Ben erupted in laughter and could not resist slapping the table.
"I took her word for it and didn’t notice anything wrong with it. I even thought to myself that I was let in on a huge secret, but now that you mention that, I realize that I was a little stupid. How rich is 'rich' for Lilith? A hundred and fifty thousand is probably an astronomical sum of money for her."
Elliot could sense that Ben was in a good mood from the latter's self-deprecating laugh.
"You just said that Avery went to Ylore, right? What for? Do tell!" Ben remembered what he wanted to ask and sat upright. " Why did she go to Ylore for no good reason? I don't remember her having any relatives or friends in Ylore!" "She wants to find Ivy." Elliot rubbed his eyebrows. "She suspects that Ivy is her child and she wants to do a maternity test."
"But..." Ben had a look of disbelief on his face. "Ivy's been missing for three years! Why would she decide to look for Ivy and do a maternity test after so long? To be honest, when I saw Ivy's photo back then, I did notice that she looked a little like
Avery. I just didn't dare to bring it up. After all, children's appearances change as they grow. They might look like their father at a certain stage and resemble their mother at another."
"Where did she get that idea all of a sudden?" Elliot murmured. "She's seen
Ivy's photo before, so there's no reason for her to have doubts now, if indeed she does have them." "Exactly! It's been three years and I almost forgot what Ivy looks like. Was she looking at Ivy's photos all day or something?" Ben wondered. "Who told you that she went to Ylore to look for Ivy? Was it Nick?”
"Yes."
"Would you like to pay him a visit, then?" Ben cocked his eyebrow and asked. "We failed to find Ivy at the beginning, right? I don't think you've given up on your daughter either, and since Avery is also looking for her, you can both look for her together! And if Ivy really is the daughter to you and Avery..." Ben paused there.
Everything was so thrilling because there was no telling what would happen to how Elliot ;b!=SJQ= Avery's relationship would end up if Ivy was in fact their daughter.
After all, it was Ivy who led to their divorce in the first place.
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