"They have a new business, and we are celebrating with cake?" Avery did not understand Mike's actions.

"If not, should we cry?" Mike opened the cake, cut a piece, and passed it to her. "Eat more and think less. I'm starting to suspect that when I'm not home, you don't eat a proper lunch. Why do you look like you have lost some weight?"

"On the contrary. I have been making a good lunch every afternoon." Avery held the cake, picked up her fork, and started eating it. "Lilith said that she's coming over for dinner tonight. Don’t tell me it's to console me too?"

"If I knew you were this intuitive, I would not have told you about it." Mike took the remote control and switched off the tv.

"I'm not thinking about all of this. Whether you tell me or not, I know that they are building a new company." Avery pushed the cream on the cake away. "Why did you buy a cake with cream? I prefer tiramisu."

"You have asked me this before, but I'll refresh your memory." Mike shrugged. "Layla and I like