Ben did not knock before walking in and simply pushed open the door to Elliot's office.
Elliot immediately put his phone down at the sound.
"Ahem! Elliot, I accidentally sent a photo of Avery to you..." Ben said in a pretentious tone.
Elliot looked up. "I won't do anything to you even if you just be straight and say that you did it on purpose."
Ben laughed awkwardly. "Jun said that Avery lost a lot of weight, almost as though she was sick. I didn't believe it, so he sent me a photo of her."
"I suppose she is not actually sick based on the fact that you are laughing now."
The smile on Ben's face froze. "Um... I heard that it was because she was trying to lose weight. She sure is determined. There are plenty of ways to lose weight and she chose to go on a diet. Isn't she a doctor? Doesn't she know that not eating isn’t healthy? I feel like she's lost her senses... It's almost as shocking to me as the time she tried to kill you."
The composure on Elliot's face faded as he set the documents in his hand down. "Why don't you go work for Tate Industries instead, if you care so much about her?"
"Forget I said anything! I came here for something serious! I am getting off work a bit earlier today. I want to go join them for the big meal."
"Since when do you need to report to me about your schedule?"
"Alright, no more beating around the bushes. Do you want to come? Jun said that there will be a lot of pretty ladies around..."
"Scram!"
Ben escaped swiftly.
Once the door was closed, Elliot unlocked his phone and the photo of Avery came into sight.
He zoomed in on the photo and saw the cheerful smile on Avery's face. She looked like the way he remembered when they met for the first time: naive, young and innocent.
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