?"Mike was stunned at the request. Before he had time to emanate his shock, Avery had hung up."F*ck me!" Mike's face turned red