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.

eyes, Avery was a sensible, well-behaved, and observant girl. She would never be stupid enough to deliberately anger

pursed his lips and did

“Elliot, it’s because I know too well exactly 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 stay

this point, Rosalie’s eyes welled

more worked up the more she spoke, and her eyes

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

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

of breath as

and

Mrs. Foster, who justhad just been discharged that morning, was then

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

had thought that the matter with Avery could be settled quickly, but

Avery, but he

he would find another woman for

……

sipped on the glass of milk

heard everything that was happening outside the

not say much, but he still managed to provoke his mother to

picked up a brush and began combing through Avery’s disheveled

Rosalie is around, Master Elliot won’t kick you out,”

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

her

to linger in this hell for

wanted to see that

Cooper said awkwardly. “Have some oatmeal.

bodyguard pushing Elliot over in his wheelchair and immediately

no different than usual, but his eyes were as cold as

aside, the bodyguard

up suddenly, and her eyes met

the

as she put down

picked up her luggage and walked

and was prepared to leave the place at

she said in a much

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

breathing. “I’ve already gotten my punishment, so we should be even. Do you have the

distance herself from him, Elliot drawled, “Did I say that your punishment

It was as if she just took a blow to