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.

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

and did

know… I know why you 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. You just have to stay together, even if you’re only

this point, Rosalie’s eyes welled up

even more worked up the more

mother’s condition. He signaled to

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

could feel herself running out of breath as she

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

just been discharged that morning, was

to be so stubborn. He also did not expect her

matter with Avery could be settled quickly, but

not only hate Avery, but

another

……

on the

heard everything that was happening

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

then picked up a brush and

Madam Rosalie is around, Master

out of energy, but there was one thing she was

a divorce,” she said in a husky voice, but each of her words was clear. “Whether he

to linger in this hell

to see that devil, Elliot Foster, ever

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

at the door, she saw the bodyguard pushing Elliot over in his wheelchair and immediately said, “Madam’s

different than usual, but his eyes were as cold

bodyguard pushed Elliot to the room’s

head shot up suddenly, and her eyes

if there was the

a divorce, Elliot!” Avery said as she put down the bowl of

picked up her luggage and walked

ago and was prepared to leave the

actually like!” she said in a much tougher

as he said, “You hate me that much.

said as she tried to control her breathing. “I’ve already gotten my punishment, so we should be even. Do you have the divorce

she could not wait to distance herself from him, Elliot drawled, “Did

was as if she just took a blow to