"Dad, I will stay with Mom!" Ivy moved a chair so that she could sit next to the bed.

She saw the tears still rolling down Avery's cheeks and knew that Avery must be regretting not supporting Layla in her pursuit of Eric.

Had they agreed to the relationship, Layla and Eric might be planning their wedding by now. They would not have come all the way to Cambrode, and neither would they have been on that mountain when the avalanche occurred.

Elliot let go of Avery's hand. "Let me know when your mother wakes up."

"Of course," she said obediently. "Let me know when Layla comes out of the emergency room."

"Sure."

Time went by slowly, and Ivy started to doze off after she dried Avery's tears.

Many thoughts drifted through her mind, but they flitted by so quickly that she should not grasp onto any one particular thought.

In the end, she only focused on how much she wanted Layla and Eric to wake up.

If Layla woke up to find out that Eric had died, both Avery and Layla would be trau