Chapter 131

I thought it was hilarious, but I held my laughter back. Watching Teri, her grin quickly turned into laughter, filling the quiet room with a burst of humor I hadn't expected. Once she finished laughing, she sighed deeply. "Ari, don't think I'm overstepping, but ever since you tried to, well, you know… it's like Elijah's turned into a shell of himself." I frowned. "How would you know?" Teri hesitated, glancing at me. "He… he's come to see me a few times." The thought of Elijah reaching out to her left an odd taste in my mouth, especially after his pitiful display this morning—being dragged out of the hospital ward, bruised and beaten, after trying to barge in. I couldn't forget his desperate look as he crawled across the floor. I sighed, dropping my gaze. Even without my old memories, I understood that Elijah was a proud man—too proud. Seeing him reduced to such a desperate, pitiful state was jarring, like seeing someone entirely different. Teri noticed my expression and quickly d