Elliot had left no space for La to argue.


    Seeing how flushed La was, Robert immediately poured her a ss of water and handed it to her.


    La took a sip of the water and turned to Avery. "Mom, what do you think?"Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Elliot winked at his wife, hoping that she would side with him.


    Avery was at a crossroads. If she chose to side with La, Elliot would be upset; but supporting Elliot would only hurt La. In the end, she decided to remain neutral.


    "I''m not going to participate in this discussion."


    The other three were instantly rendered speechless.


    "I only want us all to be healthy and happy," Avery continued. "I hope that you will consider what your dad said just now. If you agree with what he said, you can take his advice. But if what he said wasn''t enough to convince you, you can continue to negotiate with him."


    La lowered her head. Though she had rested, she had notpletely recovered from her exhaustion and still felt light-headed. She did not know what to say.


    "I need a shower." She rubbed her nose and stood from the couch. As she headed up the stairs, Robert stood to follow her.


    "Robert, your sister is going to take a shower. Why are you following her?" Elliot did not want Robert to give La any weird ideas.


    "I... I will talk some sense into her," Robert said, to which Elliot responded with silent approval.


    Robert followed La onto the second floor, and she red at him.


    "Can''t you see that I''m upset?" she said as she took long strides toward her room. "You are just a kid. How are you going to talk some senses into me?"


    "I just think that both you and Dad


    have a point. La, there might be a


    way to satisfy both of you," he whispered. "The issue here is that you want to marry Eric, and Dad wants you to marry another guy It''s simple because Dad isn''t asking you to get married right now. You can date Eric in secret, and, if you two are happy together, you can move in together in secret! Once you get tired of Eric, you can always marry another guy. Isn''t that the perfect solution?"


    La waspletely stunned, unable toprehend how her brother had turned into such an immoral man. "Am I that kind of woman to you?"


    He scratched his head awkwardly. "I


    just want you to be happy! If you don''t feel like dumping Uncle Eric,


    you can get pregnant with his child, and Dad won''t be against it O anymore."


    La covered her face with both her hands. "Robert Foster, have you been reading too many romance novels? What would prompt you to have such a horrible idea?"


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    "I''m just trying to help, La!" Robert said sincerely. "Go shower! Just don''t be too upset. I''ve called in sick, and Dhave nothing else to do so you can alwayse and talk to me!"


    La nced at her younger brother, both amused and moved by how much he cared for her.


    She knew that both her parents and her siblings cared for her, and she should have been content with that.


    La dragged herself back to her room and closed the door behind her before dialling Eric''s number.