Avery had never been that afraid of having her health fail her.

She had quarreled with Elliot countless times before and suffered from sleepless nights, yet she still survived even though she was exhausted from work and lacked sleep or food.

She never remembered her body acting like this before. It was as if her organs were just going to stop working at any time.

Avery answered the phone and listened as Wesley said, "Adrian's awake, Avery. He is mentally stable."

"That's good to hear. What about Shea?"

"She's still unconscious, but at the moment, all her vital signs are within the normal range."

"Okay. I'll go to the hospital later."

After she hung up, she heard Mike waking the children up outside.

"If you don't get up any sooner, I won't be able to bring you to Hayden's place," Mike threatened Layla. "In that case, you can only stay at home with your mother."

Layla groaned and got up reluctantly.

After a while, there was a knock on Avery's door.

She immediately went to the