When His Eyes Opened novel Chapter 788

Chapter 788

 ‘Why is he here all of a sudden? I‘ve already returned the box to him!‘ Layla thought. 

Scared that he was here looking for trouble, she immediately ran out of the living room and shouted, “Uncle Mike!” 

Layla’s scream had frightened Avery.

When Layla dropped the phone to the ground, the camera was faced at the ceiling of the living room so Avery could only attempt to guess what had happened from the noises as she couldn‘t see anything at all. 

One thing that she could be certain of was that Layla was in a dangerous situation. 

“Layla!” Avery grabbed onto her phone tightly and stepped out of her room. 

Her heart sank; though she was in Bridgedale at the moment, if something was about to happen to her daughter, Avery would not hesitate to travel back to Aryadelle right away. 

Elliot scowled when he saw the way Layla ran off in fear. He had met with Layla plenty of times and though she had never been polite with him before, she had never acted so frightened either. He raised his hand to touch his own face and confirmed that there was nothing on his face; what was Layla so scared of? He stepped into the living room and spotted the phone on the ground, so he immediately picked it up 

Startled by Layla‘s scream, Avery was still calling out to Layla. 

Elliot looked at the screen and explained, “I startled her. She is with Mike right now.” 

When Avery heard his voice and saw his familiar face, the anxiety and tension in her heart faded, and was soon replaced by confusion. 

“Why is she that scared of you?” Avery questioned sharply with a frown. 

Elliot felt helpless, because he was wondering the same thing as well: 

Layla lowered her eyes and avoided looking directly at Elliot‘s face. 

Mike took the phone from Elliot and faced the camera at Layla‘s face.

 “Layla, talk to your mom. What did Elliot do to you? Don‘t be scared. Your mom might not be here, but Uncle Mike will protect you.” 

Layla didn‘t have the courage to say a word. If her mother found out that she had stolen something from Elliot, Avery would surely be furious. 

“Layla, did I startle you because I didn‘t knock just now?” Elliot couldn‘t help but ask when he noticed that Layla was pouting wordlessly. 

“Don‘t speak, or I will suspect that you are pressuring her!” Mike glared at him. 

“I’ve never seen her this scared before.” Elliot pursed his lips and waited for Layla‘s response.