Elliot came out of his office to look for Ben. Coincidentally, Ben was about to call him for lunch too.

"Has Avery invited you?" Elliot asked him.

"Are you talking about the children's birthday party? Not yet!" Ben asked, "Has she invited you already?"

Elliot shook his head.

"It's fine. It's half a month more to go! By then, she would surely inform us," Ben said confidently, "Even if she doesn't invite you, she would surely invite me. After all, we have cleared the air between us."

Elliot did not retort. He was only confused. "I didn't fight with her. Why did she not invite me?"

Ben said, "Although you two didn't fight as seriously as in the past, your problems are still serious! She can't accept you. You won't want to deal with her being unappreciative too."

"Can you stop with your nonsense?" Elliot furrowed his brows.

Ben pouted and changed the topic. "Should we go buy the children's presents in the afternoon?"

"Hmm." It was easier to pick a present for Layla. It was more ch