La said, "Dad, we haven''t spoken about marriage yet! | just find him interesting. | want to get to know him better. Even if we
don''t end up together, being friends isn''t too bad either. You all wantedto get to know more boys, right?"
Avery said, "| support you. Nothing bad could cout of getting to know more motivated friends."
Elliot said, "La, you have to make sure to stay safe. Make sure you keep your bodyguards with you when you leave to meet him.
You cannot go alone, let alone meet with him at night. Before you see him, letknow."
Avery was speechless.
La said, "Dad, | know. I''ll get Robert to apany me!"
Elliot said, "Robert is slightly weaker. If anything were to happen to you. | don''t think he can protect you. It''s better that you take
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the bodyguards along."
La was speechless. After having her meal, she left.
When Avery saw that La had left, she said to Elliot, "Eric is preparing to go to a university to be a music professor. Before he
started working, | asked him out for a meal. Do you want to join us?"
Elliot asked, "When will it be?"
"This Saturday. Since | know you want to cwithto see him, | purposely chose a Saturday," Avery said with a smile. "Are you
"You''ve already put it this way, can | say no?"
"You cane, but you can''t scold him or touch him," Avery warned.
"Why would | want to beat him up?" Elliot said calmly. "I''ll only beat him up if he agreed to get together with La."
La was in the living room, eavesdropping on their conversation in the dining hall.
Her parents were going to see Eric on Saturday.
"Robert, find out where they are meeting Eric this Saturday," whispered La.
"La, are you still hung up on Uncle Eric?" Robert muttered. "Aren''t you afraid that it will only be awkward if you were to meet
him? If | were you, | would surely not go..."
"You''re just a brat, what do you know? | want revenge!" La barked in a low voice. "So, are you going to helpor not? If you
don''t help me—"
Before La''s hand could hit Robert, Robert immediately surrendered. "I''ll go and ask Dadter! He hasn''t finished eating yet! Just
wait!"
"What gare you ying? Can''t you do anything else apart from ying games all day long?" La wanted to snatch away his
phone.
Robert immediately jumped up from the sofa.
"La! You''re mistaken! I''ll only y two rounds when | chevery day! | don''t y video games while I''m in university!"
La said, "My head hurts when | see you y! You don''t let Dad or Hayden catch you ying games. | don''t y either. Only you
like to y games!"
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"La, letbe! | don''t want to think of such a heavy topic right now. Dad hasn''t even said anything toyet..."
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but he won''t be able to protect you
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by your side in the futuré”You better
watch out!"
Robert was speechless. He suddenly lost all interest in his game.