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.

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

his lips and did not

what you’re thinking that I can’t allow you to do this. Avery is a good girl. It’s fine if you don’t love her. You just have to

point, Rosalie’s eyes welled up with tears

up the more she spoke,

his mother’s condition. He signaled to his bodyguard

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 the couch. Her head was spinning

herself running out of breath as

Rosalie’s head tilted and she fell

been discharged that morning, was

so stubborn.

the matter with Avery could be settled quickly, but it

only hate Avery, but

that he would find another woman for the sake of divorcing

……

sipped on the glass

heard everything that was happening

he still managed to provoke his mother to the

bowl of oatmeal. She then picked up a

as Madam Rosalie is around, Master Elliot won’t kick you

and out of energy, but there was one

each of her

linger in this

never wanted to see that

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

arrived at the door, she saw the bodyguard pushing Elliot over in his wheelchair and immediately said, “Madam’s condition isn’t

than usual, but his eyes were as cold as

moved aside, the bodyguard pushed

up suddenly, and her eyes met

the crackling of sparks in the

Elliot!” Avery said as she put down the

luggage

two nights ago and

she said

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

used your computer,” Avery said as she tried to control her breathing. “I’ve already gotten my punishment,

way she could not wait to distance herself from him, Elliot drawled, “Did

stunned. It was as if she just took a