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Ava went back to her home. Her mother was not at home because she had already gone to the hospital.

Ava remained in her room throughout the entire day, thinking about her future.

The only thing she could do was hope Harper would make her mother happy and give her what she deserved.

In the evening,

Ava was lazing around on the couch and watching television. She could hear her phone ringing.

Her phone, which was sitting on the table close to the kitchen, caught her attention briefly. She forgot to take her phone from there after having lunch.

The phone rang, but she was too lazy to go and answer it.

"Come on, Ava. You have to do it."

After getting to her feet, she proceeded to walk to the table. She looked at her phone screen and saw that it was a group call.

She received the call and immediately connected with the other three people in the group.

"Hello, guys," Ava said.

"Stephen called us to invite us to his party."

It was Abigail who spoke out. Her voice was desperate.

"Oh, thank God