Avery felt a lump in her throat, not knowing what to say as she wondered, "Is he trying to say that Layla is likely dead?"
"There might be a miracle." Elliot realized that he had said the wrong thing and immediately added, "Avery, we need to believe that there will be a miracle."
"Do you really think miracles would happen to us over and over again?" Avery thought that finding Ivy was the luckiest thing that could ever happen to them, and she did not know if they were worthy enough for another miracle.
Though she was hopeful, she did not know what to believe.
While silence fell over the two, Elliot received a message on his phone.
Staff had managed to find out the exact time that Layla and Eric were on the mountain, and since the time coincided with the time of the avalanche, it was almost certain that the two were in danger, but no one could tell if they were still alive.
Avery leaned against Elliot and closed her eyes after seeing the message on his phone. "I knew it... If they are fine, they would have reached out to us somehow."
Elliot held her closer and propped his chin against her head gloomily.
Before they found Ivy, Layla was the focus of all their attention.
Ever since he had found out that Layla was his daughter, his heart had been tied to every word and followed her every action.
Elliot had spent a lot of time and effort on his princess, hoping that she could spend the rest of her life safe and happy, and he could not believe that his daughter was involved in such a disaster.
Elliot was not the only one who loved Layla with all his heart.
Mike and Chad were on the mountain and had begun to search for Layla. Elliot could no longer sit in the hotel and wait for an update.
Avery would have gone with Elliot if she did not have to wait for her other two children and said, "Be safe. Stay with Hayden. Don't wander off by yourself."
"Of course." He cupped her cheeks and planted a kiss on her forehead. "I love you."
Knowing that he was mentally unstable, Avery said, "I love you, too. No matter what happens, we will face it together as a family."
Once Elliot left, Avery kept her eyes trained on her phone, wanting to get all the updates.
Since the resumption of the internet, Hayden should be able to track down Layla's phone and pinpoint her location.
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