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.

observant girl. She would never be stupid enough to deliberately

and did not

get married and have children,” said Rosalie. “Elliot, it’s because I know too well exactly what you’re thinking that I can’t allow you

eyes welled up with

up the more she spoke,

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

girl you like. I will not allow you to spend the rest of your life alone!” Rosalie said as the bodyguard

out of breath as

tilted and she fell back onto the

who justhad just been discharged that morning, was then

mother to be so stubborn.

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

did not only hate Avery, but he also refused

find another

……

bedroom, Avery sipped on the glass

that was happening outside the

managed

oatmeal. She then picked up

hear that, Madam? As long as Madam Rosalie is around, Master Elliot won’t kick

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

each of her

not want to linger

never wanted to see that devil, Elliot

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

door, she saw the bodyguard pushing Elliot over in his wheelchair and immediately said,

was no different than usual, but his eyes were as

moved aside, the bodyguard pushed

head shot up suddenly, and her eyes

if there was the

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

luggage and walked over to

nights ago and was prepared to

she said in

hate me that much.

“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

wait to distance herself from him, Elliot drawled, “Did I say that

was as if she