Elliot and Avery novel Chapter 790

Chapter 790

Layla became even more upset after that.

Elliot was not at all surprised.

Everything would make sense if Layla was the one who took the box; it explained why they couldn’t seem to find out who stole the box because no one would suspect a four-year-old child.

Layla was very dependent at the time, and who would suspect a child who couldn’t take care of herself?

Apart from that, it also explained why the content inside the box was never publicized or used to blackmail Elliot after it was taken.

“Layla, what kind of clothes did that woman wear?” Elliot sat her down on a chair, before wiping her tears away with tissue. When her sobbing had ceased, he continued, “was she a gray coat?” 

“How do you know?” Layla looked at him, red–eyed. 

“Did you get the box back?” 

Elliot remained thoughtful for a while, before he decided to tell her the truth. 

“No, that lady who lied to you had died in a car crush. Whatever‘s in the box had been taken. Don‘t be sad though, what‘s lost is lost.” 

“But my brother said that the box contains something really important...” Layla snuffled and lowered her lashes. 

“I‘m sorry. I shouldn‘t have taken your stuff.” 

Elliot felt exceptionally calm as he listened to his daughter‘s apology. Had it been anyone else who took what belonged to him, leading to such an unfortunate outcome, Elliot would have made them pay; but because it was his daughter who did it, he did not intend on blaming her even if the sky was the fall upon them.