As expected, her mother passed away after her father, and now she had lost Elliot as well. In the end, she would also leave this world. All stories and rumors about her would soon fade into nothingness as time went by until finally, all marks that she had ever lived would disappear.As Wesley had said before, if Death could cross the boundaries of time and place, then Avery would tell him that she did not want another life. An hour later, Mrs. Schaffer hurried over and Mike was slightly surprised to see her"Ben called me and I asked about Avery. He told me that she came back and I wanted to meet her...""Oh. Ben did call me just now asking where we are," Mike said. "Avery's fever has just gone down. She isn't in a good place right now because of what happened to Elliot, so let me go in and speak to her first.""Okay. Tell her that I'm here for Lilith," Mrs. Schaffer said.Mike was confused but went in to convey her message regardless.In two minutes' time, Mike opened the door
Avery had her back toward him, and she did not respond to his comments.She was being honest when she said that her head hurt so much that she could die. It was also true that she missed Elliot so much that she felt like taking her own life.Since she was a child, she had always prepared herself and lifted herself up whenever she encountered difficulties, but this time, she was exhausted. Even when there were three children she needed to look after, she could not help the grief she felt.After dinner, Mike contacted the doctor to make arrangements for the tests and placed the receipts on the counter while Avery lay on the bed and looked at her phone."Did you say your head hurt? I asked the nurse for some painkillers." Mike handed her the medicine. "Do you need to take one?""I feel better now," she said, "Just put it on the table. I will take them when my head starts to hurt again.""Stop playing with your phone. The internet is filled with news about Elliot so it's quite disgus
The thing that sent shivers down Mike's spine was not the words of the doctor, but the fact that Avery went missing."Sh*t! I said that I would keep an eye on her to stop her from running away, and in the end, she ran away again while I was asleep! Without question, she must be on one of the flights heading toward Ylore," thought Mike. Mike darted out without a word and the doctor immediately stopped him. "Did you hear a word I said just now? She has to come back here for a bodycheck—""I get it! Once I find her, I will take her to the hospital to get checked, but I don't think we can do it here! She's probably overseas now as we speak!" Mike blurted out hastily."Oh, that's okay. So long as she gets checked, it doesn't matter where she does it.""Don't you all keep an eye on your patients here? How can you let your patients run away like that?" Mike said sharply."But— This is a hospital, not a prison. If the patients are capable of walking around, of course, they are entitled
She held onto her phone and mumbled, "It wasn't Elliot's... You didn't find anything of his... He has to be alive..."Ben's heart ached at her murmuring.It had been a week, and the chances that Elliot was still alive were slim.He might have been tossed into the distance when he fell and because there were places that were inaccessible to the rescue team, the search area was limited. Once they managed to get access to those places, they might be able to find Elliot, but it would already be too late.One hour later, Ben found Avery, who was standing at the accident site, frozen like a statue made out of stone.He grabbed onto her arm and dragged her toward the car."Your fever has only just gone down. You are going to catch a cold again," Ben said sternly. "Mike is really worried about you. He told me to take you to the hospital once I find you.""I'm fine. Why should I have to go to the hospital?" She stared at him and said stubbornly, "I want to find Gary. Take me to him!""W
It was a black notebook."Avery, I haven't drawn the lines for you because I was being considerate of your three children. You all need to live on without Elliot." Gary's words were like bullets. "You should be able to recognize his handwriting. He has written down the names of the people that matter most to him, and your name isn't there. Whether he is dead or alive, you are no longer on his mind!"Avery took the notebook and opened it to find Elliot's handwriting. She was well familiar with Elliot's handwriting, almost as familiar as she was with him.She read through the things he wrote and pursed her lips. Her words failed her.Ben walked over to take a look, before asking Gary, "Why would Elliot write about this?""He did what he wanted. It's not like I forced him to do this." Gary was fed up with the two of them. "Elliot and I have been friends for years, and I would never hurt him! Go back to Aryadelle now that you've had your fun!""Gary, where is his body? Even if you wo
Even if Ylore was Gary's territory, she would not let him bully her into subordination.In approximately four hours, Mike arrived at the Ylore airport. He turned on his phone and saw the message from Ben.[Avery is in the same hotel as before. I have something urgent to deal with so I'll be heading back to Aryadelle first!]"That jerk," Mike cursed. "How can he leave Avery alone here! Who knows what kind of trouble she would cause if she is all by herself?"He then called Avery and luckily, she picked up."Mike, there's a chance that Elliot is alive! He is with Gary. I feel much better now, so you don't need to keep me company," Avery sounded much more relaxed. "Go back and watch my kids for me. Wanda has returned to Aryadelle, and I'm afraid that she is going to make a move.""Come back with me!""I told you that Elliot isn't dead. I'm staying here to find out where he is. I've already called my bodyguard, and he should be here soon. I know what I'm doing. I won't face Gary dir
It was a large group of people, and they were moving extremely fast, so Avery could not see the person in the wheelchair. She could not even see their back. The bodyguards surrounding the person in the wheelchair were muscular and tall, so they managed to cover the person completely.Avery had a feeling that it was Elliot in that wheelchair. Her heart throbbed hysterically, and she could almost sense Elliot's scent.She ran towards the elevator, longing to find out who was in the wheelchair.By the time she came down from the second floor, the man in the wheelchair had already been escorted into a car by the bodyguards.Avery watched as the door slammed shut. She could not see anything but the car.The remaining bodyguards swiftly got into different cars. Once everyone was in, the cars shot off like bullets.Unable to speak, Avery felt as though someone had pressed the pause button on her and could only watch as they went away.After a few seconds, a thought appeared in her mi
Her instincts told her that there was something wrong with her. She was not menstruating or injured, so there was no sensible explanation for the data.She had been suffering from severe headaches which suggested that might need to go to the hospital for a brain CT.As a neurosurgeon, she was quick to recognize any diseases of the brain, and if it was indeed something wrong with her brain, there would be nothing but trouble awaiting her.In Aryadelle, Ben landed in the airport and went straight back home.He had not told his parents that he was coming home, so his father, Leon, was surprised to see him."Ben, you came back just in time. How are things with Elliot?" Leon asked."Where's my mom?" Ben asked furiously. "Where is Lilith White?! Where are the two of them?""Oh. Your mom took Lilith out shopping." Noticing how angry Ben seemed, Leon asked, "What is that look on your face? Are you a man-eating monster or something?""What man-eating? Aren't you all the ones trying to