Elliot heard what Avery said. He looked at her with his deep-set eyes. "You are disappointed, aren't you?"

Avery smiled. "Only a little. I know that our children will eventually leave us."

"You don't have to view this matter so pessimistically. They are not leaving us. They are finishing what they are meant to do on this earth."

"When Layla leaves us, I hope that you will be this open-minded as well." Hearing what Avery said, the calm immediately vanished from Elliot's face.

That evening,