"Okay! Go ahead and call Uncle Eric now, then!"

Avery ended the video call, then called Eric.

When the call was answered, she pondered for a moment, then said, "Layla told me that Elliot said something bad about you earlier, Eric… I don't know exactly what he said, but I think I have an idea. Please don't stoop down to his level. He loves Layla too much and ended up thinking up this nonsense. He thinks that, apart from him, all men in the world have impure intentions toward Layla."

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