"You want to thank him?" Elliot did not see the necessity of that because he paid Harry handsomely.Since Harry had placed Ivy on the night shift, Harry should be grateful that Elliot did not blame him at all."It's not what you think. I haven't met him yet, and I want to see him. Our daughter loves TV hosts, right? Harry is experienced, and it is natural that she would be happy to have him as her mentor.""Sure. I will arrange it when we get back," Elliot said."Um... Did you say anything else to Ivy?" Avery felt a little dizzy and closed her eyes."She is out shopping with Kiara and Rose right now. She said that it's been a while since they hung out, and she is really happy," Elliot said hoarsely. "A midnight show... We would have to stay up if we want to watch her show..."Since it is Ivy's first time on television, Elliot was determined to watch it."All TV shows have reruns, right? You can wait for that instead," Avery said lazily. "But since it's her first time doing this,
Ten days later, Eric was discharged from the hospital and boarded Elliot's private jet right away to head back to Aryadelle.Once he landed, Elliot had his subordinates send Eric and his parents back to their home.As the car drove away, Elliot tapped Layla on the shoulder. "Let's go! We are heading home as well. Your brother and sister miss you."She sobered and said gloomily, "Dad, he still hasn't agreed to marry me.""There's no point forcing him into it. Let's wait until he gets better!"She scowled and mumbled, "He is so stubborn!""If he wasn't like that, you wouldn't love him so much," Elliot commented.Elliot was right.Layla loved Eric for his talent but also for his character.It was important that two people had a mutual understanding of each other's characters if they wanted a long-term relationship. The two went into the car, and the driver started driving toward Ivy's university.They were going to pick Ivy up and head home together.One hour later, they pick
"Why won't he agree to it? Mom and Dad... agreed, didn't they?"Ivy had thought that everything would be resolved once their parents approved of the relationship."He thinks that he doesn't have much longer to live and doesn't want to drag me down with him," Layla said."Oh... I see! Wasn't the surgery a success?" Ivy asked in confusion. "If it was a success, why wouldn’t he have much longer to live?""The heart transplant was a success, but his body will reject the foreign organ. He will be on medication for the rest of his life to keep that from happening. No one can tell how long he will live. He might live a full life, and he might not."Realization dawned on Ivy, and she instantly understood how difficult the situation was.Ivy naturally wanted Layla to be with the man she loved, but there was always a concern about Eric's physical condition."Layla, you still want to be with him considering all that?" Ivy asked.Layla nodded. "It's just like how you are happy working nigh
Layla handed Robert's phone back to him. "I believe that you were fooled into doing this. If you really want that kind of service, you wouldn't call her here to our house."Robert nodded.Layla sighed. "It's good that we have you in the mix, I guess. It would be boring if all four of us are smart.""I think that's an insult, right?""Yeah. Can you tell?" Layla bit into her vegetables. "You don't have to be so hung up on this, though."Robert beamed."Because I will remember this for you for the rest of our lives!" she added."I guess it's all worth the humiliation if you are that happy about it." Robert chuckled. "Have more meat.""I'm gaining weight, and you want me to have more meat.""You haven't gained any weight at all. The doctors said that having more meat is good for your body," Robert said, before changing the subject. "Should I refer to Eric as my brother-in-law from now on?""Eric hasn't agreed!" Ivy said.Robert was just as shocked as Ivy was."Robert, let's pay
"Oh, don't open them here." Feeling slightly shy about his gift, Robert said to Eric, "Open them inside your room."Eric instantly realized that they might not be ordinary gifts and took them to his room.Layla stared at Robert pointedly. "What did you get him? You never said anything about getting him gifts."Robert cleared his throat and said, "I bought him a DVD." Concerned that she might get the wrong idea, he immediately added, "Just a normal one. He needs to stay home and rest, right? I'm worried that he will get bored.""You are the one who's bored. You can watch basically everything on the internet now, so why would you buy him a DVD? You don't even know if he has a DVD player in his house." Layla kept getting the feeling that it was not an ordinary disc."Layla, I bought him a book about positive thinking," Ivy said.Layla trusted Ivy with all her heart and nodded. "That's great. He has been reading ever since his retirement, and he enjoys reading, so you pick the right
His parents had retired and were more than capable of taking care of him. If he insisted on moving out, it would only worry them."I am searching for a maid now, and once I find one, you will move in with me," Layla said. "I came here today to talk to your parents about it."Eric's expression darkened as Layla did not intend on discussing it with him.Layla said so because she knew that Eric would never agree to it and resorted to talking to his parents instead.Noticing that Eric was upset, Ivy immediately brought Mrs. Santos over. "Mrs. Santos, Layla wants to discuss living arrangements with you."Mrs. Santos nodded and sat down next to Layla. "Where will you take Eric?""I bought a place near my office some time ago. I will take a maid from my dad's house and hire another one to take care of Eric," Layla explained. "You and Mr. Santos are old now, and I don't want you to exhaust yourself. If you want to see Eric, you can always come and visit."Mrs. Santos hesitated.Layla h
Layla helped Eric to his room and closed the door.As soon as the door was closed, Robert and Ivy turned to look at the door."Robert, are they going to fight?" Ivy knew that Eric was not willing to move in with Layla.Eric did not reject the idea right away, but his reluctance could be seen in the look on his face.Robert shook his head without hesitation. "Even if they do fight, we won't hear it. Eric's parents are here and so are we, so they will hold back."I guess, but I think Eric doesn't want to move in with Layla. He looks..." Ivy allowed her words to trail off. Robert shrugged. "That's between the two of them. Even if we want to help, we can't resolve the core issue.""Yeah. Eric looked so cute when he was a child. He looked like a porcelain doll!" Ivy lowered her gaze to focus on the photo album."Indeed. There are a lot of people online that suspect him of undergoing plastic surgery, but if those people can see these photos, they will know that that's not true.""T
The winner will be decided by who caves in first. "Layla, you don't know my condition well enough." Eric could understand how she felt, but he could not allow her to waste her time on him. "I can die at any moment.""I'm not forcing you to marry me right now," she blurted out. "Rest for half a year, and if everything goes well, you will feel much better. If you are fine by then, I will get my parents to plan our wedding. I don't care when you die. So long as you are alive before the wedding, I am marrying you."He lowered his head and did not argue, because there was nothing he could do to change Layla's mind unless he dropped dead at this very moment."Are you really that appalled by the idea of marrying me?" She sat down by the bed and stared at him. "If you are dying, why won't you want to enjoy what time you have left? Why won't you want to make me happy? Do you want to see me upset?"He looked up in shock. Upsetting Layla had never been his intent. "If that's not the case,