It was an unfamiliar phone call. Lauren frowned. Who was calling her at this time? She didn’t think much of it, mainly because her mind was completely occupied with Ava. She was particularly worried that something happened to Ava, so Lauren directly hung up the call, then dialed Jace’s number. Yes, she was going to call Jace. Ava suddenly left last night. Lauren quickly asked Jace the reason, and Jace told her that Ava had severed ties with him and wouldn’t contact him anymore. Lauren was completely stunned. For a moment, she thought it was because Ava had asked her to help and she hadn’t come, that Ava would say something . She even voiced this thought. Jace said it wasn’t that. Ava was very serious, very resolute. Actually, Lauren also knew Ava wouldn’t joke about such things, but she found it too unbelievable. Clearly, everyone was laughing and eating together a moment ago without any issues, and the next second, Ava resolutely said not to contact her, which was completely unacceptable. Since Ava left, Jace had been in a terrible state. The gentleness was gone, his aura became silent, which made Lauren exceptionally worried. But she didn’t know what to say; she was completely in the dark about the situation. She had to find Ava and ask her clearly what was going on. She told Jace not to overthink for the time being. She would contact him once she found out, then she left. Since she left, she hadn’t contacted Jace until today because she hadn’t found Ava yet and didn’t know what exactly happened. Logically, she should have been anxious last night when she couldn’t find Ava, but she felt there shouldn’t be anything wrong because sometimes not being able to reach Ava was normal. But it was already today, still unable to contact, then that’s abnormal. Ava always remembered her work. She couldn’t possibly abandon her work. So, something happened, something definitely happened. She didn’t care anymore; she directly dialed Jace’s number. Find Ava first and talk later. "Sorry, the phone you dialed is turned off. Please..." The merciless artificial voice from the phone made Lauren freeze. During such a time, Young Master Kingsley turned off his phone? Ava wouldn’t be with Young Master Kingsley, would she? At this moment, in the villa. Ava called Lauren. Soon, the phone connected, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, there was a call that went through. But very soon, an indifferent voice came from the phone: "Sorry, the phone you dialed is currently on another call. Please try again later..." Lauren actually hung up on her call! Ava widened her eyes, her face turned dark. Not only did she not answer, but she hung up on her call. Was this woman courting death? Ava dialed again. She must get through to Lauren. She needed to know what this woman was doing. "Sorry, the phone you dialed is currently on another call. Please try again later..." It’s still in a call, but this time, it really was in a call. Ava’s brow furrowed. She looked at the time in the living room, waited for a while, and dialed Lauren again. This time, the call went through. Ava’s heart tightened. If Lauren dared to hang up on her again, she would see how Ava would handle her! Ava held the receiver with a fierce look in her eyes. Meanwhile, over at Lauren’s side, her whole body froze at the thought of that possibility. She felt that the two must be together; otherwise, it wouldn’t be . So, she decided to go to Silvermist Isles. To Silvermist Isles to see. Just as she left Ava’s apartment, her phone rang. Lauren immediately picked up the phone to check. It was still an unknown number, but this time, she didn’t hang up. Instead, she answered while heading to the elevator. "Hello, who is this?" As soon as the call connected, Lauren’s impatient voice reached Ava’s ears. Ava’s mouth curled up into a cold smile: "Who?" "You tell me who I am?" The icy, bone-chilling voice came through, just as Lauren’s hand touched the elevator button. Ava’s voice came over, leaving Lauren bewildered. She didn’t immediately react. Newest update provided by novel-fire.net Lauren’s heart raced, then she came to her senses, hurriedly grabbing her phone to check the call. It was an unknown number, not Ava’s phone number. What was going on? Could she have heard wrong? Could she have hallucinated from missing Ava too much? Ava heard Lauren’s trembling voice, like she was dreaming, and Ava directly laughed coldly: "What? Not awake yet, still dreaming?" Ava’s voice came through again, and this time Lauren was sure. Instantly, her body softened, and she collapsed to the ground, crying, "Ava, you really scared me!" "Do you know I’ve been looking for you for so long? Eric was also looking for you, we went crazy looking for you, even called the police..." Lauren’s sobbing voice fell into Ava’s ears, sounding like ghostly wails. Ava frowned for a moment, pulled the receiver back a bit, but quickly frowned again: "What did you say? Police?" "We’ve been searching for you all morning and couldn’t find you, what else could we do but call the police? We couldn’t find you!" Ava’s face darkened: "Report a person missing after twenty-four hours, how long has it been? You’re so anxious and worried already?" "But you’re different, aren’t you? How could we not be anxious?" "How am I different? I’m also human, everyone is human, all the same, okay?" "No, not the same, even if we’re all human, it’s different..." "Boo-hoo... Ava, I finally found you, boo-hoo..." Ava couldn’t bear listening to Lauren’s nonsense anymore and directly said: "Hurry and call Eric and tell her I’m okay. I’ve been trying to call her but she’s been on another call, that’s it." Saying that, Ava hung up with a snap, hands on her hips, incredibly angry. She had only disappeared for a few hours, and they called the police. How little faith did they have in her? Ava was so angry standing there that she completely forgot where she was or what the situation was now. Meanwhile, Sharon stood not far behind Ava, having been there since Ava started the phone call but remained silent, just watching Ava. Observing Ava’s expression, listening to her words. Once Ava hung up the phone, Sharon pretty much understood the situation. Now, looking at Ava standing there in a strap nightgown, barefoot on the cold marble floor, Sharon’s brow furrowed with worry. This kid’s body had only just recovered a bit; she couldn’t let the chill enter her body. So, Sharon spoke up: "Ava." Ava was still angry, but hearing Sharon’s words made her stiffen, then she awkwardly turned around. Sharon walked over, took her hand, looked at her feet, and frowned, "Quick, go sit on the sofa, Grandma will have someone bring over some shoes." "You could catch cold , your illness will get worse." All of Ava’s thoughts had been tied up in the phone call just now, completely forgetting about Sharon and the current place and time. So now her face was very stiff. Her recent demeanor, the old lady probably couldn’t accept, right? Thinking about this, Ava was very tense, but didn’t anticipate Sharon showing no difference, still treating her with the usual caring love. The old lady didn’t notice her recent behavior? Without waiting for Ava to think more, Sharon pulled her to sit on the sofa, letting her feet rest on the carpet, then called out: "Mrs. Wei, please go upstairs and fetch a blanket for the lady, and bring a pair of shoes as well." Mrs. Wei and Mrs. You were in the kitchen. Hearing Sharon’s voice, they quickly came out: "Yes, madam." Mrs. Wei hurried upstairs; Ava sat on the sofa, her hand held by Sharon, dazed. Did Grandma not care, or did she truly not see her just now? For a moment, Ava couldn’t react. While Sharon touched Ava’s hand, feeling it was cold, she took a cushion and surrounded Ava with it, as if afraid she would catch even a bit of chilly air. The warmth washed over, bringing Ava back to reality. She carefully called: "Grandma, just now..." Before she finished speaking, a sudden ringing sound chimed abruptly.