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

lips and did not answer

never wanted to 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 to do this. Avery is a good girl. It’s fine if you don’t love her.

Rosalie’s eyes welled up with tears of

up the more she

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

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

feel herself running out of breath as she said

seconds later, Rosalie’s head tilted and she fell back onto the

old Mrs. Foster, who justhad just been discharged that morning,

be so stubborn. He also did not expect her to

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

only hate Avery, but he also

another woman for the

……

on the glass of milk as her condition

was happening

still managed to provoke his mother to

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

Madam? As long as Madam Rosalie is around, Master

and out of

each of her words was clear. “Whether he wants to or not,

want to linger in this hell for another

that devil, Elliot

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

pushing Elliot over in his wheelchair and immediately said, “Madam’s condition isn’t stable right now,

than usual, but

Cooper moved aside, the bodyguard

shot up suddenly,

was as if there was the crackling of sparks in

Elliot!” Avery said as she put down

picked up her luggage and walked over to

things two nights ago and was prepared to leave the place at

actually like!” she said in a

narrowed as he said, “You hate me that

as she tried to control her breathing. “I’ve already gotten my punishment, so we

herself from him, Elliot drawled, “Did I

as if she just took a blow