Ivy had not imagined the situation to be soplicated and asked, "Why would La be in love with you, then?"


    If Eric truly had been her father''s enemy, it would not make sense for La to fall in love with him.


    "I told you. They had fought all the time. Even when Hayden and La were children, they fought. During their school holidays, Mike would take care of Hayden while I looked after La." Eric smiled as he recalled the past. "Your parents made up in the end, and I stopped viewing your dad as the enemy."


    Ivy nodded. "You''ve been with La for a long time, which means that she has been in love with you for a while. What about you? Do you like her?"


    "Of course, I do, just not romantically. Your sister is a beautiful youngdy, and anyone, no matter their age, would like her the moment theyid eyes on her."


    Ivy agreed. "Not only is La pretty, but she is also really kind, too. I would like her if I was a man."


    "Yeah," Eric muttered as he focused on the food.


    "Mr. Santos, do my parents know about La asking you out?"


    "They do." Eric ced a piece of meat onto Ivy''s te. "Because of that, it''s been kind of awkward between me and them."


    "Oh... It''s no wonder that Mom didn''t tell you about me, then."


    "I can understand."


    "I don''t think that Mom is that prejudiced, right? I get a feeling that she can ept almost anything as long as it''s reasonable. She has a strong heart and seems to be capable of epting everything as it is..." Ivy said.


    "You are right about your mom, but there''s more to the equation. Your parents are a loving couple, and your mom won''t make decisions based on her own views and opinions. She will not neglect your dad''s feelings on this matter."Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Ivy came to the realization that her father was the biggest obstacle between La and Eric.


    After dinner, Eric sent Ivy back home. The car stopped in front of Elliot''s mansion.


    Ivy got out of the car, and La walked out of the living room to wee her.


    "La!" Ivy called out.


    La hummed in response before hurrying over.


    Eric sat in his car, not knowing if he should leave.


    "La, I brought you barbeque ribs." Ivy showed La the takeout boxes. "Mr. Santos told me to do so."


    La epted the bag and said, "Go inside! I need to talk to him."


    Ivy nodded obediently and headed into the mansion. While she was taking her shoes off, Avery and Elliot walked over, spotting La in the yard with Eric.


    Not wanting there to be a conflict between her parents and Eric, Ivy said, "Mom, it was such a coincidence! Our music lecturer called in sick today." Avery smiled. "Indeed. Are you full?"


    "Yeah. I ate so much meat." Ivy set her bag down and rubbed her belly.


    "What did Eric say to you?" Elliot asked.


    Ivy thought about it and said, "We talked about a lot of stuff. We talked about his work and the past... He said he was in a really bad ident and was about to die, but Mom saved his life. He said that he is forever grateful."


    Memories of the past rushed back to Avery and she said, "I''ll ask him toe inside!" Avery appeared to be asking for Elliot''s approval as she spoke but headed out without giving him a chance to protest.


    Eric had not once forgotten that it was Avery who had saved his life.