“You haven’t eaten, have you? I’ll go make lunch,” Mrs. Scarlet said, then walked toward the kitchen.

Elliot glanced around the house. It was an open layout and the decor was minimalistic.

Layla thought he was looking for his room, so she ran toward the guest bedroom and showed him the way.

“You can sleep in here!”

Elliot responded, but a framed photo on the shelf drew his attention.

It was a family photo of Laura and Avery with them each holding a baby in their arms.

He walked over to the shelf, picked up the photo and examined it carefully.

At the bottom right corner were the words “We’re a year old!”.

This meant that the children in the photo were a year old when it was taken.

One of the babies was dressed in a smart suit, while the other was wearing a white, puffy dress and a tiara on her head… It was obvious that the babies were a boy and a girl.

were they Hayden and

in!” Layla stood at the door of the guest bedroom and called out to Elliot, “Come see the bed I made

the photo down and walked over to

had a large floor to

then that he noticed that it had

bought it for me. There were two of them, but Hayden didn’t like it, so I’m letting you use it!” Layla

thoughtfulness, then smiled

cheeks flushed. She wondered why she did not naturally resist when Elliot picked her up earlier. She actually enjoyed being carried

said as his own face began to turn pink as Layla stared at

the bed, then gazed at him and asked, “Why did you cry? Do you miss my

up his suitcase and

tonight?” Layla asked. “It’s going to be night time soon! You have to be

“I will.”

was facing her, so he did not have

Avery asked for a blanket from one of the servants, then lay down on the mat next to the ice

in the ice casket had yet to completely defrost despite the power being cut off for

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