Dean's mood instantly lightened. The money he spent was only meant to ward off bad luck, and he could always earn more again.
Meanwhile, after chatting with Professor Greens, Avery stepped out of the bookstore wordlessly and locked herself inside her
bedroom after arriving home.
Ben tried a few times to ask what had happened, but he could not bring himself to actually ask the question. Once he got Avery
home, he called Mike and told him to hurry home.
When Mike hurried home, he went to knock on Avery's door but did not dare to intrude when she did not respond.
In the evening, Ben urged Mike to get Avery. "Go tell her to cout for dinner!"
Mike shook his head. "I don't dare to. | think Elliot might be dead. Why else would she stay quiet the whole time?"
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"You keep saying that! I'm really going to get upset!"
"Then go ask her! What's the point of shouting at me?" Mike shoved Ben toward Avery's bedroom door. "You probably won't be able
to eat if you don't ask her."
Ben took a deep breath and blushed as he raised his arm hesitantly to knock on the door.
A moment later, the door opened and Avery appeared before them.
"Avery, it's dinner time!" Mike said to her while standing behind Ben.
Avery hummed in response and stepped out of her room.
"Avery, what did that professor say to you? You look so depressed, and I've been worried sick the whole time." Ben followed her
into the dining room.
Avery's expression darkened as she explained in a trembling voice, "Professor Greens toldthat Angela is working on a way to
bring dead people back to live."
Mike and Ben gasped.
"Angela might be using Elliot for her experiment." Avery sat down on the chair, but she had completely lost her appetite despite all
the delicious dishes laid out before her.
"What do you mean? Are you saying that Elliot is dead and Angela is now bringing him back to life?!" Mike asked in confusion. 1
"How can Elliot be dead? Avery was rescued after he was gone, and Avery was fine. How can he be dead?!" Ben could not bring
himself to accept what Mike said. Even if Elliot was eventually brought back to life, he could not accept the fact that he was once
dead.
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Mike was rendered speechless at the question, but according to what Avery had said, this was what she
meant.
"I was confused about that as well until | spoke to Professor Greens today. He said that under those circumstances, the weaker
ones actually survive longer because they do not require as much water :e,; WKW> food. On the contrary..."
For stronger men like Elliot, he could starve to death after being deprived of food and water for three days.
However, Professor Greens was not certain if Angela was experimenting on Elliot, but he promised Avery that he would help to find
out.
Though she did not have a confirmed answer, her heart was already filled with despair.
Ben's heart sank and struggled to breathe at Avery's words. "Is it really possible to bring dead people back to life?" he asked in
disbelief.