Layla could not be more convinced.
"Other than my bedroom, you have full control over all other rooms, okay?" said Elliot, continuing to lay out his bait.
Layla nodded frantically.
"You weren't this easy-going when you were pursuing me," Avery said sarcastically.
"My entire person is yours. Why bother with a house?" he said sincerely, and Avery immediately blushed.
Disgusted, Layla pushed Robert's stroller and walked away from them.
Meanwhile, during a certain gathering, Ben was already starting to feel tipsy after clinking glasses with a few other people.
"Mr. Schaffer, it's no fun to drink with just men! I've called over a few women...
There’s someone new tonight," said a chubby man with a flattering smile.
Ben immediately sobered and said, "It's fine! I should go home after this drink!"
"There's no rush, Mr. Schaffer. They are almost here! Just take one look! I saw the photos, and the young girls this time are pretty!"
"I don't like them too young!"
"Then I can find you someone more mature.
"It's fine! I can find myself the woman I want." Ben had been miserable for the past few days. He was uncomfortable with Lilith staying in his house, but he didn't have the heart to ask her to leave.
Nathan would face the death sentence soon, and though Lilith was already twenty, losing her father would be devastating to her.
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