"It’s only six o'clock in the morning where your mother is. You can call her in another hour," Mrs. Cooper said reassuringly. "Your mother is out on a job and she'll come back once she finishes it."
"What’s going to happen with Robert and if mommy doesn't come back?" Layla felt frustrated all of a sudden.
Robert immediately burst into tears.
Mrs. Cooper picked Robert up and tried to check why he was crying.
A car pulled up outside the courtyard.
Layla saw it and went outside immediately.
Mike got out of the car and came up to them.
"Uncle Mike!" Layla cried and ran over!
Mike frowned, walked up to Layla, and picked her up. "Don't cry, Layla! What's the matter?"
"I miss Mommy and Daddy." She reached up to rub her eyes.
"Isn't your dad at home?" Mike remembered seeing Elliot when he came over the previous night.
However, the two men did not speak much because Mike did not say anything to him.
"He's gone, and we can't reach his phone either." Layla pouted. "Mrs. Cooper said my mother made a mistake, but I didn't know about it and I have been ignoring Daddy since yesterday. Is he going to be angry? "
"Why will he be angry at you?" Mike carried her into the villa. "It's not your mother's mistake per se that led to their argument. Just wait a little longer. They’ll reconcile with each other again after a moment."
"Really?" Layla wiped away her tears.
"Of course. When did I ever lie to you?"
Layla squeezed out a smile and frowned. " Robert pooped. Bring me out!"
Mike immediately carried her to the yard.
An hour later, Mike gave Avery a video call, but she rejected the call in a few seconds.
Mike froze for a moment. "Why did she hang up?" he thought.
After they finished talking on the phone, Mike took the phone from Layla.
Layla went to do her homework after dinner and Mike immediately went to the yard to call Avery.
Once the call was connected, Mike went straight to the point and asked, "Is Shea dead?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" roared Avery. The anger was evident in her voice.
"In that case, why didn't you answer the video then? Your voice is really hoarse too. You were crying, right?" Mike asked. "Is it
Elliot... who died?"
"You and I will never see each other again if he dies." Avery’s heart was brimming with anger when she heard him saying that about Elliot.
"I'm joking! Just tell me why you're crying!" Mike sighed heavily. "Layla cried earlier this evening too. It took plenty of effort to make her stop."
"Elliot broke up with me," Avery said. "He doesn't want anything. I asked him to wait for me for a few days, but he didn't want to. He doesn't want to see me ever again, nor does he want to hear my voice. There's no going back this time."
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