"La won''t do such a thing!" Avery interrupted him. "We raised our daughter. Don''t you know what kind of a person she is? Don''t you trust her?"


    "Of course, I trust her. I am just worried that Eric might put her under his spell."


    "Eric isn''t that kind of a man."


    "Avery, do you know Eric that well? We didn''t raise him, and we aren''t even that familiar with what kind of a man he is."


    "How can you say that? He is our friend, and we ought to trust our friends. We only came to know Jun, Tammy, and Benter in our lives, so why can we trust them but not Eric?"


    "Don''t get so worked up. I will be more careful next time I see him." Elliot did not wish to fight with Avery over this.


    It had been a while since they had a fight, and he was not used to having an argument.


    "I''m not worked up. You are the one who is out of line here. If Eric really is the kind of man you think he is, do you really think that La would still be here? She would have taken off with Eric a long time ago," Avery retorted.


    "What?! If he dares to do so, I will make him suffer for it."


    "Alright, just go take a shower! It wasn''t a big deal, and you don''t have to make a big fuss out of it." Avery shoved his pajamas into his hands and pushed him toward the bathroom.N?velDrama.Org owns this.


    Meanwhile, La and Ivy were whispering to one another in the bedroom.


    "What do you think of Eric?" La asked.


    "He is so cool!" Ivy said without hesitation. "He looks a bit different from when he is on tv, and he is even more handsome than I expected him to be. All my ssmates screamed when he entered the ssroom and kept trying to take photos of him! He is so handsome! La, I think I know why you are in love with him."


    "Do I seem that shallow to you? I


    have a lot of handsome guys after


    me, okay? Besides, good looks run in our family, so I''m immune to handsome guys at this point. I like him because of something else." La leaned on the couch and lifted her chin. "He is tolerant, gentle, hard-working, and ambitious... He is a lot more than a pretty face."


    "La, he has a girlfriend."


    "I know. That''s what Dad told me as well," La said calmly. "I n on meeting his girlfriend in Bridgedale."


    "In secret?"


    "Yeah. I''ve moved out, and our


    parents won say anything even if I don''te home for a day or two, La said decisively. "I''m going there mainly to make arrangements for the furniture in your house and meeting Eric''s girlfriend is more like a side mission."


    "And what if she refuses to see you?"


    "I don''t think that''s possible. I guess I will find out. Don''t tell anyone about this, including Eric."


    "I won''t. I''m just worried..." Ivy sighed. "I like Mr. Santos, but I feel like you are going to struggle a lot to be with him."


    "Do you know how long it took for our parents to finally settle down with one another?" La lifted her fingers and said, "At least ten years."


    Ivy stared at La in shock.


    "I think that Hayden hasn''t found


    himself a girlfriend yet because he was affected by that," La guessed. "Back when our parents


    really nasty and I still remember bits and pieces of what happened... Sometimes, I feel like I''ve been affected by that experience as well. I


    used to fight, it wouldberet


    like Eric because he makes me feel


    safe."


    Ivy did not know what to say because she had not been there to witness the fights between Avery and Elliot. All she saw were that they were great parents, and she loved them for it. "I''m not saying that I resent them for it. I love them," La said with a smile. "Ivy, is there someone you like?"