Jed strode out of the ward afterward.

Right as he stepped out, he saw Elliot standing not far away from him.

Elliot was leaning against the window smoking a cigarette.

To Jed's surprise, Elliot had already returned to the hospital.

Yet, he did not step into Ruby's ward all this while.

Jed then walked up to Elliot and saw a lot of cigarette butts in the trash can in front of Elliot.

"Is Avery safe now?" asked Jed.

"Yeah. I saw you fell asleep, so I didn't wake you up." Elliot threw the cig