Avery immediately replied to Layla, [You don't like Andrew?]
[It's not that I don't like him. He is quite nice. He treats me well, too. He is attentive to how I feel, but I don't like him that way. I look at him, and I always seem to feel like I'm looking at yet another younger brother. After all, Robert treats me that well too.]
[Then you select another one from the email. Find someone older than you to chat with.]
[… Let's take it slowly! If I look at too many men, I'll just lose interest in them.]
[Hahaha! If your father sees this, I'm sure he will be so frightened that he will break out in cold sweat.]
[All this while, with the amount of worrying Dad has done, I'm sure it will add up to 24 years.]
[Don't feel pressured. Parents are like this. You have to act on your feelings. Don't worry about making the wrong decision. You can afford to try.]
[Mom, I really love you. I still feel like a young child, and it is because all of you have been spoiling me.]
[You'll always be our little one!]
Layla looked at Avery's message. Her nose grew sore and her eyes burned. She decided that she will no longer be capricious any longer. She still had to listen to her parents. Her parents were the people who loved her the most. She did not want her parents to worry for her just because of her preferences.
She had to let Eric go and had seen other men. Perhaps she could really find someone suitable.
In Taronia, it was the night of Lucas' departure. Irene had plenty of things that she wanted to tell him, but her words got stuck in her throat. She silently looked at Lucas finishing his dinner.
Usually, Lucas would immediately get up to return to his room after dinner, but that day, he did not do so.
After dinner, he remained seated and slowly picked up a glass of water to drink some water.
"Mr. Lucas, have you finished packing?" Irene asked. "Do you need me to help you pack?"
Lucas said, "I've already packed. Why don't you eat!"
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