Amelia quieted down.

"What aren't you two telling me?" Avery questioned. "Do you two know each other? How? Tell me!"

Amelia was confused. "Didn't you say you are together? I thought you already knew."

"We didn't break up, but he's not home right now. He went out last night and said he will be back in two days," Avery explained.

Amelia was not anticipating this. Elliot would be furious if he found out that she had accidentally let their secret slip to Avery and would definitely not ask for her help with the surgery.

"Since there's no point hiding now, I will just tell you! He asked me to perform surgery on him today to take that device out of his brain," Amelia explained after readjusting herself. "Avery, I didn't contact him. He was the one who approached me."

"Is he trying to die?"

"Of course, not! He just doesn't want to live under someone else's control any longer, nor does he want to watch while you suffer," she said. "Now that you know, you should go and talk to him!"

Aver