This was the longest sentence Elliot said after he woke up.

Avery looked into his eyes. She was stunned for two seconds before explaining, "I used to believe you, but Ruby told me the child in her belongs to you, which is why I'm asking you again."

"Did she really say so?"

"Hmm. Initially, she did not directly tell me. She told Layla." Avery rubbed the towel in the basin against each other before wringing it dry again and wiping Elliot down. "Layla was so furious she cried. She cared a lot about you."

Elliot was instantly agitated.

"Elliot, don't get angry first. I have already explained it to Layla." Avery's palms cupped Elliot's face and gently touched it. "Back then, Ruby lied to me. She said that you have decided to cut ties with me which is why you didn't answer my phone calls. I suspected that there was a problem, so I called Nick to confirm. Sure enough, I found out that she was lying."

"Since you know she was lying, why are you still asking me about the matter of the chi