"Dad, I will go arrange that meeting with Holly right away." Sebastian took out his phone to call Holly.
It was past midnight in Aryadelle, and the friends who had come to visit Elliot had stayed until nine, so Avery was exhausted.
After a shower, she unlocked her phone and saw a message from the leader of the Marshall's Award committee.
The leader had informed her that after a few days of consideration and discussion, they had decided that they would withdraw Angela's name, but they could not tell the public that Angela had faked the technology. Most people would think that Angela had done something wrong for the committee to announce that she was no longer the winner, and so long as the public did not question the credibility of the Marshall's Award, everything would be fine, and they could just have Angela take the blame.
Avery gasped at the message in shock. To make sure that she had read it correctly, she went back into the bathroom to wash her face, and when she realized she had read every single word correctly, she called the committee leader.
They got into a heated argument, mostly with Avery condemning their behaviors and the leader explaining how his hands were tied.
In the end, the leader requested that she give him a few more days to see if there was another solution. After the call, the leader went and called Dean. He sent Avery a message containing Dean's exact words and his phone number. She had to talk to Dean.
Avery woke up at eleven that night. She rubbed her eyes when she saw Dean's name and number in the message.
Not only had the committee refused to resolve the issue, but they had also asked her to contact Dean.
"So Dean gets to make the decision for the Marshall's Award committee?" she thought. She was unable to go back to sleep.
She lay awake for some time. Finally, she quietly left her bed and exited the bedroom.
Elliot was a light sleeper, and he might wake up if she were to talk on the phone inside the master bedroom.
Once she was outside, she called Dean, and he answered right away.
"Avery, it's been a while," Dean said with a smile. "Are you calling to talk about Angela's technology that is used to revive the dead?"
"That sentence itself is incorrect, Dean. There is no technology that can revive the dead! Angela wouldn't have killed herself if there was." Avery did not want to waste any time with Dean. "If you made me call you to just chit-chat, you can stop already."
"Are you still looking for Ivy?"
Her pulse sped up and her emotions spun out of control. "You found her? Dean Jennings, did you find Ivy?!"
She knew that he would not dare to mention Ivy's name if he had not found her.
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