Chapter 790
Layla became even more upset after that.
Elliot was not at all surprised.
Everything would make sense if Layla was the one who took the box; it explained why they couldn't seem to find out who stole the box because no one would suspect a four-year-old child.
Layla was very dependent at the time, and who would suspect a child who couldn't take care of herself?
Apart from that, it also explained why the content inside the box was never publicized or used to blackmail Elliot after it was taken.
"Layla, what kind of clothes did that woman wear?" Elliot sat her down on a chair, before wiping her tears away with tissue. When her sobbing had ceased, he continued, "was she a gray coat?"
"How do you know?" Layla looked at him, red-eyed. "Did you get the box back?"
Elliot remained thoughtful for a while, before he decided to tell her the truth. "No, that lady who lied to you had died in a car crush. Whatever's in the box had been taken. Don't be sad though, what's lost is lost."
"But my
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