After Elliot was done, Avery muttered, "I wonder what kind of guy Ivy would like."
"She is just eighteen..."
"That's old enough to start dating. Elliot, you can't apply the same set of expectations you have for Layla to Ivy. Ivy has suffered a lot, and you are not going to stop her from dating!" Avery wanted to take this opportunity to talk to Elliot. "As long as the guy she likes is a good man and loves Ivy dearly, we will not stop her."
"That's a dangerous way of looking at this, Avery. Do you know why I have such high standards for my future-son-law?" Elliot asked, "It's because those requirements can only be fulfilled by talented and virtuous men..."
"Why do you think a person's heart is connected to those requirements?" said Avery, disagreeing. "One's personality is partially determined by genes and partially determined by the environment they grow up in. Even kids who grow up in ordinary or poor families could have a good heart. Just look at Ivy. She grew up in poverty, and she is still the sweetest girl you can ever hope to meet."
Elliot was rendered speechless by what Avery said.
"Sure! If Ivy finds an ordinary man, he can be the one marrying into our family!" Elliot said thoughtfully. "I won't let my daughter suffer out there! Never! I won't object to her being with the man she loves, and if that guy truly loves her, he would accept this request of mine!"
Avery froze.
She knew that this was the biggest compromise Elliot could make
"It's too early for that. Besides, Ivy wants to focus on her studies right now and doesn't want to date anyone. We will see what happens when she finds a boyfriend!" Avery tapped him on the shoulder.
"I told you it's too early to discuss this. You were the one who insisted on talking about this."
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