Zoe almost spat out the water she had just drunk.

'What does she mean by returning every last penny? Once Elliot gave me the money, it was mine! Why should I return it?' she thought.

"Avery, I know that you desperately need to pay Elliot back and that you need money for that," Zoe muttered nervously, "but there is no reason that I should give up my hard-earned money for you! I've put in so much effort and time into treating Shea—"

"But you didn't perform those surgeries on Shea," Avery inter