Avery's answer stunned Hayden for a few seconds.
He was still a child, and the most he could express was his 'like' for someone, not 'love
However, Avery said that she loved Elliot and could never love anyone else except him.
There was nothing Hayden could do except accept that.
"Fine, I get it!" Hayden yelled as he looked at Elliot at the entrance of the stairs. He ran into his room soon after.
Avery turned around and saw Elliot walking over with Layla in his arms.
"Don't you think you were a little too direct
earlier?" Elliot blushed slightly. "What I mean by that is, do you think you are pushing him a bit too much?"
Avery knew that she was a little impulsive earlier.
Then again, they would have to face it sooner or later. It would be better off talking about the elephant in the room instead of pretending that it did not exist.
"Maybe I was a little impatient." She lowered her eyes slightly and sighed. "I don’t want to have to worry about how he would react when we finally get married. Whether he’s able to accept it or not, at least I don't have to be so cautious with you anymore after being upfront with him."
"Daddy, could you put me down?" Layla struggled. "I'm going to talk to Hayden."
Elliot put her down right away.
"You can do that later, Layla. Hayden said that he has a test, so bothering him at this time might not be a good idea." Avery held her daughter's little hand. "Let's go down and play with Robert!"
"Oh, is it that important competition that Hayden is going to participate in?" Layla asked curiously.
Avery looked at Elliot. "It's in June, isn't it? "
"Yeah. He has to pass the qualifying round before he can participate in the
competition. It's soon," Elliot said. "We'll see how he performs then."
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