In the restroom, Avery was deeply asleep when she heard her phone making a noise. It didn''t sound like a phone call.


    She recalled that it was her wedding day with Elliot and could not sleep for too long, so she struggled to wake up. She turned around and realized that Elliot was already gone. "That guy... He never wakes up," she mumbled and got out of bed.


    When she unlocked her phone to check the time, she noticed that there was a new notification, and when she opened it, she realized it was a request on social media.Content from N?velDr(a)ma.Org.


    She had blocked Cole''s ount on all social media tforms before and it had been years since theyst spoke to one another, so she did not expect him to shamelessly reach out to her. The reason she recognized that it was a request from Cole was because it was written on the request, and his profile photo and name had not changed at all.


    After a few thoughtful moments, she epted the request.


    Cole seemed to be waiting for her to ept his request and immediately sent her a message. [Avery, I saw from the news that you and Elliot are having a wedding today. Congrattions!] [That''s all you wanted to say?] She replied.


    [Avery, I know that you don''t want to speak to me, but I''m really running out of options... My dad is sick and desperately needs treatment, but I don''t have the money for it...]


    [What about the money you got by selling the old Foster Mansion?]


    [All gone.]


    [Oh.]


    Impressed by how he managed to spend


    Avery did not feel like d


    Coin such a short p


    g anything more than


    ''Oh''.


    [I know that I''m far too ambitious my own good. I''ve learnt my


    Avery, I just need y


    for


    e some moneyle


    lend can''t watch my dad die...]


    [Your dad is probably sick because of how frequently you enrage him, right?]


    [...]


    [Cole, you aren''t a kid anymore. How


    can you be so naive? After all the


    things you did and you almost getting Elliot killed, I would be pleased if you died. How dare youe to me for money? What makes you think that I would give you anything?]


    Cole''s face burned as he read her message, not knowing how to respond.


    [Did you reach out to Elliot? Or just me?] Avery sent another message.


    Thinking that Avery was wavering, he immediately replied. [I didn''t go to him. I know he won''t give me any money.]


    [Neither will I. If youe to me in person or try anything, you will pay for it.]


    Colepletely gave up on lending money from Avery.


    He tensed in devastation and watched the traffic before him, overwhelmed by the urge to run into it.


    He wanted it all to end. It had never been more painful to live.