"Elliot, are you really not planning to work?" This, without a doubt, was a huge blow to Ben.
He felt that Elliot was no different from usual. Other than being slightly depressed, he could not see anything else out of the ordinary.
He thought that Elliot could live a normal life and work. He was only under the control of another person.
"He surely can't work right now. We'll talk about the future when the time comes." Avery did not want to set any words in stone.
Even if Elliot can work like in the past, his mental health was a huge problem. He might not even want to go back to work himself.
"Hmm, no matter what, Elliot is still alive, and this is a great thing," Ben said. He suddenly felt like drinking." Is there wine at home?"
"It's early in the morning, who is going to drink with you?" Mike snapped at him. "I'm going to the office later. I'll drink with you tonight."
"Okay, then! I'll go and catch up on some sleep. I didn't sleep well last night. Without seeing Elliot, I was extremely worried. Now that I've seen him, I'm feeling a little better." Ben's heart was no longer in suspense.
Avery looked at Elliot. His gaze had been lowered from the beginning. He did not look at anyone nor talk to them.
"Elliot, I'm going to go out a little later," Avery hesitated for a while before saying, "You rest at home today. I'll try to return in the afternoon."
"Hmm," Elliot responded.
Ben heard his familiar voice. He was so excited tears fell. "Elliot, I thought you can't speak anymore! I never thought that you could speak! Also, your voice is the same as before!"
Avery and Elliot were speechless.
Mike looked at Ben condescendingly. "You don't seem very smart."
Ben said, "Hey, I'm just a little excited."
Mike said, "Previously if I were to scold Elliot, he wouldn't take it to heart! Now, if I just say anything, he won't be able to take it. How am I going to treat him like an ordinary person?"
Ben said, "You're in Avery's house, right? Does that mean you have to listen to her? Why don't you move out? It's not like you don't have the money to buy a house. You should just move out!"
Mike replied, "You've crossed the line with this! Avery is not here often. When she's not here, I stay here with Hayden. At least we can look out for each other!"
Ben said, "Is Hayden planning to keep living in
Bridgedale?"
"I don't know, but I think he wants to. After all, the company is here..." Mike accidentally let slip.
"What company?" Ben's hand holding the cup of milk trembled a little. "Hayden's company?"
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