"Elliot, you will never have headaches like just now again in the future. Angela has promised me that she won't do that again. Other than that, I will try and free you from her control." Avery hugged his head and suppressed her sadness. "I will surely find a solution. I want to grow old with you, so you have to live until then."
Elliot's eyes were open, but there was no spark in them. He pursed his lips and gritted his teeth.
It was as if his soul had been taken away from him. He had not come out from the pain a moment ago.
Avery hugged him tightly. She had no intention of letting him go. She was afraid that if she let him go, he would go missing.
The next morning, Ben rushed over. Seeing Mike in the hall, he immediately asked, "Didn't you say that Elliot has returned? Where is he?"
"He is not up yet!" Mike looked at the time. "It's already nine. I'm guessing they didn't sleep last night."
"Chad told me that Elliot is under Angela's control. Is that true?" Ben did not sleep much as well the night before. He only fell asleep at the crack of dawn. He initially had wanted to come over in the middle of the night, but he was afraid that he would disturb their rest.
"Angela put a special device in his brain. If we take the device out, he will die."
"What! How could this happen? I don't believe it! I won't accept such an outcome! Avery had been in the underground cellar for so many days, yet she hasn't died yet. How could Elliot die? Angela must be lying!" Ben said angrily.
"Will you dare to risk it? You might dare to risk it, but Avery doesn't dare. If we recklessly take the device out of his head, and he dies, who will be held responsible? Angela is going to get the Marshall's Award just for this technology. What if Angela doesn't help revive Elliot in the future?" Mike did not sleep much as well the night before.
He had nightmares about Elliot every time he slept. Thus, after he woke up from the nightmare in the morning, he did not go back to sleep.
"We can't just continue to be threatened by Angela, right? If it were me, I would surely want to kill her."
They walked over to the dining hall, planning to have breakfast.
"Avery, what is your next plan? Are you planning to return to Aryadelle or stay here?" Ben asked.
"I'm not going back." Avery's mind was in a mess, but she was sure she could not possibly return to Aryadelle.
If she could not get rid of the device in Elliot's head, then she has to look into this technology. In the future, if Elliot has any problems, she need not have to ask for help from others.
Furthermore, she wanted to find other ways to extend Elliot's life.
"Ben, since Avery is here, you don't have to worry. You can start preparing for your wedding with Lilith. Also, Elliot can't return to work, you might have to deal with the company," Mike reminded Ben.
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