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.

sensible, well-behaved, and observant girl. She would never be stupid enough to

pursed his lips and

too well exactly what you’re thinking that I can’t allow you

point, Rosalie’s eyes welled up with tears of

more she spoke,

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

feel herself running out of breath as

tilted and

just been discharged that morning,

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

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

did not only hate Avery, but he

he would find another woman for the

……

sipped on the

that was happening outside

say much, but he still managed to provoke his mother to the point

oatmeal. She then picked up a brush and began combing through Avery’s disheveled

Rosalie is around, Master Elliot won’t kick you

starved for two days. She was tired and out of energy,

husky voice, but each of her words was clear. “Whether he wants to or not, I will absolutely

linger

see that

said awkwardly. “Have some oatmeal. I’ll

Mrs. Cooper arrived at the door, she saw the bodyguard pushing Elliot over in his wheelchair and

usual, but his

Mrs. Cooper moved aside, the bodyguard pushed Elliot to the room’s

up suddenly, and her

was the crackling

get a divorce, Elliot!” Avery said as she put

her luggage and walked

and was

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

“You hate me

my punishment, so we should be even. Do you have the divorce papers with you? If not, I can

could not wait to distance herself from him, Elliot drawled,

she just