Avery took her phone from Layla. She saw that it was from Wesley. She immediately answered it.

"Avery, happy new year!" Wesley's delighted voice came through.

Avery chuckled. "Wesley, happy new year's eve! I'll save the new year greeting for tomorrow."

"Hahaha! Have you all had your dinner? I initially wanted to call you later, but the hospital just passed on a piece of good news to me, so I can't wait to tell you about it," Wesley paused for a while before saying, "Eric can sit up! He is slowly gaining consciousness!"

Avery said, "That's amazing!"

"Avery, he and his family wanted to thank you. They said that they want to visit you after the New Year's," Wesley said.

"There's no need to trouble them. I'll go see him after the New Year's. Right now, all he needs to focus on is his rehab. The others are unimportant."

"How is it unimportant? They want to pay for his medical expenses. They asked me what would be an appropriate amount. I told him to discuss the matter with you."

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