When His Eyes Opened

Chapter 8

Rosalie stood looking into the room from the open door.

Avery was curled up in a ball with her arms around her knees as she leaned against the wall.

Her hair was down, and it was a mess.

She looked up in a daze when she heard the commotion at the door.

“Avery! What happened to you?” Rosalie exclaimed. When she saw Avery’s face, which was white as a sheet of paper, her blood pressure instantly shot up.

“How did you become like this? Was it… Was it Elliot? Is he abusing you?”

At this point, there was a slight tremble in Rosalie’s voice.

Avery had lost a lot of weight.

Her face was void of any color, and there were faint cracks on her dry lips.

Her chest rose and fell unsteadily. She wanted to speak, but she could not find her voice.

Mrs. Cooper walked over with a glass of warm milk and passed it to Avery.

“Have a glass of milk first, Madam. Don’t be afraid. Now that Madam Rosalie is here, you can eat.”

Rosalie’s brows furrowed furiously as she said, “What’s that? Elliot isn’t letting Avery eat? How did she get so skinny? Is he trying to starve her to death?”

The incident shocked Rosalie to the core.

She stormed over to the living room and stood before her son.

“Elliot, Avery is the wife that I arranged for you. What would you have me think if you tormented her this way?”

“She should be punished for her mistakes. If it weren’t for your sake, do you think I would have allowed her to stay until now?” Elliot said in a cold, nonchalant voice.

The way he saw it, starving her for two days was a lot more merciful than breaking her arm.

She touched something she was not supposed to. She crossed his line. How could he easily forgive her?

“Mistake? What did Avery do?” asked Rosalie.

a sensible, well-behaved, and observant girl. She would never be

and did not

allow you to do this.

welled up

the more she spoke, and her eyes turned

to retaliate when he noticed his mother’s condition. He signaled to his bodyguard to

you can’t chase Avery out! Divorce isn’t out of the question… You just have to find a girl you like. I will not allow you to spend the rest of your life alone!” Rosalie said as the bodyguard helped her to

out of breath as she said those

Rosalie’s head tilted and she fell back onto

who justhad just been discharged that morning, was then

his mother to be so stubborn. He also did not expect her to be

that the matter with Avery could be settled quickly, but it seemed that there

Avery, but

find another woman for the sake

……

the guest bedroom, Avery sipped on the

heard everything that was happening outside the

he still managed to provoke his mother to the point

bowl of oatmeal. She then picked up a brush and began combing through

Madam Rosalie is around, Master Elliot won’t

She was tired and out

a divorce,” she said in a husky voice, but each of her words was clear. “Whether he wants

linger in this hell

see that

be upset, Madam,” Mrs. Cooper said awkwardly. “Have some oatmeal. I’ll go and take a look

door, she saw the bodyguard pushing Elliot over

no different than usual, but

bodyguard pushed

shot up suddenly, and

there was the crackling of sparks

divorce, Elliot!” Avery said as she put down the

luggage and walked

two nights ago and was prepared to leave the place at any

actually like!” she

eyes narrowed as he said, “You hate me that much. Do you not think you were

Avery said as she tried to control her breathing. “I’ve already gotten my punishment, so we should be even. Do you have the divorce papers with you? If not, I can go get them

way she could not wait to distance herself from him, Elliot drawled, “Did I say that your punishment

as if she just took a blow