When His Eyes Opened

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.

said confidently as she lifted her chin at him.” I have to go to school now,

entendre left Elliot feeling embarrassed andaa

tiny fists and

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

Layla’s backpack, then

then glanced at Shea and said, “Let’s

nodded regretfully.As he drove out of the Starry River neighborhood, Elliot

the call

Don’t tell me she’s back at

and look for Avery.He needed to know Avery’s whereabouts as soon

not explain things to her,

at school.He was standing in the

can’t reveal her location without her permission. I won’t have a place to live if

to expand into the international market. I’m thinking of sending Chad abroad to do

speechless.

was a f*cking b*st*rd!He was using Chad

breath, then said coldly, “She may not have gone to the office, but she’s working! She went on a business trip.

city did she go to?” Elliot