This was her first time facing such a scenario since she had returned to her family.She could sense that something horrible had happened from the way her family was behaving."Ivy, come here," Layla said."Okay." Ivy set her bag aside and walked over to Layla obediently."I will tell her!" Elliot did not want Ivy to misunderstand the situation and wanted to explain everything in his own words in the hopes that that would stop Ivy from bursting out crying like Robert did.Elliot felt extremely guilty for causing his children pain."All right! Go on, then," Layla said coldly.Ivy took note of Layla's tone and realized that Elliot had done something wrong."Ivy, someone delivered a baby here today claiming that it's my baby. I can swear that I've not seen another woman apart from your mother, so that baby can't be mine," Elliot said.Ivy was shaken by all the information and did not know what to do for a moment.Elliot sounded sincere, but she did not know what the truth was.
Ivy's heart melted, but she instantly stopped herself from feeling sorry for the baby once she remembered that he might be Elliot's illegitimate child."He has big eyes," Ivy commented."So does Dad," Layla said.Ivy was at a loss for words.The baby looked adorable, and she could not help but wonder how wonderful it would be if he was not Elliot's child."Don't you think he looks like Dad? At least a little?" Layla asked."Maybe a little... We will still have to wait for the results, though." Ivy did not want to make assumptions simply based on the fact that the baby resembled Elliot in some way.During dinner, Avery and her three children dined in the dining room, while the servant brought Elliot his portion to eat alone in the living room.Layla was the one to arrange this—not because she was venting her anger, but because she did not want Avery to lose her appetite.Elliot understood why Layla had made such an arrangement and did not want to upset Avery any further. Nevert
At night, Elliot went to sleep in the guest room on the first floor, but he could not fall asleep.After taking a shower, he received a call from Ben.Somehow, all his friends had found out about the baby."I really didn't betray Avery! It's bad enough that my own family won't believe me. How can you, of all people, doubt me as well?" Elliot paced back and forth inside the room."How am I supposed to believe you when your wife doesn't? I'm sure Avery can tell if it's really your child with just one look, right?""I can't see any resemblance! That's not my child! This is ridiculous! Why won't any of you believe me?! Am I that untrustworthy to you all?""If the baby isn't yours, you should just wait for the DNA test results. You don't have to get all riled up.""I'm furious right now! You have no idea what I've suffered today! Avery won't talk to me, and neither will my kids. Layla's words are so hurtful, and she even said that Hayden might beat me up when he comes home!"Ben wa
"I can't hear what he is saying.""Layla, come sleep with me tonight," Ivy said. "Maybe we've misunderstood Dad.""But that baby...""He doesn't really look that much like Dad. Why don't we go have another look now?" Ivy said."Okay! Let's have another look."The two headed down the stairs.Meanwhile, in the master bedroom, Avery had calmed down after listening to what Elliot had had to say."A vasectomy can fail," she said."The doctor said that I wouldn't be able to impregnate anyone if the surgery was a success," Elliot said confidently. "Why don't we go to a hospital to check if the surgery failed?"Avery glanced at the clock and noticed that it was almost nine."We haven't taken any contraceptive measures over the years, and you didn't get pregnant, did you? What makes you think that I can impregnate another woman?" Elliot's tone grew more and more confident.He shifted Layla's pillow away and climbed into bed.Avery stared at him as his words echoed in her mind. For a
Hayden set the glass down and expressed that he wanted to see the baby, so Layla told the servant to carry the baby outside.The baby was in a deep sleep as an infant his age would spend most of his time sleeping or eating.The servant presented the baby to Hayden and said, "Hayden, don't be mad at your dad just yet. The baby is still too tiny for his features to have developed, so one simply can't tell who he resembles!" The servant was worried that Hayden would see a resemblance between the baby and Elliot as well.After caring for the baby the whole day, the servant realized that he did look like Elliot, but she dared not mention it.Hayden glanced at the baby, and his first impression of the baby was that he was tiny and hideous-looking.The child could possibly just be hideous, or it could be because his features had yet to develop.Layla spotted the disgust on Hayden's face and explained, "The baby has really big eyes. They are just closed right now.""What? Are you in lov
"I realized that I'm still young, so I don't have to rush into marriage," Hayden said."Why would you think that you are still young, Hayden? Just look at you. Your skin isn't as smooth as before, and you are aging. A human body's aging process speeds up once they are past twenty-five years old, so your body is just going to deteriorate more as the years go by.""Don't try to make me anxious about my age. If I'm growing old, so are you. We are the same age.""Damn, you are so stubborn." Layla turned to look at Avery. "Mom, help me out.""Hayden, do you think that all the girls we introduce you to are beneath you?" Avery asked.Hayden instantly fell silent."Hahaha! So that's what you really think, Hayden!" Layla burst out laughing."Mom, that's not what I think. I'm busy, and, even if I marry someone, I won't be able to spend time with her. I might as well wait until my business stabilizes...""Didn't it stabilize a long time ago?" Avery asked, confused. "You've been working fo
Elliot could hear every word they said, and, after a good night's sleep the night before, an idea had popped into his head.He strode into the dining room and said, "If you are saying that the baby looks like me, could it be that he really belongs to our family?"Avery instantly narrowed her eyes."Dad, what is wrong with you?!" Layla's heart raced."Don't get upset just yet! I can't tell how the baby looks like me, but if you two agree on it, then it has to be true. People can't just send babies here without a reason, so... There's a high chance that the baby belongs to us! But!" Elliot paused and said, "He is not mine."Hayden, Avery, and Layla fell into silence."Hayden and Robert both look like me... Could it be that the baby's father is one of them?" Elliot was impressed by his own sharp mind.He knew his actions so he was certain that the baby was not his. However, if the baby belonged to his family, then the father could only be Robert or Hayden.Hayden, Avery, and Layla
"If the baby is Robert's, it's not that big a deal." Elliot rubbed his nose to conceal the joy on his face. "It's good that we are great parents."Avery blushed at the thought of having grandchildren and being a grandmother.She felt conflicted as she had always thought of herself as being quite young whenever she looked in the mirror.Though she did wish that Hayden would get married, she had never imagined being a grandmother at her age."Don't blame Robert when he comes home." Elliot was overjoyed and did not see this turn of events as a negative one."Are you that desperate to be a grandfather?" Avery glared at him.Elliot blushed and said, "Don't you want to have grandkids? Will you hate the baby if you find out that he really is Robert's child?"Avery fell silent as she had never thought of Robert being a father.From her perspective, Robert was still a child himself, but she could not argue that she would love the baby if he was Robert's child.Layla tried calling Rober