As Layla expected, Gavin ended the call and never mentioned picking her up again.
She had long since become an afterthought to him.
Layla stared at the dark screen for several seconds, then quietly went upstairs to change.
Spring was deepening. Layla chose a pale green dress with a beige cardigan. The simple outfit made her look gentle and serene.
At the entrance to the Weston estate, Layla didn't encounter Gavin. Instead, she ran into his younger sister, Madison Weston.
Layla had always kept her distance from Madison.
When Layla first married Gavin, Madison frequently complained to Vivian that someone like Layla had no place in the Weston family. Later, she mocked Layla to her face, saying she had married only to become a full-time homemaker who lived off her brother like a parasite
