"You know who Jed is, right?" Elliot looked her in the eye and asked, "How did he die?"

The smile on Ruby's face froze. "He's dead? I had no idea! I've been home all this ti—"

"You don't need to leave home if you wanted to kill him."

"I didn't kill him! Why would I kill him when I have nothing against him?" Ruby reached out and grabbed Elliot's arm. "I do know him. I ran into him at the hospital when I sought consultation at the hospital for the test-tube baby. He begged me to help Avery get out of here, but I told him that my father was angry and that I could only help him when my father cooled down."

"That's all?" Elliot pushed her hand away.

"Yes! I didn't have anything to do with him other than his request for me to help Avery..." Ruby saw that Elliot did not entirely trust her, so she continued, "There was one other time when I took the initiative to invite him to our home as a guest. I heard that Avery had a man by her side, so I wanted to know what their relationship was."