Avery was a little stunned.

Elliot did not reply to her question?

When Elliot reached his arm over, about to hug her, she pushed him away. "Why didn't you answer my question? Can you do it or not? If you can't, don't hug me."

The request she made was not at all too much to ask for.

All she asked was that he spends more time with the children whenever he was free. If she could do it, why could he not?

If he could not do such a simple thing, he should not have children at all.

"They are my