Nothing was worth Elliot's life.

Avery's head started to throb again.

"Avery, I heard that Elliot's new Ylore wife is really beautiful. Are you not scared that he would choose her over you? Even when Jun said that he loved me the most, I would still catch him scrolling through other women's social media pages," asked Tammy.

"If he really left me, it would hurt me less," replied Avery.

"You're right, if he leaves you, it would mean that he isn't worth being sad over," said Tammy.

Perhaps it was because of this very phone call that Avery's dreams were haunted by the imagery of Elliot leaving her for Ruby and staying at Ylore, refusing to come back to her.

In her dreams, Ruby was pregnant with Elliot's baby and they seemed to be content with their lives. Avery could only stay at Aryadelle waiting for Elliot, she waited until all her hair turned white but Elliot was still nowhere to be found.

Until the very bitter end, she was still waiting for him on her death bed.

Avery woke up