In the hospital, outside of the ER, Elliot saw the incoming call from Avery and walked to the lift lobby.
Only after seeing that Paul wasn't following him, Elliot picked up the call.
Shea's face instantly appeared on Elliot's phone screen.
"Elliot!" exclaimed Shea when she saw her brother's face.
Elliot saw her familiar face and how gaunt she looked.
"Elliot! It's Shea! Do you remember me?
Why aren’t you talking? I miss you... Even though we are not related by blood, you will always be my brother," blurted Shea.
After a slight pause, which felt like an eternity to Shea, Elliot finally said, "How could I forget you? Shea, you lost some weight."
Tears flowed down Shea's cheeks, "Elliot! When are you coming back? I miss you!"
"Go back to Aryadelle with Avery first. Mrs. Scarlet will take good care of you. I still have some unfinished business here. After I've done everything that needs to be done, I'll go find you," replied Elliot.
"... I'll wait for you," promised Shea.
"Is Avery by your side?" asked Elliot.
"Yup. Elliot's asking for you," said Shea as she passed the phone to Avery.
Avery took the phone and the moment she saw Elliot's face, she could feel her heart start to race.
It had been only a week since they last saw each other, but it felt like a long time.
"Are you at the hospital?" asked Avery as she saw a nurse pass Elliot.
"Yup, Gary was attacked, he is in the ER," replied Elliot nonchalantly.
"Attacked? By whom? How is he? Is he going to die?" asked Avery.
"Yes," replied Elliot.
"Why can't you be loyal to Ruby?" questioned Paul.
"If I was loyal to Ruby, do you really think that you would get the chance to be with Ruby? Do you know why Gary chose me and not you? Because you are stupid. If you have at least one brain cell, you should know that I'm not your enemy," said Elliot.
"You are still an outsider!" exclaimed Paul.
"It won't be long before everything is mine, Ruby, the Gould family!" said Elliot.
Paul's hands curled into a fist.
Before anything else could happen, the doors to the ER swung open.
Paul immediately stopped the nurse and asked, "What is going on in there?"
"Mr. Gould has lost too much blood. He needs an urgent blood transfusion!" said the nurse as she ran past them.
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