"Honey, I might be nervous because I've been out of the workforce for so long. I'll slowly get back in shape." Avery took a deep breath and quickly calmed herself down. "Right, Leah sent me a message today. She said that she has registered her marriage with George. They had it registered yesterday."
Elliot asked, "Are they planning to have a wedding?"
"They haven't said anything about a wedding. She told me that George had to take a few days off because her parents are coming over. She and George have to spend time with her parents," Avery said with a smile. "Did George not tell you? He must be afraid of you."
Elliot had not heard anything about this.
He looked at his phone but did not see any messages or calls from George. Could George really be afraid of him? Whenever he spoke to George on the phone, George did not sound afraid of him.
"Since Leah told me about it, that's the same thing as telling you directly. You have to approve George's leave!" Avery said. "I never would have thought that they would end up together so quickly, but they are quite a match."
"I'll have to see if he requests leave from me or not. If he doesn't even approach me, how can he expect me to automatically approve his leave?" Elliot found it unbelievable. "Chad would come to look for me by himself regarding his own matters."
"Okay, Honey. Don't get angry. I'm guessing that George will tell you after he sends Layla home." Avery patted his back, trying to soothe him.
When they returned home, Layla was already home from school.
George and Leah were there too. George looked at them shyly. Seeing how hesitant he was, he definitely wanted to request a leave of absence from Elliot.
"Leah, you didn't tell me you were coming over this evening when you texted me." Avery immediately took Leah's hand and led her to the sofa to sit down. "If I'd known you were coming over, I would have gotten off work earlier."
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