His Eagle Eyes on Me novel Chapter 1279

"Yup!”

Both people fell into deep conversation.

Ben, who was sitting by the door, felt uneasy listening in on them.

"Lilith, can I talk to you in private? We should solve our problems on our own, there is no point involving others," said Ben.

"Uncle Ben, Lilith is also my Aunt, why are you so hard on her?" asked Layla.

"My darling, I'm only trying to solve problems. Relax, I won't hurt her," said Ben.

"Really? How are you planning to solve the problem? Are you planning on running away like my dad?" asked Layla.

Ben could feel a shooting pain in his heart.

"So are you trying to say that I should take responsibility and marry Lilith?" asked Ben.

"That would depend on if Aunt Lilith is interested in you or not. It's not like she would definitely agree to take your hand in marriage," replied Layla.

Ben did not know what to say to that.

"Just think of how young and beautiful Aunt Lilith is, you, on the other hand, I remember you are even slightly older than my dad. Uncle Eric told me that old men are sly, pragmatic, proud, and sensitive. That’s why I think age is one of your biggest downfalls," said Layla.

Ben stared at Eric, "Why are you talking to her about this? Just because you are young?

"Yes," replied Eric, unfazed.

Ben was once again at a loss of words.

"Lilith, if you don't want to talk to me in private, let's talk here! There's no need to keep living in Avery’s house. Didn't you say you liked my house, you can live at my house," proposed Ben.

"Are you trying to force me to marry you? If that's the case, I can marry you, under one condition, you can't in any way try to influence my life! I can't st