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.

her eyes, Avery was a sensible, well-behaved, and observant girl. She

lips and did

know too well exactly what you’re thinking that I can’t allow you to do this. Avery is a good

Rosalie’s eyes welled up with tears

more worked up the more

condition. He signaled to his bodyguard to hold on to

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

running out of breath as she said those last

seconds later, Rosalie’s head tilted and she

who justhad just been discharged that

stubborn. He

thought that the matter with Avery could be settled

did not only hate Avery, but

was impossible that he would find another

……

the guest bedroom, Avery sipped on the glass of milk as her

was

but he still managed to provoke his mother to the point

picked up a brush and

long as Madam Rosalie is around, Master

starved for two days. She was tired and out of

but each of her words was clear. “Whether

linger

wanted to see that devil, Elliot

Mrs. Cooper said awkwardly. “Have some oatmeal. I’ll go and take a look at what’s going

Cooper arrived at the door, she saw the bodyguard pushing Elliot over in his wheelchair and immediately said, “Madam’s condition

usual, but

Mrs. Cooper moved aside, the bodyguard pushed

head shot up suddenly, and her eyes

as if there was the crackling of

Avery said as she put down the

her luggage and walked over

two nights ago and was prepared to leave the place at

someone you actually like!” she said in a much tougher

he said, “You hate me

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 made

from him, Elliot drawled, “Did I

was stunned. It was as if she just took a blow