When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

It was the day of Avonsville socialite Avery Tate’s wedding, but there was no groom in sight.

The groom, Elliot Foster, had been in a vegetative state since a car crash half a year ago. His doctors said that he was not going to make it until the end of the year.

In a grief-stricken act, Elliot’s mother decided to arrange a marriage for her son before he met his untimely end.

The Fosters were one of the wealthiest families in Avonsville, but no socialite in her right mind would want to marry a man who was knocking on Death’s door.

……

Avery sat at the vanity with her slender figure gracefully dressed in a white wedding gown. With her elegant makeup that brought out the exquisiteness of her pale complexion, she looked as delicate as a budding red rose.

Yet, there was an uneasiness in her almond-shaped eyes.

There was only another 20 minutes until the ceremony, and Avery was frantically sliding her fingers across her phone screen, anxiously awaiting a text message.

She had a boyfriend before she was forced to marry Elliot, and it was a terrible coincidence that he just happened to be Elliot’s nephew, Cole Foster.

However, they had never made their relationship public.

Avery had texted Cole the night before in hopes that they would escape Avonsville together and elope. She had stayed up all night waiting, but she never got a reply.

She could wait no longer.

Avery rose from her seat, clenched her hand around her phone and made up an excuse to leave the room.

She hurried down the corridor and froze in her tracks as she walked past one of the rooms.

Avery heard the sound of her sister, Cassandra giggling delightedly through the slightly ajar room door.

her, Cole! Maybe you should go and butter her up a little

think she has a choice now that things have come this far?” Cole said as he held Cassandra in his arms and nuzzled his thin lips against her neck.

mind if she finds out that you’ve

felt a violent buzzing in her head. She took a step back and almost lost

clenched her fists around her gown and held back the tears in

was admitted into hospital when

turned on Avery and forced her to marry into the Foster family so she could reap the benefits. She had made it sound like

expected, was the fact that the boyfriend who said he loved her would turn around and betray

said that he

hopes and dreams were crushed, and she could barely

room intensified, Avery clenched her fists, and her eyes turned ice

endured her stepmother and stepsister’s bullying for her father’s sake. She suffered through

too

no longer allow them to take her

back all

ceremony began shortly

of flowers in her hands, Avery walked down the aisle

said her own vows and put on her

puzzled, but she paid them

was Mrs.

hold Avonsville in the palm of his hand, did not

……

night, Avery was sent to Elliot’s

was located in the heart of the city’s affluent district and cost

in the mansion’s layout, Mrs. Cooper had

eyes were immediately drawn to the man on the large bed. She slowly walked over and

on his chiseled face, and he exuded

pale from spending all that time indoors, but his handsome face made one unable to take

he were not sick, Avery would