"When did I say that?" Elliot knew he had said this, but he only said it when he quarreled with Avery.

Chad saw that his boss looked a little solemn and suddenly realized that he had blundered.

Elliot would be okay with that in private, but there were people at the table now!

"Maybe I remembered wrongly... Boss, you didn't say it." Chad immediately tried to save this embarrassing situation.

Seeing that Chad was frightened, Avery came to save the day: "He did say such things. And he said it more than once."

With Avery coming out to support him, Chad was less afraid.

Elliot was not angry.

He used to think he had a severe physical or psychological disease, so he always felt he was not worthy of Avery.

"Don't laugh at Elliot; everyone did impulsive things or said impulsive words when they were in love." Ben reasserted Elliot's dignity, "But to tell the truth, I think Lilith is better than Elliot. She's more confident."

Lilith was embarrassed to confront Ben in person because there