"Uncle Eric, I wanted to call Aunt Tammy." Layla passed Avery's phone to Eric. "Call her for me."

Eric smiled. "I have Aunt Tammy's contact, put your mother's phone back."

"What if she doesn't answer your call? She is the closest to Mommy. If we call her using Mommy's phone, she will surely answer." Layla insisted. She even unlocked Avery's phone herself.

Eric gave in to her. He accepted Avery's phone from Layla. Before he opened her contacts, he noticed a red dot on her message icon. He wanted to open it to have a look, but reason told him that it was wrong to look at other people's private messages without their permission.

He found Tammy's number in her contacts and dialed. He put the call in loudspeaker mode.

Soon, Tammy picked up.

"Aunt Tammy! It's me!" Layla's tone was crisp and sweet. "Mommy is asleep. I just wanted to know if you're doing fine?"

When Tammy heard Layla's concerns, her eyes reddened immediately. "Layla, I didn't love you for nothing."

"Hmm! I wanted to go