Elliot was afraid that once he saw Avery and the children, he would be too engrossed in the happiness that he would not be able to calmly face the darkness behind him.
He did not want his terrible problems to affect her and the children.
Avery looked at Elliot remaining silent. She could see the complicated gaze he had. She could not read his expressions.
She thought that as long as she took the initiative to invite him and be the first one to admit defeat, he would accept it.
However, why was he remaining silent?
What was he thinking about?
"It's fine if you're not free.” Avery could not stand such endless silence and speculation, so she said, "Layla said that you were spending the New Year alone, so I
"Do you wish for me to come over?" Elliot interrupted her.
If he rejected her, she would be sad. The thing that he did not want to see the most was her being sad.
Avery blushed at his question. She had already openly invited him, yet he still wanted her to express her opinion once more?
"If you want to come, just come. If not..." Before she could say, "Forget about it," Elliot interrupted her.
"I’ll look at tickets."
Receiving his answer, Avery's tightly constricted heart relaxed.
"It's time to feed Robert. I'll go make his milk," Avery said, "I'll hang up!"
"Hmm." Elliot was completely sober already.
He knew what he was saying a moment ago. He also knew what he was about to do.
Layla has already accepted him. Hayden was not as resistant to him as before.
Avery also did not blame him for getting angry at Robert.
"Elliot, are you leaving?" Ben walked over to him
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