“...”

What Madeline wanted to express was too obvious. Ava was not stupid. Of course, she understood.

Just when Ava was staying silent, someone knocked gently on the door of the ward.

Madeline and Ava looked up at the same time and saw Neil in a white coat standing at the door hesitantly. There was a conflicted expression on his face. He was worried about Ava’s reaction to his appearance, but at the same time, he was expecting Ava to let him in.

Madeline glanced at the two people who were not speaking, smiled, and said, “Hello Dr. Long. Ava and I happened to be talking about you.”

Upon hearing that, Neil's expression became more natural, and a smile appeared on his face. “Really? What were you talking about?” He walked in while asking, his eyes shifting to Ava's face from time to time.

When he saw the wounds on Ava's face, his heart ached, but he could not say anything to comfort Ava. It was as if he had lost the qualification to care about his daughter many years ago.

“Ava is w