She had been about to go to sleep, but was now completely awake after the phone call.
"This guy knows no boundaries. Could he not call you during the day? He has to call you late at night?" Elliot questioned. "So what if it's about Natalie? It doesn't matter much even if Dean Jennings is coming back to life."
"Alright! Maybe he was too happy and forgot about the time," Avery explained. "Sebastian has stopped Natalie from obtaining money in any way. It's pleasant news."
"Do you really think that she has no other way to make money?" Elliot said calmly. "Let's forget about her. If she dares to do anything to us, I will make her disappear forever."
"Okay. Let's sleep! I want to take a look at your plans for Christmas tomorrow and pick out the one we want. We can finally lay back and relax," she said, chasing out all thoughts about anyone and anything else. "We will need to go to the hospital tomorrow for your appointment."
"Let's go to sleep, then! I hope everything goes smoothly tomorrow and that nothing will come in the way of our trip during Christmas."
"Probably not. You seem healthy, so I know you are going to be fine." Avery held onto him. "You might even live longer than I do."
Elliot's calm mood instantly transformed into panic. "Why are you saying that? Are you sick?"
"No! I'm just saying. Don't panic." Avery couldn't help but chuckle. "You have a habit of working out and I don't. If nothing unexpected happens, you are definitely living longer than I do."
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves. I will take you with me when I work out from now on."
"Even if you do that, one of us is bound to leave this world before the other one." Avery wanted him to view death objectively. "If that's the case, you don't have to call me along to work out."
Elliot had no response to that.
"Let's sleep! I prefer sleeping."
The next morning, Avery and Elliot woke up and went downstairs, just in time to run into Layla.
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