When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Shea and Layla walked out of the living room to the villa’s front door.

Elliot glanced at them, then approached in long strides.

“Layla has to go to school now, Shea. I’ll take you home,” he said as he arrived in front of Shea.

Shea nodded, then said softly, “I already apologized to Layla, Big Brother. You should, too.”

Layla’s gaze was lowered, but her lips were protruding in an adorable pout.

Elliot crouched down, then gazed at Layla’s face that was the spitting image of Avery and said gently, “I’m sorry, Layla. Not only was I late last night, I even made you sad. I’d like to explain everything to your mother.”

At this point, he asked, “Do you know where your mother went?”

When Elliot asked the bodyguard regarding Avery’s whereabouts earlier, he had kept his lips sealed and refused to reveal it.

As Layla looked closely at Elliot’s face, the nervousness that she felt slowly subsided.

He may be a dirtbag, but he was also verygf handsome.

went,” Layla said confidently as she lifted her chin at him.” I have to go to school now, so I can’t talk to you anymore. I won’t be late

double entendre left Elliot feeling

fists and

where her mother was. Avery was already gone by the time she woke up.She tempted Elliot on purpose as

over with Layla’s backpack, then picked her up with one

then glanced at Shea and said, “Let’s

the Starry

the call

go, Mike? Don’t tell me she’s

Shea home, then go and look for Avery.He needed to know Avery’s whereabouts as soon

could not explain things to her,

dropped Hayden off at school.He was standing in the school’s parking lot under the warm

without her permission. I won’t have a place to live if she blames me.” Elliot frowned at

I’m thinking of sending Chad abroad to do some recon

speechless. How

b*st*rd!He was

even if you threaten me!” Mike took a deep breath, then said coldly, “She may not have gone to the office, but

to?” Elliot