La turned to Ivy. "Ivy, go home! You''ve already wasted a lot of time staying by my side."


    "I can always get a tutor afterward, La. I want to stay with you."


    "I''m better now," La said and nced at Robert. "Robert, take Ivy back. The two of you need to go back to school."


    "Let us stay with you for a few more days!" Robert said.


    "I''m fine. Besides, I have Mom, Dad, and Hayden with me."


    "Fine!" Robert said in resignation. "But we are stilling to Bridgedale with you because I want to see Uncle Eric."


    La did not argue further.


    The four boarded a private jet and arrived at Bridgedale ten hourster.


    Once they arrived at Avery''s house, she grabbed La by the arm and studied her up and down.


    "Mom, I''m really fine. I felt weak at first, but they dripped me for three days in a row, so I''m much better now," La said. "How is Eric doing, Mom?"


    Knowing that La would ask about Eric, Avery had already prepared her answer ahead of time. "He needs a new heart and lungs, and we are searching for donors that match him." La paled. "Is it that bad?"


    "It''s not as bad as you think it is. Once we find a matching donor, we can perform the surgery, and if everything goes well, it won''t affect his life in the future."


    "It''s not that easy to find a donor, right? Maybe you can use mine..."


    "La, we need to find organs that match." Avery took La''s hands. "We will try our best to save Eric and ensure that he survives with a healthy body. You used to say that I am the greatest doctor. Can you ce your trust in me one more time?"


    "But you can''t operate on him... That''s not your specialty." Tears filled La''s eyes.


    "There are more brilliant doctors in this world than you can count on apart from me. Though heart and lung operations aren''t my specialties, I am confident, so you have to be as well."


    La nodded. "I believe in you, Mom, and I believe in Eric as well."Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    "Alright. Let''s eat! I had the servant make some of your favorite food." Avery led La to the dining room and signaled for the others to take their seats. "You must all be tired after the past few days. Get some rest after eating."


    The servant started serving the food.


    "Mom, La told Ivy and me to go home," Robert said.


    "I''ve already been discharged so you don''t have to waste your time with me," La said. "If you want to stick around to go sightseeing or


    something, I don''t care, but y has


    to go back to school."


    La only said so because she knew Ivy valued her academic achievements.


    "I want to stay with you!" Robert did not dare make any jokes as La had not fully recovered yet


    "I know that, but I''m safe now, and we have plenty of time to see each other in the future." La seemed to have grown more patient. "For now, you need to go back to school."


    "Since your sister insisted, you two should go back!" Avery said.


    "Alright! Mom, can we visit Uncle Eric?" Robert asked.


    Avery shook her head. "He is in the ICU right now, and visitors are not allowed."


    The air grew thick with tension at Avery''s words.


    "I''ve been in the ICU before, so there is no need to be worried. Medical technology has be so


    advanced that anyone can walk out of the ICU alive and well unless you are an old person, and all your organs are failing you," Mike chirped gleefully.


    "I''ve stayed in the ICU before, too," Elliot said. "What Mike said is true."


    "La, don''t worry. Eric has thetest treatment avable, so he will definitely survive," said Chad.


    La kept her head bowed. "Let''s just eat!"


    After dinner, Elliot pulled Robert aside.