After she left, Elliot called the family doctor once again and said, "I'm fine. You don't have to come now."

The doctor was slightly confused. "Mr. Foster, I'm already on the way there. Why don't I come and have a look?"

Elliot hung up. He reached up to touch his forehead and noticed that his skin was slightly hot to the touch.

He did not realize that he had a fever before Avery arrived. Though he did feel unwell, it did not affect his work; after Avery's visit, however, he felt as though all