When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Chapter 849

No matter how you looked at it, Elliot was in the wrong this time.

Even if there was something he could not talk about, what did Avery do wrong to deserve this? Mike got into the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt, then remembered what Mrs.Cooper asked him to do.

He pulled out his phone and called Tammy.

Over in Bridgedale, Tammy immediately drove over to Avery’s place after receiving Mike’s call.

Avery had taken medication for her fever the night before, but her fever only subsided temporarily.

In the morning, her fever came back.She had planned on explaining the change in her relationship with Elliot to the children after she got up that morning.

However, she was worried that she would pass her fever to the children, so she spent the entire time resting in her room.

After Tammy entered the room, she shut the door behind her.

Avery heard her and opened her eyes.

"Are you not feeling well, Avery?"

approached the bed

little warm.Did

"I did."

asked weakly, "Who called you

"Mike called me."

and began to sob a few seconds

Avery was stunned.

to cry in front of other people.I’m worried they would laugh at me.He’s just a man.There are plenty of them in the world.I could just pick any one of them… But my heart aches every time I think of how the man

listened to Tammy’s woes

"Lie down, Avery.I’m fine."

helped Avery lie back

too easy in the first half of my life, so going through a little bit of hardship now feels like the world is crumbling around me.You’re so much braver than I am.I’ve always been envious of you.Not only can you take care of yourself,

as you think, Tammy,"

of how she had cried her eyes out at the airport when she broke up with Elliot yesterday.She also recalled

would not have a fever today, but would be at the

Avery’s haggard yet flushed face and asked,

didn’t say,"

"It doesn’t matter anymore."