Elliot handed Avery to a nurse before getting the nurse to send Avery back to her ward.Then, he went to contact the other neurologists."Mr. Foster, what happened to Miss Tate? What sickness does she have?" Aaron asked curiously."If you care so much for her, why didn't you ask her just now?" said Elliot."I don't care for her. I'm just asking," Aaron said casually. "Paul will be mad at you for letting her go.""Then, Paul can drag her back himself," Elliot said distractedly. "Do you think I'm afraid of him?"Aaron said, "He thinks you are. Although you are Gary's son-in-law, he is Gary's adopted son.""Then, why didn't Gary get Ruby to marry him?""Gary had thought of it, but then, you abandoned everything in Aryadelle and made your way here," said Aaron. Aaron was rather casual with Elliot when they were alone as Elliot did not have a huge ego. "I guess it's my fault," said Elliot, blaming himself. "He got me to see the primates in the zoo, and I was touched by the monkey'
Jed said, "Once her surgery is done, we can go."Since he sounded so sure, the bodyguard was a little excited. "Are you for real?""I'm guessing. My intuition is usually quite accurate.""Can you predict how much money I'm going to get as a bonus once we get back?" Jed was speechless. He patted his pocket. "Do you still have cigarettes? Let's go have one.""Didn't Miss Tate ask us to send Gary's men away? Let's smoke later! Didn't you say you don't like smoking?" The bodyguard took out a box of cigarettes and passed it to Jed. He took out another box and smelled the cigarettes."It's boring here. Smoking kills time.""You're right. Not only does it kill time, but it perks you up too! However, it damages the body.""I thought so too in the past, but later, I thought it through. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? Maybe, we will die in an accident?" …After Gary's checkup, he was sent to the inpatient unit.When Paul saw that Avery was not there, he was furious. Although Aar
Avery did not give Elliot any time to react. She immediately asked, [Why are you looking for me? I'm in room V03. If you want to see me, just come over.]Of course, she had guessed that him looking for her was just an excuse.She calculated the time. Gary should be done with his checkup and sent to the inpatient unit for treatment.Gary's trusted aide was clearly not to be messed with. Although he was not Gary's son, he did not hold a low rank. If not, he would not have dared wield his power before Elliot. Elliot replied to her after a while. [Someone told me that you were in the neurosurgery department, and I wanted to know why you lied to me.]Avery teased, [If you didn't care about me, you wouldn't have cared why I lied.]Elliot did not reply because she was too direct.Up till that point, he had not remembered anything of their lives. All he knew, he had heard from others, but even then, she still affected his judgment.He could analyze logically and be objective with anyo
Elliot entered the doctor's office. He asked the doctor on duty about Gary's condition. Once he was done, he left the office and headed straight for the nearby elevator. After walking in, he pressed the number for the floor below him.The elevator reached his destination in no time, and he walked out.Instead of going directly to ward V03, he went to the neurosurgeon's office.The doctor was stunned to see Elliot.He sat down opposite the doctor and said, "I want to know how Avery is doing.""This... This involves the patient's privacy. I am unable to tell you anything." The doctor looked nervous. Elliot had clearly put him in a tight spot. "You could speak to her if you know her.""She said it is a minor operation. I want to know if it's a minor operation or not." He changed his phrasing.The doctor pushed his spectacles higher up his nose and considered Elliot's request. Finally, he said, "She doesn't trust Ylore's doctors, and a doctor from Bridgedale is performing the oper
When the last word had left the bodyguard's lips, Elliot strode to ward V03.He did not bother knocking. He barged into the room. The lights were on, and Avery was lying in bed. Her eyes were closed, but she had yet to fall asleep.The sudden movement caused her to immediately open her eyes.She had thought that it was her bodyguard, back after his shower, so she was shocked to see Elliot, standing in the ward.Avery immediately sat up after seeing him."Lie down!" He walked to the side of the hospital bed and gazed down at her. "You have a tumor in your brain?"She had just lain down when she heard his question. Her body suddenly became hot and restless as she asked, "Did you ask around?""Your bodyguard told me." He sat down in the nearby chair. "Why didn't you take good care of yourself when you knew you were sick? I'll recover my memory when the time comes.""I'm worried that you would have fallen in love with Ruby, adapted to life here, and never return to Aryadelle agai
"Oh... So you married Ruby for the Goulds' assets.""It wasn't as if Gary got them legitimately." He scoffed and said, "Here, the rule of the game is to eat or be eaten.""Do you genuinely like this kind of life, Elliot?" She hated the life he had just described to her, and she wanted him to realize what a horrible life it was. "Now that Christopher is dead, everything Gary has will be yours in the future as long as you spend a good life with Ruby.""Gary doesn't share that view," he said. "He is forcing me to have a child with Ruby so that he can leave everything to that child. That child must take the Gould surname."Avery could not help but laugh. "But our children take my surname.""The situation is different. One is voluntary while the other is forced.""Will you be able to give up your current plans for the sake of me and our children?" She thought about the matter for a while, before she said, "We can have all the money we want, but we'll never be able to spend all of it d
"Did you enter the wrong ward?" Avery asked.It was seven in the morning, and she had just woken up."Nope. I came here specifically to see you." Ruby placed the container on the bedside table. "I heard that you were also in this hospital, so I asked my nanny to prepare some breakfast for you, too." "Why would you do that?" "Because you're the woman Elliot likes. I did this because I wanted to show you that I'm not jealous of you. I don't mind that he still wants this relationship with you. You and I can coexist in peace as long as he doesn't abandon me and continues to recognize me as his wife," said Ruby generously.Avery studied the expression on Ruby's face and realized that she was not acting."I'm can't say the same for myself, though. I've known Elliot for almost ten years, and my relationship with him goes far deeper than mere love. Besides, I can't accept the existence of a third person in my relationship." Avery made her stance clear.Ruby frowned slightly. "But he p
"She told my boss that she was willing to allow my boss to continue her relationship with you, but my boss wouldn't agree to it," said the bodyguard.Elliot's expression froze. "I'll warn her not to disturb you again."He was saying that to Avery."Okay. You should go back and rest!" Avery could see that he was not feeling very well, and it was probably because he had not slept much the previous night.Elliot nodded. "Let me know when you are planning to have your surgery." "Okay."After Elliot and Aaron left, Avery ate a few bites of food and set her utensils down. "Why aren't you eating?" The bodyguard saw that she had not eaten much porridge. "I don't have an appetite." She touched her stomach. "Maybe I'm a little nervous because I'm about to go under the knife.""It's fine." Jed gave her some milk. "You'll be better once the operation is over.""Okay. What other tests are going to be done today?" She took a sip of milk.Jed explained the different tests that he would