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.

girl. She would never be stupid

pursed his lips and did

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 to do this. Avery is a good girl.

point, Rosalie’s eyes welled up with tears

even more worked up the more she spoke, and her eyes

when he noticed his mother’s condition. He signaled to his

the question… You just have to find a girl you like. I will not allow you to

running out of

Rosalie’s head tilted and she

who justhad just been discharged that morning,

so stubborn. He also

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

did not only hate Avery, but he also refused all

impossible that he would find another woman for the

……

sipped on the glass of milk as her condition

heard everything that was happening outside

much, but he still managed to

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

hear that, Madam? As long as Madam Rosalie is around, Master

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

of her words was clear. “Whether he wants to

to linger in

to see that devil, Elliot Foster, ever

some oatmeal. I’ll go and take a look

over in his wheelchair and immediately said,

but his eyes were as cold as

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

shot up suddenly,

the

get a divorce, Elliot!” Avery said as

luggage and walked over to

two nights ago and was prepared to leave the place at

you actually like!” she said

me that much.

control her breathing. “I’ve already gotten my punishment, so we should be even. Do you have the divorce papers with you?

the way she could not wait to distance herself from him,

It was as if she just took a blow to the