Chapter 1956

"Layla, what is it?" Robert saw Layla weeping. He immediately grabbed her hand and shook her. "Daddy is missing! He might be dead!" Layla sobbed and flung Robert's hand away, running inside. Robert wailed and cried, startled. Mike immediately picked Robert up and said to Hayden, "Go coax Layla." Hayden strode into the house. Chad pushed Avery along, following them. When they entered the living area, the children had been consoled. Hayden told Layla that Avery had almost died, and she was rescued from the brink of death with much difficulty. He hoped that Layla would be more understanding and not cry in front of Avery. When Layla heard this, she kept herself from crying. When Robert saw that Layla had stopped crying, he too stopped crying. However, his mouth was still twitching. He looked extremely pitiful. Mrs. Cooper bore through the heartbreak and called everyone to the dining hall for dinner. Avery did not have an appetite, but she did not want to stop the others from hav