His Eagle Eyes on Me novel Chapter 2648

Elliot shook his head. "I don't want to pressure her into anything. It took so much work to finally find her. I want her to live without a care in the world." He was concerned that she might run away if placed too much pressure on her.

Ivy was already eighteen years old and could survive on her own. If someone upset her, she could easily drop everything and leave.

"Haha! You were never this careful with any of your other kids," Mike laughed. "Probably not even to your wife."

Had Elliot acted so gingerly around Avery, they would not have argued so frequently.

Seeing how Elliot was rendered speechless, Avery stepped in, "Our daughter has just come home, so it's only normal that we are walking on eggshells. Stop trying to divide Elliot and me. We are doing perfectly fine!"

Mike snorted. "You are an old married couple, so why should I waste my time trying to cause strife between the two of you? You are too old to bring up divorce whenever you please. It's not like you are capable of doing it anymore."

"Why are you speaking like we are going to die soon? You are just about the same age as we are," Elliot reminded him.

Mike stared at him in disbelief.

"I'm just saying that you aren't young anymore. You are not as strong as you once were and that you should stop doing extreme sports… Hiking in a jungle, paragliding... Don't even think about bringing my daughter on one of those. I won't allow it."

Elliot decided to give Mike a warning since Mike had decided that he wanted to take Ivy out.

Any extreme sport came with risks, and while one faced dangers every day in life, Elliot could not accept extreme sports.

Layla pulled Avery aside and said, "Mom, I bought an apartment when I went shopping with Ivy yesterday."

Avery gaped. "Where? Why? Do you want to move out?"

Layla held Avery's arm and whispered, "I want to try moving out. I bought an apartment near the office so I can just walk to work from now on. It is a ten-minute walk to the office."

"Why are you moving out all of a sudden? Are you upset that we've been giving too much attention to your sister?" Avery was worried that Layla might feel neglected.

"Is that what you think of me, Mom? I'm overjoyed that Ivy is back, and I won't ever get jealous no matter how much you spoil her. She has suffered enough, and I feel bad for her! I want to move out because I don't think I'm independent. I need to become more independent."