"Avery, how are you?"
"Good. Why are you here all of a sudden?" Avery asked. "We are close, and soon, we will find Elliot."
"You've done well. | cbecause you are certain that Elliot is here. Besides, Natalie could be hiding here as well. | feel disgusted
whenever | think of what she's done." Ben scowled. "She signed a contract with Elliot, so | can wait. Once Elliot walks free, he will
deal with her!"
Avery nodded. "When did you arrive?"
"I arrived at two in the morning and went to the hotel to rest for a bit. | figured you would be awake around this tand came
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtover." Ben looked her up and down. "I heard that you were injured. Are you okay?"
"Much better now. I'm fine." Avery glanced at the kitchen.
The nanny was waiting inside and noticed Avery's gaze. "Breakfast is ready."
Avery turned to look at Ben. "Have you eaten?"
"I did at the hotel, but | can eat more." Ben walked with her to the dining room. "Is Hayden at school? Mike's still sleeping, huh?"
"Probably. Mike hasn't been able to get much sleep because I've been dragging him everywhere with me," Avery muttered guiltily.
"Hayden, too. He's been working really hard to dig into the Jennings family's background."
"Don't blyourself, Avery. If something happens to you and Elliot is in your position, he would do everything he can to save you
as well."
"I know. I've misunderstood him. | kept forcing what | think love should be onto him and accused him when his way of showing
affection differed from mine..."
"It's fine now that you two have put all misunderstanding aside. Please just don't break up again. You might not be lucky enough to
get back together again the next tyou split up." Ben sighed. "Love isn't permanent. If one gets hurt too many times, there's no
going back to how it was in the past. Besides, who knows what tomorrow will bring?"
"How are things between you and Lilith?"
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Avery took Ben's advice to heart. She had already made up her mind that she would give everything up to be with Elliot.
"If only things with you =e,
Avery bowed her head.
"Forget about us. Right now, Elliot is our top priority." Ben glanced at her. "Is there anything | can do to help? Should | look for
Angela, or should | search Bridgedale for Elliot?" "Finding Angela will do. She has Elliot. Get your men to go undercover and start
searching. Angela shouldn't be far." Avery picked up the glass to sip on her milk and drawled, "lI am going to meet with a certain
professor today to see if | can find out what Angela wants from Elliot."
Interested, Ben said, "lI want to go with you."