Erika & Ava

Ava couldn't convince Dean Davis so she came back to her office feeling a little stressed. When she entered the room Ava saw Charlie and Mia were discussing an operation case so she quietly greeted them, "Hello Dr. Byrne, Hello Mia."

"Dr. Green, are you alright?" Charlie saw that Ava's face wasn't looking good so he asked worriedly.

"I'm fine Dr. Byrne, Thank you," Ava said lightly.

"Ava, I heard that Dean Davis called you in his office? Is everything alright?" Mia also noticed Ava was distracted so she thought something must have happened.

"Yes, everything is fine except Dean Davis asked me to be someone's private doctor," Ava said with distress.

"What, that's great news, why are you looking upset?" Mia said excitedly. She couldn't understand why would Ava be upset she should be happy to make some extra money.

Of course, Ava wouldn't tell Mia why she was stressed over this so she simply said "I'm just a little tired recently, so I don't want to do it."

"It's true Dr. Green you have been very tired recently, why don't you take a holiday and have a good rest, and when you come back do a fresh start and start dating as well," Charlie said jokingly but in his mind, he still had a hope that may be someday Ava would agree to date him.

However, at the mention of dating Ava's mind flew back to Jacob and his defeated face at the detention center.

Recently Ava has been thinking about Jacob a lot. All the feelings she had for him were fading away little by little every day but she still felt bad for him. If only he wasn't blinded by hatred he would have a bright future ahead. But now he will come out of prison after 8 years and there will be no future for him. She saw the regret in his eye that day. What's done was done, why should they still keep holding onto their past. He couldn't let go of the past and now suffering the consequence of his action, maybe she should let it go and forgive him for what he did. If she could convince her father to withdraw the case then probably his life wouldn't be ruined and all this grievance will be ended. They both could let go of the past and live their own life in their own way.

"Dr. Green, in fact, I think to get over your previous relationship you should get into a new one. That's an effective method" Charlie stretched out his long fingers, pushed his black frame glasses, and said earnestly. They all knew Ava just broke up with her boyfriend a while ago so Charlie was trying to tell her to convince her to start dating again.

"Well Dr. Byrne I don't think that is a good idea, I don't disagree that this method indeed works but what I believe is that your heart should welcome someone wholeheartedly otherwise that love wouldn't be pure and wouldn't last for long," Ava said thoughtfully.

Mia who was quietly listening to their conversation sighed in her heart, Charlie's feelings for Ava were so clear however Ava was so indifferent toward him. That's how the heart works you just cannot force it.

Charlie was speechless by what Ava said but he couldn't deny that she was right. He knew well that Ava didn't have any kind of feelings for him but his reluctant heart just wouldn't give up trying.

"Dr. Green, please don't get me wrong, I didn't mean for you to find a substitute or anything, I just thought you should open your heart for others, I believe one day you will find a person who will love you very much." In order to break the awkward atmosphere, Charlie explained quietly with a smile.

"Thank you very much for your blessing Dr. Byrne, I will keep that in mind but as you mentioned dating I don't see you do that either. You are getting old why don't you find a girlfriend and get settled down." Ava said jokingly but she was indicating that Charlie should not waste his time on her.

"Well, I haven't found the right one yet," Charlie said smiling. There is a trace of loss hidden in that smile.

Ava also smiled at him but didn't say anything else. She just got back to her work.

Ava turned on her computer and saw there was a warning for the typhoon. The wind force reached 12 levels. It is expected to arrive in the city after 10 o'clock tonight. All schools will be closed tonight. She immediately thought of Sarah. Maybe Sarah could have a few days off. At that thought, Ava send a message to Sarah and told her to wait for Ava to pick her up from school.

As soon as Ava got off work she headed towards Sarah's school. Dark clouds were oppressed the whole city. Ava felt very uncomfortable she didn't like this kind of weather at all. All of a sudden, her cell phone started to ring, it was an unknown number.

"Hello, is this Ms. Green speaking?" A soft female voice came from the other end.

"Yes, speaking," Ava said thinking who this could be.

"Hi, my name is Erika Knight, I called regarding your cousin, I accidentally hit your cousin with my car. Now I'm at the 301 hospital can you please come here? Don't worry, your cousin is fine just got a little scratch. The doctor said to have some rest for few days and she will be fine." The woman explained everything sincerely and clearly.

"OK, I'll be right there." Ava immediately turned her car and head toward 301 hospital.

When Ava got to the hospital she saw Sarah was sitting on the bed and the doctor was dressing her wound.

"Sarah!" Ava cried.

"Sis" Sarah's eyes brightened seeing Ava and she smiled at her sweetly.

Ava felt relieved seeing she was alright "Silly girl, why are you so careless?"

"It's actually my fault. Your sister was walking and I bumped into her accidentally. I am really sorry. I'll bear her medical expenses." Erika said guiltily.

Only then Ava noticed an elegant woman was standing there quietly. Erika was wearing a light pink windbreaker over her beige color knee-length dress with high heels. She had light make-up on her sharp and delicate face, she was very pretty and was surrounded by a noble aura. She was polite and was sending out a warm feeling to the people around her. Ava instantly liked her temperament.

"It's alright! Accident happens, I am just glad that nothing serious happened to the two of you. Thank you for bringing my cousin to the hospital." Ava said politely and gave her an understanding smile.

"Thank you for understanding. By the way, I am Erika. What's your name?" Erika didn't know why she felt a connection with the women in front of her as if they were meant to be friends. Normally as a celebrity even though she was friendly she still wouldn't get close to anyone or make friends with strangers just like that but she wanted to know this woman and be her friend. She liked her polite and understanding nature very much.

"I'm Ava Green," Ava said with a bright smile.

"Can we be friends? This is my phone number add my WeChat." Erika said enthusiastically.

"Sure." Ava looked at Erika's warm smile and took out her phone to add her WeChat with a smile.

"Thank Ms. Green. I have to go now, see you around. Bye. Bye Sarah." Erica said and left, she was already in a hurry to get home.

However in her heart, she was a little lost, how come Ava didn't recognize her? She was the famous Erika. She was a child star and had been in the theatre group for more than 10 years. Maybe that was the reason Ava attracted her attention she found her very simple.

As for Ava she was so busy in her daily life she had no time to see theatre drama, she hardly watched movies so naturally, she didn't recognize Erika.