"If Eric wakes up only to find out he has one of your hearts, do you think he could live with himself?" Elliot asked. "Believe in Avery. Eric will be fine." The two nodded.RêAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    "Don''t pressure Avery. We are prepared for whatever might happen," Mr. Santos said.


    "I understand your struggle. We will do our best to save him," Elliot said.


    "Thank you."


    As they drove away, La rolled down the window.


    Elliot nced at her. "La, wind up the window. You are going to catch a cold."


    "I''m feeling a bit warm, Dad."


    "Your mom told me that you are still weak, and you can''t be out in the cold."


    Elliot nced at the driver, who immediately wound up the window.


    "Eric''s parents have aged so much in this short period of time." La thought back to what happened earlier bitterly.


    "Even if nothing had happened to Eric, they would still grow old. You didn''t cause this. La, you should go back to work tomorrow!" Elliot was worried that La might overthink things at home and wanted her to go back to work.


    "I do intend to do so," she said calmly. "You said so yourself. Eric will wake up. If that''s the case, I just need to live my life as usual and wait for him toe back."


    Elliot swallowed hard. "I said that to


    make sure that they don''t do anything, but no one can guarantee that Eric will fully recover. Even with a donor that matches Eric, the postoperative period is crucial as well. There are plenty of cases where patients die from acute rejection."


    "Dad, do you really think that we are unaware of that?" She took a deep breath. "We all need hope to stay alive, and without it, we are all just walking dead."


    "I am not trying to shatter your hope, but I want you to be prepared for bad news." Elliot held her cold hands in his. "There is more to life than getting married and forming a family. Finding a partner is not the sole purpose of life."


    "Dad, you''ve lost Mom once, and you


    know just how painful it is. I can''t give up no matter what you say." She stared at Elliot and tried her best to remain calm. "Hope and time are all I have. Every single day hurts, but I keep telling myself to live. I know that Eric isn''t the only person I care about in life. You, Mom, Hayden, Robert, and Ivy, you all love me just as much as Eric loves me, so I have to stay alive."


    Elliot sighed a breath of relief and realized that La is level-headed.


    "You mentioned how I almost lost your mother. 4 know how you feel right now," he said after a brief moment of silence. "Ever since I learned about you and your brother, I haven''t felt alone, and I have the motivation to live at the thought of you two, no matter what happens."


    La thought back to all the love she had received from Elliot and threw herself into his arms.


    Time flew, and soon, it was Friday.


    After her ss, Ivy unlocked her phone and saw that there was a message from Brian, who was waiting outside the campus.


    Robert had hired a tutor for Ivy to help with her ent and to improve her broadcasting skills. A meeting had been arranged for Ivy and the tutor to meet and get to know each other more.


    "Ivy, it''s my birthday today, and I''ve invited a few of my ssmates out for dinner. Are you free to join us?" A girl walked over to Ivy and asked.