On the cruise ship, she wanted to meet that person and completely forgot about Jace; the chaotic events that followed made her forget even more. Being injured and in a coma herself, she didn’t know if Jace knew, nor if he had tried to find her. At this moment, Ava Sterling’s brows furrowed tightly. She didn’t need to think much to know Jace would have been very worried when she suddenly disappeared. Jace was her good friend, and she didn’t want him to worry. But this time, it was indeed her negligence, which was very inappropriate. Lauren Howell saw Ava’s tense expression, showing she clearly cared about Jace, and felt relieved inside. "Young Master Kingsley came to see you, but he had to leave due to some urgent matters." Ava noticed what Lauren said about Jace coming to see her, meaning... someone notified him to come? Ava’s heart stirred slightly; could it have been that person who informed Jace? Just thinking of this possibility, Ava instantly dismissed the idea. How could that person possibly inform Jace? It made sense to notify Lauren to take care of her—after all, although that person was nominally her husband, he wasn’t in reality. He could save her, get her to the hospital, and notify Lauren, which was already doing quite well. He couldn’t possibly notify Jace, definitely not. Ava recalled that person’s gaze on the cruise ship, and just thinking about that look, she was completely certain that person couldn’t have notified Jace, wouldn’t even let Jace know. Thinking this, Ava immediately asked Lauren, "Did you notify Jace?" "It’s strange, clearly you two were together, but how come you ended up in the hospital alone and so seriously injured?" Lauren’s gaze fell on Ava’s bandaged hand and her hospital gown-clad body; her chest was also swathed in bandages. The doctor said she had broken two ribs, and her hand was fractured, requiring extensive recovery time—truly very serious. Lauren looked on, her brows furrowing in confusion: "Weren’t you supposed to be attending the charity gala? How did you get hurt? Moreover, you and Jace were together, how come you weren’t together later on?" "And..." Updates are released by novel fire.net Lauren had many questions she wanted to ask, now that Ava was awake she couldn’t hold back, and simply spoke out. Ava didn’t want to talk to Lauren; one reason was she wasn’t in the mood, another was that explaining wouldn’t help, and telling Lauren would only make her more annoying. "Alright, alright, I need to sleep, you should leave." Ava impatiently interrupted Lauren, who was instantly surprised: "Still sleeping?" "You... you’ve been sleeping all day, aren’t you tired of sleeping yet?" Ava gave Lauren a look for her to figure out herself, and Lauren shut her mouth. "I’ll leave...I’m leaving right now..." Feeling aggrieved, Lauren picked up her bag and headed out, while Ava closed her eyes. Her mind was chaotic, always feeling like something had happened, yet since Poe Vaughn appeared, her memory afterward was gone, completely blank like a break in a line. This feeling truly made her uneasy. Her brow furrowed tightly, her body faintly hurting, no matter how she thought about it, she felt uncomfortable. Ava lay for a while, unable to sleep, and the more she thought, the more annoyed she became, so she simply called out, "Lauren!" Lauren was right outside, texting Eric about Ava’s condition upon waking. Upon hearing the voice from inside, she quickly put away her phone and hurried in: "Ava, what’s up? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Lauren quickly approached the bed, looking at Ava tensely. Ava directly ordered her, "Raise the bed for me." Lauren immediately raised the head of the bed for her, and Ava gradually changed from lying down to sitting up while Lauren spoke as she adjusted the bed: "Ava, your injuries aren’t minor, you broke ribs and an arm, the doctor said you’ll need several months to recover." Ava frowned, "Broken ribs?" At the time she only felt pain and didn’t expect she’d broken ribs, let alone two. "Yes, when the doctor told me, I was shocked, but don’t worry, since the injuries aren’t particularly severe, no surgery is needed, and there won’t be scars. " Ava usually thinks highly of such things, considering modeling isn’t an easy profession. But now Ava wasn’t concerned about that point. Rather, she’d need to recuperate for months due to the injuries, and her face turned grim immediately: "Do I have to lie in the hospital for months?" "Not really, a hospital stay of about half a month should suffice, and afterward, you’ll recover at home." Ava breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she’d have to lie in the hospital for months; she might as well die for the quicker solution. Understanding this situation reassured her, and Ava directly told Lauren, "Where’s my phone? Give me my phone." Lauren was stunned, "I don’t have it!" "I didn’t see your phone; when I came here, there was just you. I didn’t see your bag or phone." Suddenly, Ava remembered something; her phone must have been left in that room. The situation was so fast and sudden at the time, she didn’t have time to consider anything else—she was only thinking about how to deal with that person, so her bag and phone were left behind. Thinking now, they must have been left there. And given the situation at the time, her phone and bag were certainly destroyed, making Ava’s face look unpleasant again. Joyner truly was a lowlife, causing her loss again and again, and now, even preventing her from working temporarily, she must settle this score with her properly! Lauren saw Ava’s face turn extremely ugly all at once, and dared not speak. And Ava ordered her, "Get me a new phone." "Right now, immediately!" This face full of hostility made Lauren dare not delay, she went to buy it right away. Very quickly, Ava received the phone and directly operated, logging into her account, transferring all the data from the previous phone to this new one. Before long, a call was made. Lauren stood there, watching Ava with her bandaged and splinted hand, and saw Ava’s frown, thinking of advising her to refrain from moving her hand for the time being, as it wasn’t conducive to her recovery. But judging by Ava’s expression, she still couldn’t say it. Ava’s current look was clearly anticipating a storm; Lauren dared not provoke her. Ava ignored Lauren; the call soon connected, but she noticed Lauren hadn’t left and furrowed her brows, "What are you standing here for? Go mind your own business, I don’t need you here." Don’t need me here? Looking at Ava’s incapacitated state all over, it was simply shocking beyond words. She needs someone to care for her now, alright? After Ava finished speaking, she withdrew her gaze, continuing to listen to the dial tone, completely ignoring Lauren. Lauren stood there, seeing her self-assured demeanor, completely unaware of her current condition, and could only deflate, stepping outside to keep watch from there. The hospital room door opened and closed again, leaving a quiet environment. Ava listened to the phone’s dial tone, impatiently furrowing her brow. Why isn’t the call being answered? As she pondered this, the call clicked and connected.