Avery thought that Elliot was leaving. Instead, he walked to where she was sitting and took a seat next to her.

She barely gave it a thought and moved aside a little.

"What are you doing?" Looking at the familiar face so close to her, she could not read his mind.

"Why did you say that my apology to Layla was not sincere?" His tone was lower than before. "This is when I'm around. When I'm not around, what do you tell Layla about me?"

"I tell her whatever you suspect I tell her. You really are confident if you think I tell the children only good things about you." Avery smiled. "If you want me to praise you, sure. Hand over the custody of the children to me, and I'll praise you all you want."

The calmness on his face was no longer there.

"Avery, you said that no matter what I did, I would find an excuse for myself. Since when have I found excuses for myself? No matter what I do, I do it with a good conscience."

"Conscience? You want to talk to me about conscience? You dare say yo