Elliot shook his head. "I don''t want to pressure her into anything. It took so much work to finally find her. I want her to live without a care in the world." He was concerned that she might run away if ced too much pressure on her.


    Ivy was already eighteen years old and could survive on her own. If someone upset her, she could easily drop everything and leave.


    "Haha! You were never this careful with any of your other kids," Mikeughed. "Probably not even to your wife."


    Had Elliot acted so gingerly around Avery, they would not have argued so frequently.


    Seeing how Elliot was rendered speechless, Avery stepped in, "Our daughter has juste home, so it''s only normal that we are walking on eggshells. Stop trying to divide Elliot and me. We are doing perfectly fine!"


    Mike snorted. "You are an old married couple, so why should I waste my time trying to cause strife between the two of you? You are too old to bring up divorce whenever you please. It''s not like you are capable of doing it anymore."


    "Why are you speaking like we are going to die soon? You are just about the same age as we are," Elliot reminded him.


    Mike stared at him in disbelief.


    "I''m just saying that you aren''t young anymore. You are not as strong as you once were and that you should stop doing extreme sports... Hiking in a jungle, paragliding... Don''t even think about bringing my daughter on one of those. I won''t allow it."


    Elliot decided to give Mike a warning since Mike had decided that he wanted to take Ivy out.


    Any extreme sport came with risks, and while one faced dangers every day in life, Elliot could not ept extreme sports.


    "Look at you. You aren''t even that much older than us and you are already acting like an old man. Exercising can keep you feeling youthful..." Mike said.


    "My husband works out three times a week and is perfectly youthful," Avery said. "Extreme sports aren''t for everyone. I don''t like them either."


    "I didn''t say anything about inviting you! I''ll just take Ivy out camping, alright? That''s not an extreme sport, is it?" Mike said.


    Avery scowled. "Don''t you think camping is too hectic? Ivy has suffered for years out there, so can''t you take her somewhere to enjoy life?" Chad agreed with Avery. "We will speak to Ivy and see where she wants to go. We have half a month left so we can go anywhere in the world." "Sure! Let''s see what Ivy thinks," Mike agreed.Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    At around noon, the young women descended the stairs and everyone started taking photos with Ivy.


    La pulled Avery aside and said, "Mom, I bought an apartment when I went shopping with Ivy yesterday."


    Avery gaped. "Where? Why? Do you want to move out?"


    La held Avery''s arm and


    whispered, "I want to try moving out. I bought an apartment near the office so I can just walk to work from now on. It is a ten-minute walk to the office."


    "Why are you moving out all of a sudden? Are you upset that we''ve been giving too much attention to your sister?" Avery was worried that La might feel neglected


    "Is that what you think of me, Mom? I''m overjoyed that Ivy is back, and I won''t ever get jealous no matter how much you spoil her. She has suffered enough, and I feel bad for her! I want to move out because I don''t think I''m independent need to be more independent."