If Avery were to stop Elliot from seeing Ruby and her child, it would be tragically inhumane!
"Mike, the baby looks a lot like Layla," Elliot explained his reason. "I can show you the photo, but you can’t tell Avery. I'm afraid that she will be sad."
"Hehehe! I'm not going to see them! You have screwed things up so badly, of course, you'll find an excuse for yourself! You're barking up the wrong tree! I'm with Avery! If you don't cut off ties with Ruby and that baby, Avery will do it sooner or later! You cannot have the best of both worlds!"
Hearing Mike's reprimands, Elliot swallowed his words.
Even Mike already had such a huge reaction. If Avery knew about it, her reaction would surely not be any smaller than his.
Since Elliot stopped talking, Mike slightly regained his sensibilities. "Did you say that the child looks like Layla? Are you sure you're not joking? How could your child with Ruby look like Layla?"
"Ruby showed me the child's ultrasound photo," Elliot explained.
"Oh! She showed you an ultrasound photo that looks like Layla. Don't you know that photos could be faked? How are you sure that the photo she showed you is real? Can you use that smart brain of yours to think? How could the child you had with Ruby look like Layla?"
Elliot was silent.
"This is the best joke I have heard so far! You have been completely fooled by Ruby! I know that Layla is pretty and talented. You like her a lot, but you can't just possibly think that Layla could be copied and pasted!" Mike mocked.
Elliot came to a realization. Mike was right.
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