"Yeah, that's why I reached out to him!" Robert tapped her on the shoulder. "Alright, let's go in! Don't worry, Dad and I are right here next to you! The lessons will be held on the weekends at our house as well."Ivy took a deep breath and followed him into the room."Dad." She greeted Elliot before turning to shake Harry's hand. "Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Gardner."Harry did not seem as authoritative as he appeared on the news and smiled gently at her. "Hello, Ivy. You must have just finished classes! I graduated from Southern University as well." He grinned as he gave her a firm shake. "Yeah, I know. I looked you up because I saw your show and am very impressed by your skills," she said sheepishly.Elliot gestured at Ivy, wanting her to sit between him and Harry.Ivy immediately took her seat."I was just talking to Harry. He has worked at the television station for so long that he doesn’t host anything apart from Everyday's News because he also acts as the manager of the br
Ivy knew that her parents would not interfere with the choices she made. Unlike her other siblings, she had just returned to the family, so her parents were naturally more forgiving of her."I will try to be a TV host for now!" Ivy said. "I don't know what the future will hold after I graduate. So, I will face it when the time comes.""Of course. You are free to make mistakes. No matter what you want to do, I will always support you.""Thank you, Dad.""Don't thank me. I'm happy that there's something I can do for you." He studied Ivy endearingly. "Do you want to learn how to drive? It's fine if you don't want to, though.""I want to, but there's no time.""You can get our driver to teach you during the winter holidays, and once you know how to drive a car, you can get your license," Elliot said. "Robert learned how to drive when he was twelve. He was the one who begged our driver to teach him and even snuck out to drive without telling us.""Robert is really bold, driving witho
She was of the opinion that Hayden not marrying was not the worst thing in life. As long as that was what he wanted, she did not find any fault with his choice. "Dad, I don't understand why parents always want their kids to get married," Ivy said."I don't know about other parents, but I want you all to get married because marrying your mom gave me great happiness. I'm happier married to her than I ever was when I was single. My family has made my life so meaningful, so naturally, I want all of you to find a partner to support you, to listen to you when you need to vent, and to take care of you when you are sick. Humans are social creatures, after all."Ivy realized something. "Don't force Hayden to get married if he doesn't want to, though. I don't want you to fight." She could not imagine what would happen if Hayden and Elliot fought.Elliot smiled bitterly. "I'm just telling you what I think. I would never say these things to him.""Are you drunk as well, Dad?" Ivy could smell
It was ten at night, and when Avery saw the medical reports, she started shivering in excitement."This is by far the best match we can find for Eric Santos. Though it's not an exact match, there's a high chance of success," the doctor said.Avery swiftly regained her composure. "If success is not guaranteed, I'm worried about the complications." "Ms. Tat— Never mind, I should call you Dr. Tate! Even if it is a perfect match, there is always the risk of complications. You know Eric's condition and dragging this on won't do him any good. He's already the patient who has been on the ECMO the longest time, and no one knows what will happen if he continues to be on it."Avery fell silent at the doctor's words."I will need to talk to his parents.""Call them and tell them to come here. We need their signatures to start the operation, anyway," the doctor said.Avery nodded.She walked out of the hospital and went into her car when she received a call from Hayden.Hayden had been s
She then heard Mrs. Santos' voice."Did they find a matching heart for our son? Can he undergo the surgery now?""Yes! Dr. Tate said they found one!" Mr. Santos said."Oh, I'm so glad! I'll start packing right away. Let's go to Bridgedale!" Mrs. Santos said.Avery overheard their conversation and could understand why they were excited."Mr. Santos, Eric's doctor told me that there's a ninety percent chance that the surgery will succeed," Avery said. "The heart is not a perfect match. Considering Eric's current condition, we can't postpone the surgery any longer. The doctor recommends that we start the surgery as soon as possible as we can't afford to wait any longer, but there are risks. I need to explain everything to you, and it's up to you to decide what to do."Mr. Santos immediately froze. "That's not what you said before... You said that he will get back to normal once you find a matching heart..." He found it difficult to accept what Avery had said."I'm sorry, but I lied
"Layla, the success rate is ninety percent, and I want you to remain calm about this," Avery said."That’s pretty high, right?" Layla said thoughtfully."Yes, it's considered very high, and everything should be fine.""I know that it will be a success," Layla said confidently. "I believe in him.""Come to Bridgedale with his parents.""Sure."Layla hung up and immediately headed out of the office to return home and pack. On her way back, she called Elliot."Dad, I'm going to Bridgedale. Eric can undergo the operation now! There's a matching donor!" Layla blurted excitedly.Avery had informed Elliot about the surgery as well."I will come with you!" Elliot wanted to see if the surgery would succeed, and he wanted to see Avery.It was the longest they had been apart from one another. They had stayed together since they had remarried, and even when one of them needed to go on a business trip, the longest they had been apart was three days. "If you come along, Ivy and Robert wi
Robert sent Ivy a text message, and Ivy replied right away.[Dad and Layla messaged me as well. I would have gone with them if I didn't have classes.][I could have taken some days off from school, but I guess I will pass! I want to stay home with you!] Robert replied.[Did Dad tell you to?][I'm staying because I want to and because it's my responsibility.][Haha. Thanks, Robert. You can go if you want to, though. I will be fine. I'm a grownup, and our driver drives me around every day, so I'm perfectly safe.][Nah. If I go, Hayden and our parents will chase me out.][Haha.][Do you have any classes today? If you are free, we can go out.]Ivy had no classes in the evening and was going to go home to practice her breathing and pronunciation, but she did not tell Robert that. Ever since she heard about the operation, she had been in a great mood. [Where are we going?][Where do you want to go? I can take you anywhere!]Ivy scratched her head, feeling lost.She had been wit
Robert thought about it and said, "Why don't we eat at the canteen in Dad's office? I heard the food there is great, but I've never been there before.""Sure! Will they let us in?"He chuckled. "I'm just going to let them have a good look at me." "Do they all know you?"He giggled. "Of course, not. I mean I'm going to use the face recognition system to get in. Dad's security system has face recognition, and Dad entered us all into the system.""Oh! I thought all of Dad's employees know you!" She sighed a breath of relief."Do you know how many employees work for him? Thousands!" he said. "Only a few of the managers have seen me because Dad is quite protective of us. Search online and you will only find that Hayden is listed as Dad's son. You can't find anything on Layla and I." "I tried." Ivy did so in Taronia and could only find Hayden. "But since Layla uploaded that advert, I'm pretty sure everyone knows who she is." "That’s because she's working, and it doesn’t matter if