NovelEnglishWhen she was a teenager, she had mentioned that she had wanted to marry Eric, and her mother had stopped her. She did not think much of it because she was still young at the time. However, despite not being exceptionally close to Eric throughout the recent years, the thought of wanting to marry Eric had taken over her mind once again.
She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she did not realize the traffic light had turned green. She only snapped out of it when she heard the loud honks of the cars behind her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe needed to talk to her mother.
Every tthat there was a matter that had upset her or a problem that she could not solve alone, she would always talk to her mother. Though she was almost twenty-five, she was still the baby in front of her mother.
Avery was in Elliot's mansion.
Avery had received the tickets to Eric's live show. He had sent six tickets and a message that said he could send more if she needed more.
Avery felt that six was more than enough, and when Layla arrived home, she immediately showed Layla the tickets. "Mom, there's something I need to talk to you about." Layla grabbed Avery's hand and dragged her toward her room.
Elliot walked over to the stairs. "Layla, what's wrong? Are you in trouble? You can talk toas well." "I'm fine, Dad." Layla did not have the courage to discuss this with her father and closed the door after dragging her mother into her room.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Layla, what's wrong?" Avery studied the troubled expression on Layla's face and made her sit down. "Something happened at work? Or is it something else?" "It's not about work... If it's about work, I would have gone straight to Dad!" Layla held her mother's hands and muttered, "Mom, I tried to ask Eric out." Avery stared at her daughter in shock.
Outside the door, Elliot pressed his ear against the door to eavesdrop; unfortunately for him, the door was soundproof and he could not hear a thing.
"Mom, why aren't you saying anything? Did I do something wrong? Eric is fifteen years older than me, and at first, I thought I could not accept such a wide age gap, but Eric is different," said Layla. "Mom, took stto calm down and think about it. I like him because he is handsand charismatic. Not only is he good at acting, singing, and dancing, he is practically good at everything he does. He has always been great to me. I remember how I clung to him all the twhen I was little, and he would takeout to play. He would buyfood, pretty dresses, and all kinds of gifts." "It's our fault,"Avery said. "I used to fight a lot with your dad when you were little, so we did not have much tto care for you and your brother For a really long periodtime, Mike took care of Hayden, and you, Eric." "I don't blyou and Dad, Mom. Besides, is it wrong forto like Eric? Why else would you feel guilty about it?" Layla asked in confusion.
"The age gap between you two is just too large don't think it's wrong for you to like him, but I am worried that even if you start dating, there will be a lot of problems ahead of you. Lean't tell you what those might be now." Avery felt slightly disoriented. "By the way, what did Eric say when you asked him out?" "He rejected me! Right off the bat! He didn't even say why, he just said no!" Layla was furious. "Mom, he has never said no to any of my requests. This is the first time." "Don't get mad, Layla. If he has rejected you, I'm sure that he has done so knowing that the both of you won't be a good match." Avery tapped Layla on the shoulder.
"Mom, you know exactly why he rejected me. He has to liketoo for him to care aboutso much. He only said no because he thinks that you and Dad won't agree," Layla said.
"Indeed, Eric has always been a humble gentleman since the day I got to know him. I do like him." "No one would dislike him. He is so charming that his fans call him their husband. It's normal forto want to marry him!" Layla flushed. "Mom, will you support me?" Anne hesitated. "Darling, what are you going to do?" "Pursue him, of course!" "Your dad won't allow it."
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