When His Eyes Opened

“You haven’t eaten, have you? I’ll go make lunch,” Mrs. Scarlet said, then walked toward the kitchen.

Elliot glanced around the house. It was an open layout and the decor was minimalistic.

Layla thought he was looking for his room, so she ran toward the guest bedroom and showed him the way.

“You can sleep in here!”

Elliot responded, but a framed photo on the shelf drew his attention.

It was a family photo of Laura and Avery with them each holding a baby in their arms.

He walked over to the shelf, picked up the photo and examined it carefully.

At the bottom right corner were the words “We’re a year old!”.

This meant that the children in the photo were a year old when it was taken.

One of the babies was dressed in a smart suit, while the other was wearing a white, puffy dress and a tiara on her head… It was obvious that the babies were a boy and a girl.

they Hayden and

on in!” Layla stood at the door of the guest bedroom and called out to Elliot,

put the photo down and walked

large floor to ceiling window

only then that he noticed that it had turned

it? Mommy bought it for me. There were two of them, but Hayden didn’t like it, so I’m letting you use it!” Layla held a pillow shaped like a bunny and

then smiled and said,

cheeks flushed. She wondered why she did not naturally resist when Elliot picked her up earlier. She actually enjoyed being carried at that

take a shower,” Elliot said as his own face began to turn

Layla threw herself on the bed, then gazed at him and asked, “Why did you cry? Do you

Elliot opened up his suitcase and took

bringing Mommy home tonight?” Layla asked. “It’s going to be night time soon!

“I will.”

back was facing her, so he did not have

the White Mansion, Avery asked for a blanket from one of the servants, then

on the mountain was lower, but the corpse in the ice casket had yet to completely defrost despite the