But La''s heart had already flown back to Aryadelle.


    "I wille and stay for a few more days next time. I came here behind everyone''s backs this time, and, since I''ve gotten what I wanted, I should hurry back," La said gleefully, not feeling tired at all because she had received a satisfying answer from Nadia.


    Nadia informed Eric about her conversation with La as soon as La left, and Eric felt incredibly troubled by La''s recklessness. He also wondered what she might do now that she knew the truth.


    He stared at his phone and breathed heavily while thinking to himself, ''La hasn''t reached out to me yet. Is she nning to look for me once she gets back? She''s in Bridgedale now, so there''s no point in me getting all worked up over it. I guess I''ll have to wait until she gets back.''


    By the time La arrived home, it was night. She felt exhausted from the total of twenty hours she had spent flying, so she looked horrible.


    Avery immediately stopped La in her path when she saw how exhausted her daughter looked.


    "Darling, what''s going on? Why do you look so tired? Did you not sleep?"


    "Mom, I need to sleep now... I''ll talk to you when I wake up," La said with a yawn before walking up the stairs.


    Once La was on the second floor, Elliot and Robert walked over to Avery.


    "La looks as though she''s been up all night," Robert said. "I''ve never seen her so tired before."


    "What did she say?" Elliot asked.


    "She said she will talk to me once she wakes up," Avery said. Still worried, she grabbed her phone and called the vice president of Tate Industries to ask if something had happened.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    Meanwhile, La fell asleep in her room instantly without changing her clothes. Shortly after she fell asleep, her phone''s screen lit up.


    Eric had sent her a text message asking if she had returned to Aryadelle, but La was in no position to reply to it.


    After talking to the vice president,


    Avery spoke to Elliot. "The


    vice-president said that everything is fine, but La didn''t show up to work both yesterday and today He


    told me not to tell La thay He


    me.


    he told


    Elliot scowled. "... Where has she been, then?"


    Avery turned to Robert. "Do you know anything?"


    Robert shook his head. "Ever since Ivy came home, La tells her everything and ignores me most of the time."


    Avery immediately went upstairs to talk to Ivy.


    Ivy wanted to see La as soon as she heard that La was back.


    "She''s asleep. I went inside her room just now, and she didn''t even take off her socks. I don''t think she''s had any sleep these past two days." Avery sighed. "Did she tell you where she was going?"


    Ivy wanted to keep La''s secret but did not wish to lie to her mother either.


    Seeing how lyy was hesitating, Avery


    smiled and said, "Looks like Robert was right about La telling you everything. Don''t worry! La said that she will talk to me after she wakes up. I''m just asking younow because I''m worried."


    "La went to see Mr. Santos''s girlfriend." After another moment of hesitation, Ivy decided to tell the truth. "Mom, don''t be mad at her, okay? I don''t want you to fight." Avery''s smile remained, but behind her, Elliot''s expression immediately darkened.