Mike insisted, "I couldn't have gotten the wrong information. He never flew from Ylore."

"To hell with him!" the bodyguard cursed. "None of us were able to get through to him."

"How is Avery's condition?" Mike did not care that much about Jed and was more concerned for Avery. "Is she able to talk? I'd like to hear her voice."

The bodyguard came into the ward with his cell phone while the doctor was checking Avery's temperature and blood pressure.

Although her eyes were open, they were still a little lifeless.

"I'm afraid she can't talk to you now, but I'll ask her to call you back when she feels better," the bodyguard ended the call immediately after.

It did not take long before Wesley came calling again.

The bodyguard stood outside the door of the ward and answered the phone. "She's awake, but she can't talk to you on the phone right now. I don't think she's completely back to her senses yet."

"That's normal after surgery. She'll probably be much better tomorrow."

"Wesley, yo