Layla refused Mia. She said to Mia with a smile, "Thank you for your invitation. But I'm afraid we couldn't make it tonight. We have something else to do."
Mia and Layla were not that close. They only met twice. Mia knew that Layla cared about Charlotte, and Layla's daughter, Sally, and Charlotte grew up together. They were very close.
Earl sighed, "It's been ten years since Wayne died. Time flies."
"Indeed, Charlotte is a grown-up now."
"Charlotte, you are the one your father cared about the most," Layla said to Charlotte.
Wayne didn't marry another woman since Charlotte's mother, Kyle, died. He had brought up his daughter alone. When he had work to do, he always asked Layla to take care of Charlotte.
Sally and Charlotte were the same age, and they got along very well. Besides, Layl
