Shea and Layla walked out of the living room to the villa's front door.

Elliot glanced at them and then approached them. His strides were long, and he reached them quickly.

"Layla has to go to school now, Shea. I'll take you home," he said when he reached Shea.

Shea nodded, then said softly, "I've already apologized to Layla, Big Brother. You should too."

Layla was looking down, but her lips were protruding in an adorable pout.

Elliot crouched down, then gazed at Layla's face that was the spitting image of Avery and said gently, "I'm sorry, Layla. Not only was I late last night, I even made you sad. I'd like to explain everything to your mother."

At this point, he asked, "Do you know where your mother went?"

When Elliot had asked the bodyguard regarding Avery's whereabouts, he had kept his lips sealed and refused to reveal her location.

As Layla looked closely at Elliot's face, the nervousness that she felt slowly dissipated.

He may be a dirtbag, but he was also very handsome