Elliot shook his head. "I don't want to pressure her into anything. It took so much work to finally find her. I want her to live without a care in the world." He was concerned that she might run away if placed too much pressure on her.

Ivy was already eighteen years old and could survive on her own. If someone upset her, she could easily drop everything and leave.

"Haha! You were never this careful with any of your other kids," Mike laughed. "Probably not even to your wife."

Had Elliot acted so gingerly around Avery, they would not have argued so frequently.

Seeing how Elliot was rendered speechless, Avery stepped in, "Our daughter has just come home, so it's only normal that we are walking on eggshells. Stop trying to divide Elliot and me. We are doing perfectly fine!"

Mike snorted. "You are an old married couple, so why should I waste my time trying to cause strife between the two of you? You are too old to bring up divorce whenever you please. It's not like you are capable of