Avery's mind was filled with Elliot. She could barely think about anything else.
"Avery, did you clear your misunderstandings between each other in the underground cellar?" Ben looked at Elliot’s shirt in her hand and asked.
"He said that he has always loved me..." Tears fell once more. Her voice was trembling. "Me too. Me too!"
Ben's words were stuck in his throat. He wanted to say something else but felt it was unnecessary.
At that moment, Elliot was nowhere to be found. No one knew if he was dead or alive. If he were to let her know that Elliot's love for her has never once wavered, it would only make her suffer more.
Avery sobbed for a while and passed out due to her body still being weak.
Ben and Chad came out from the ward. They took deep breaths.
"Ben, what should we do?" Chad was heartbroken. "If we can't find Mr. Foster, I don’t think Avery would be able to recover from this."
"I don't know what to do either," Ben's head hurt terribly. "I think that Elliot is not in Ylore. So many days have since passed after this incident, yet no one has contacted us. That means that the person who took him away does not want us to find him."
Chad took off his glasses and wiped away his tears.
Ben leaned against the wall by the corridor. He thought for a while before saying, "You take Avery back to Aryadelle. When she returns to her children, perhaps she will feel better." "What if she doesn't want to?"
"Even if she doesn't want to, she has to head back to Aryadelle! If not, in a few days, when she has recovered some of her strength, she will surely find a way to escape the hospital." Ben paused for a while before saying, "Didn't Hayden book a private flight? If he did, send her back today!"
Chad said, "Ben, let's calm down first! She has suffered enough. If we force her to return to Aryadelle, she will do something extreme."
"I know I'm not calm right now." Every time Ben closed his eyes, he would think about the dark underground cellar and Avery sobbing in grief.
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