After she left, Elliot called the family doctor once again and said, "I'm fine. You don't have to come now."

The doctor was slightly confused. "Mr. Foster, I'm already on the way there. Why don't I come and have a look?"

Elliot hung up. He reached up to touch his forehead and noticed that his skin was slightly hot to the touch.

He did not realize that he had a fever before Avery arrived. Though he did feel unwell, it did not affect his work; after Avery's visit, however, he felt as though all strength had been drained from him.

He lied down on the bed and tried to empty out his emotions, but no matter how many times he tried, his effort ended in failure.

Whenever he tried to forget about what happened earlier, Robert's face would appear in his mind.

Robert's adorable, little face, and his bright, curious eyes were like a blinding ray of light that pierced through the darkness.

By the time the doctor arrived at Elliot's mansion, Elliot's had already drifted off to sleep.

The doc