When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Chapter 55

The cold, night air burst into the car, whipping Avery’s hair and calming her nerves.

Elliot had said that he was not the only one for her.

From that, she figured that as long as she remained adamant about the divorce, he might just agree to it one day

The anxiety she felt dulled into relief with that comforting thought.

When they arrived at the mansion, Mrs. Cooper and the driver helped Elliot out of the car.

Avery saw that he was being looked after, so she quietly returned to her room.

It was not long before Mrs. Cooper showed up in her room and said, “Master Elliot won’t let anyone touch him, Madam. Maybe you should give it a try! You just need to wipe his face down and help him change his clothes.”

Wipe his face and change his clothes?

Avery would have no objections if Elliot were still in a vegetative state, but he was not!

He might have had a little too much to drink, but he was not unconscious.

had not forgotten the fight that they had in the car on

that?” Avery suggested. “He can take a shower and

“Come and try it out with me! He might protest less if you were

to the master bedroom was wide open when Avery arrived, and Elliot was lying

direction of the bed and said, “Master Elliot’s had too much to drink, so h e might wake up in the middle of the night and throw up… It’s better if someone stays and looks

what Mrs.

of his legs. The doctor said that getting hurt right now would severely affect his rehab treatment later. You should just stay with him

as she held back the words

Cooper had a point, and she had

slept for a bit before wiping his face… If you can’t get him to change into his pajamas, you can just help undress him… And let him sleep like that…” Mrs. Cooper said

her head was about

of the room, she

and his breath was heavy. His cheeks were an unusual shade of pink, and she wondered how much he had

went into the bathroom, then reemerged with a bowl of warm

the head of the bed, then sat on the side of the bed

his hand clasped around her arm in reflex. At the same time, his eyes shot open, revealing a

she stared into

anything himself.

his body was already numb from