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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 571
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 571
Her eyes reddened as she went to call a certain number that she had not contacted in a while.
As soon as she made the call, she heard a sweet voice coming from the other end of the line.
“Have you dialed the wrong number, Doctor Sanford? It’s been so, so long since you last contacted me and here I thought that you have completely forgotten about me! Hahaha!”
Chelsea’s smug laughter came from the speaker of the35 phone.
At the very beginning, it was Chelsea who brought Zoe back from Bridgedale; Chelsea was also the one who told her that she would gain so much more if she listened to Chelsea, but she didn’t listen.
Once she obtained the leverage against Elliot, she cast Chelsea asideee immediately.
“What are you laughing at, Chelsea?!”
“I’m laughing at you, of course! You are out of the game now.” Chelsea’s tone was cheerful. “I can destroy you as easily as squishing an ant right now, but that’s beneath me and I don’t want to get filth on my6f hands.”
“Really?” Zoe mumbled, “and what have you gotten so far? Elliot belongs to Avery, not you!”
“Hahaha! Elliot doesn’t belong to me, but the person next to him right now is not you nor Avery,” Chelsea drawled, “it’s me. It’s me, Chelsea! I have been patient for over a year; I watched you build yourself up and fall apart in the end… I knew that you would end up like68 this!”
“Oh? Why don’t you predict what’s going to happen to Avery in the future, then?” Zoe asked sincerely.
“Hahaha! She will end up just like you! Don’t you think that it’s going to make a difference just because she has a few kids!” Chelsea was certain of her victory. “Elliot will never settle down for anyone and I am the only one who can give him the freedom heza wants.”
After the call, Zoe’s heart was filled with disgust. She and Avery had fought one another so hard that they forgot there was someone lurking behind them.
Chelsea was far too talented in scheming that it was almost chilling. Zoe knew that even if she was to team up with Avery, they would be no match to Chelsea.
Avery went home after meeting with Zoe and called Tammy.
“Avery, you are finally back! Are you home now? I’ll go find you! I heard that you took a bullet
and wanted to go find you in Bridgedale but Jun said I would only hinder your recovery,” Tammy said in excitement.
“I’ve already recovered,” Avery relaxed on the couch and said, “I haven’t even told Mike that I’m back yet! You are the first one I thought of telling.”
“Wow, I’m so touched by that! I am heading over right now! There’s a piece of gossip I need to tell you in person! Wait for me!” Tammy said, before hanging up.
Half an hour later, Tammy arrived with a big pile of gifts in her hands.
“Why do you always have to bring so many things over, Tammy? Don’t you get tired?” Avery sighed.
“Have you forgotten that my family runs supermarkets?” Tammy set the gifts down and held Avery’s hands to scan her up and down. “You lost weight! Is the baby okay? I was so worried about you and the baby.”
“Everything is fine with us.” Avery beamed at her and changed the subject by asking, “you told me that there’s a piece of gossip you want to share with me, what’s that about?”
A troubled expression appeared on Tammy’s face. “I’m worried that you will get upset if I tell you this…but I can’t bear not being able to talk about it either.”
“Then spill! I won’t get upset,” Avery promised, “I have really high tolerance now after the close-death experience.”
“It’s about that jerk Elliot! He is messing around with Chelsea again.” Tammy snorted and continued, “old habits die hard, I guess!”
The smile on Avery’s face froze.
“Don’t get upset, Avery! It’s not worth it for that jerk!” Tammy comforted her.
Avery was about to say something to cover up her emotions, when the phone on the table rang. She immediately picked up the phone.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 572
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 572
It was a notification from the bank informing her that she had received a transaction of 300 million in her account.
“Avery, I heard that you were the one who broke up with him this time. I’m guessing that he is doing this now in spite of you,” Tammy guessed.
Avery was in a good mood for getting 300 million so easily.
“What he wants to do is up to him.” She took out a banana from the fruit basket, peeled it and handed it to 35 Tammy.
Tammy was not happy about it. “That Chelsea really is everywhere! She’s stayed quiet for over a year and I almost forgot that she is still working in Sterling Group. She’s definitely patient.”
Avery had a deep impression on Chelsea even though they hadn’t met for a longee while.
“Chelsea’s love for Elliot surpasses my love for him,” Avery drawled, “Elliot doesn’t like kids and so to reassure him, she went and got rid of her own uterus.”
Tammy6f gaped.
“Perhaps Elliot got back together with her because he finally realized that finding someone who loves him most is the correct choice.” Avery felt relieved. “That’s good. Life is getting back on track again.”
When she first got to know Elliot, Chelsea had already been by his68 side.
“What about your kids, then? I wouldn’t have argued otherwise if it wasn’t for the kids.” Tammy couldn’t remain as calm as Avery did. “You know that Layla has always wanted a father.”
“Then you should also know that Hayden doesn’t wantza one.”
“What about the one you are carrying right now?” Tammy argued.
“This one might not even be heaļthy enough to be born into this world.” Avery picked up the glass from the table and took a sip of water. “Tammy, a relationship is between two people and it has nothing to do with anything else. If he’s chosen to get back together with Chelsea, we should just respect that.”
“He didn’t say that he’s getting back together with Chelsea. He just took her out for dinner again…” Tammy muttered.
“You don’t have to keep an eye on him,” Avery said calmly, “there are plenty of things to enjoy apart from men.”
“Well, that’s true. So are you really going to pay him 1400 million back? That’s so much money … how are you going to pay?” Tammy said gloomily, “I tried asking my dad if he has that much money and he said that I’m daydreaming.”
“Haha! I thought that I had a decent amount of money as well but it’s not after I checked that I realized it’s not that easy to earn money.”
Avery transferred the 300 million in her account to Elliot’s as they spoke, and after chatting for a while, they went to Central University to pick Hayden up.
When Hayden saw his mother, he was so excited that his eyes reddened. He went to grab her hands and asked, “when did you come back, Mom?”
“I just arrived today. I didn’t inform you guys ahead of time because I wanted to surprise you.”
A rare smile appeared on Hayden’s face.
“I’ve finally seen you smiling, Hayden. You look so adorable when you smile. You should do it more often, otherwise the girls will all be too scared to play with you!” Tammy teased.
The smile on Hayden’s face instantly disappeared.
“Hahaha! You are no fun.” Tammy pulled the car door open. “Get in!”
Half an hour later, the car drove into the yard of the mansion.
As soon as Avery got out, she saw Mike with Layla in his arms stepping out alongside Chad.
Dinner started once everyone was inside the house.
Avery’s phone screen lit up out of a sudden and she unlocked it to find a notification from the bank
The money she had transferred to Elliot had been returned in exact amount due to an error.,
‘Why would there be an error?’ She thought, ‘I managed to transfer money to him a few days ago.’
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 573
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 573
“Chad, did Elliot deactivate his account?” Avery looked up at Chad.
Chad was taken by surprise and said, “he didn’t tell me to do anything like that so I’m not sure. Are you having issues transferring money to his account?”
Avery nodded.
“I’ll go ask about it when I go to work tomorrow,” Chad said awkwardly, “maybe he doesn’t want to take your money35 anymore!” “That’s funny. Does he intend on keeping Avery on his debt?” Tammy directed her frustration towards Chad and questioned sharply, “what exactly is his relationship with Chelsea? Jun said that Elliot brought Chelsea along the last time they ate together.”
Chad was starting to sweat. “… They are colleagues, I guess! He’s known Chelsea for years so he would sometimes take her out foree meals.”
“Who are you trying to fool? Jun said that Chelsea was putting food on Elliot’s plate and Elliot accepted it… Is that what colleagues do in your company?”
“Tammy Lynch, it’s really not necessary for you to say all these things in front of Avery and heróf children.”
“Are you embarrassed, too?” Tammy had always been hot-tempered and straight-forward.
“What does that have to do with me being embarrassed? Avery is the one who wanted to break up and now that they broke up, my boss has every right to be with anyone he68 wants…”
“You’ve finally admitted that he is with Chelsea.” Tammy sneered.
“Why exactly are you venting your anger on me? Wasn’t Avery the one who told him to go 9 back to his life?” Chad was agitated and retorted, “if Avery is jealous right now, then I can only say that it’s all her ownza fault!”
Tammy was so angry that her lips began to tremble.
“Chad Rayner! You are f*cking out of line! You better look around and see whose house you are in right now!” Mike roared.
Chad stood up abruptly from his chair and said, “Sorry! I will leave!” The atmosphere in the dining room was chillingly awkward after Chad was gone.
“I’m sorry, Avery,” Tammy muttered guiltily, “it’s my fault…”
“I shouldn’t have brought him here for dinner,” Mike said.
Avery finished the food on her plate and set her cutleries down. “Chad isn’t wrong, and neither are you. It’s my own issue.”
With that, she stood up and walked out of the dining room.
She had been trying to strike a balance in everything, but there had never been such a way. Love to her was two people growing together, not one dragging the other down. Even if she hadn’t broken up with Elliot, she would still try to pay back the money she owed him; besides, she did not regret her decision.
The stress that loomed over her was too heavy when she needed to take care of her debt along with the baby in her belly.
Once she was back in her room, she closed the door. After taking some time to regain her composure, she called Elliot.
“Elliot, did you deactivate your bank account?”.
“How much have you gathered to pay me back this time?” He asked in an emotionless voice.
She ignored his sarcasm and retorted, “would you rather I pay you back in cash?!”
“Contact Chelsea.” He seemed to have no intention of arguing with her and continued in a calm tone, “contact her directly to pay your debt from now on.”
Avery pursed her lips as her mind went blank.
“Are you happy now, Avery?” He asked coldly, “Chelsea is obedient, understanding, and never pisses me off. I only need to indulge in what she gives me when I’m with her; I don’t have to guess what she’s thinking all the time like a fool…”
Avery listened to his bragging and felt her stomach turning in response. “Ugh!” Elliot’s voice stopped on the other end of the line, and his expression immediately darkened.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 574
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 574
After two seconds of silence, he could no longer control himself and called out to her, “Avery!”
His voice was filled with unconcealable concern for her.
She gagged a few times and finally the nausea had passed.
Elliot regained his composure and muttered in a hoarse voice, “Avery, go lay down on the bed if you don’t feel35 well.”
Enraged by what he had said, she retorted, “I don’t need your pity!”
He didn’t need to tell her how great Chelseaee was.
“I pity our child!” He said sternly as he tightened his grip on the phone.
“Why so?” She questioned sarcastically, “because I haven’t got rid of6f it?!”
“Avery Tate, do you really have to be so aggressive?!”
Elliot couldn’t help but wonder if he really was the villain like she said he was. He had been overjoyed about their child and looked forward to it coming into the world; and when the accident happened, he had been deeply hurt as68 well.
“Who started it first?” Avery sat by the bed, her eyes reddening as her fingers dug into the sheets. “Chelsea is obedient and understanding… Repeat everything you just said!”
Elliot moved his lips but couldn’t utter a7a word.
“Don’t disgust me ever again!” She said sternly, before hanging up.
Elliot closed his eyes in despair.
He had been too reckless. He was blinded by rage and had forgotten that she was still pregnant with his child.
‘How could I say something like that to her?’
“Elliot, let’s go eat!” Chelsea opened the door to his office and reminded him that it was time to get off work.
He looked over at Chelsea. For the past year, Chelsea had been invisible and had never even spoken to him unnecessarily; it wasn’t until recently that she appeared before him out of the blue.
“You should go ahead!” He said, “I am heading home directly.”
Chelsea nodded. “You don’t look so well, so don’t work overtime for too long.”
With that, she turned and left. Elliot picked up his phone to locate Chad’s number, before making a call. “Chad, are you at Avery’s right now?”
Chad parked his car by the road and said, “no, I got into a fight with them. Everything was fine at dinner and then Tammy mentioned things between you and Chelsea out of the blue. I couldn’t help but argue. I guess I was out of line, but I’ve already left Starry River.”
Elliot massaged the bridge of his nose and said, “watch your tongue in front of Avery from now on. She’s pregnant.”
“Yeah, I regretted it as soon as I left her mansion. I will apologize to her another day,” Chad said guiltily.
The next morning, Wesley went to visit Avery.
The two couldn’t help but give each other a hug.
“Avery, forget what my mom said to you before. She is old now and is quite stubborn.” Wesley had been waiting the entire time for Avery to come back so he could explain everything to her. “I am doing fine now, how about you? How’s the injury?”
“I’ve recovered long ago.” Avery led Wesley towards the couch to take a seat and poured him a glass of warm water. “Wesley, you can’t act so recklessly the next time something like that happens.”
“It won’t happen again. You, on the other hand, need to watch out now that your identity is out in the open,” he reminded her.
“Yeah. Your hand…” She sat down next to him and lifted his hand.
“It’s okay. There’s no effect on my life.” Wesley showed her his wound and said, “Avery, Elliot has asked me to be Shea’s teacher.” She looked at him in surprise at the words.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 575
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 575
“I accepted the offer because I feel relaxed whenever I’m with Shea and I love it,” he continued, “Elliot then gave my parents a tremendous amount of money in secret.”|
Avery’s lips curled into a smile. “You should take the money if he insists.”
Wesley shook his head. “I told my parents to donate the money. I don’t like the feeling of being a charity case. It makes me look pitiable, but I’ve never considered myself that way.”
“Maybe he doesn’t mean it like that,35 Wesley.”
Wesley looked over with gentle eyes and responded in a calm tone, “I know he meant well. Avery, if you can say all these things to me, why couldn’t you think the same way?”
She blushed slightly. “Can’tee I?”
“It’s not wise for you to break up with Elliot. You are pregnant and you need someone to take care of you.” Wesley studied her face and deadpanned, “after what happened, can you not tell how he feels about you?”
Avery lowered her gaze as her heart grewóf heavier.
“You are gentle and reasonable in front of everyone else; you only become rude and arrogant whenever you are with him. He’s spoiled you.”
“Wesley, how can you say that about me?” Avery felt a bit68 misunderstood.
Wesley’s tone softened and said, “it just pains me to watch you raise three kids on your own.”
“Hayden and Layla have grown up and they don’t worry me,” she said, “you probably think that Elliot acts as mature to me as he does in front of everyone else, don’t you? He talked about Chelsea yesterday on purpose to piss me off. He is ridiculous and childish, and I might as well depend on myself instead of hoping that he can raiseja children.”
Wesley had no experience in this regard and was rendered speechless.
That afternoon, Avery received a call from Chelsea.
Elliot had told her to contact Chelsea to pay him back the night before. However, Avery didn’t feel comfortable about it and did not reach out to Chelsea, but to her surprise, Chelsea took the initiative to call her.
“Avery, you can come to me directly from now on to pay your debt to Elliot,” Chelsea said in a professional tone, “Elliot is planning on setting up a foundation and all the money you return will be donated to the cause. I am in charge of the foundation’s operation.”
Avery scowled at Chelsea’s words and said, “send me the account details for that foundation
of yours, then.”
“The foundation is not set up yet. I will notify you when it is officially established,” Chelsea said.
“Okay.”
“If you don’t mind me asking, Avery, is there something wrong with your baby?” Chelsea asked in an innocent tone.
Like a cat when its tail had been stepped on, Avery instantly became defensive. “Is that what he told you?”
“No. He set up this foundation to help children with intellectual disability. Truth is, he really hates kids, and yet he wants to set up a foundation specifically for children with intellectual disability, so I am guessing that it could be because your baby…suffers from the same issue.”
Avery’s blood ran cold. From Chelsea’s tone, she knew that she was being mocked.
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That night, Avery couldn’t fall asleep.
She laid on bed staring at the canopy as countless memories flashed by before her eyes.
Everything felt as though it had only happened yesterday, when in reality, everything had changed. For the sake of her children and the people that cared for her, Avery vowed to become even stronger and powerful than she was.
The next day, Avery was invited to a business summit and she was surrounded by reporters the moment she entered the venue
“Miss. Tate, we heard that you scammed 400 million out of Elliot Foster, may I know if that’s true?”
Avery remained calm and turned to face the camera. “It’s true.”
“…” Everyone was instantly rendered speechless.
“You have to be joking, Miss. Tate. If it’s indeed true, why hasn’t he sued you?” The reporter continued.
“Because Mr. Foster is far too rich and 1400 million means nothing to him.”
“If any one of you wants to become rich overnight, all you need to do is lie to him. He’s easily fooled.”
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 576
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 576
The interview was posted online by the reporter. Soon, the video became an instant sensation on the internet
The rumors circulating that Avery had scammed 1400 million out of Elliot had already caught a lot of attention and this was the first time Avery had ever responded to it.
To everyone’s surprise, the rumors were true; what was more shocking to most was the fact that Elliot had not sued her or requested compensation. It was a wonder to everyone and they couldn’t help but wonder if Elliot was truly that easily fooled.
In Sterling Group, Elliot returned to his office after being in a meeting for an hour and found countless messages when he turned on his phone. Every message was followed by a short clip. He scowled and played the35 video.
‘Miss. Tate, we heard that you scammed 1400 million out of Elliot Foster, may I know if that’s
true?’
‘It’see true.
“…” Everyone was instantly rendered speechless.
‘You have to be joking, Miss. Tate. If it’s indeed true, why hasn’t he sued6f you?’
‘Because Mr. Foster is far too rich and 1400 million means nothing to him. If anyone of you want to become rich overnight, all you need to do is lie to him. He’s easily fooled.’
Elliot’s expression immediately darkened. Had he not seen her face and heard her voice from the video, he would never believe it to be68 true.
The door was pushed open and Ben walked in laughing.
“Elliot, have you seen the video? Hahaha! Did you piss herza off?”
Elliot set his phone down and took a sip of water out of the glass.
“She seems to be doing fine.” Ben walked towards him and said, “you two haven’t met since she came back, have you?”
Indeed, they hadn’t met in person, but they had already gotten into an argument.
“Do you want to see her?” Ben asked, “I can figure something out if you do…”
“I don’t want to.” Elliot put the glass down. “If we meet, it’s either she pisses me off, or I piss her off. She is pregnant right now, and I don’t want to get her angry.”
Neither did he want to get angry, so it was best for them to not meet.
“Can’t you two communicate properly?” Ben sighed. “Do it for the baby, at least! You can’t let the kid come into this world without a father, can you?”
“She doesn’t want me to be the father of her children.”
“Then be more forceful! You can’t let her get whatever she wants.”
Elliot gave Ben a look. “She won’t accept me even when I’m not being forceful; she is going to resent me if I try to be more forceful.”
“…But you can’t just let her be. Her belly will begin to show in a month or two and people will start to guess who the father is.”
“Let’s wait until then. My head is hurting.”
“Hahaha! She is a piece of work, but because she is different from other women that you can’t give up on her.”
Outside the office, Chelsea’s expression darkened as she listened to their conversation.
Elliot had admitted that he couldn’t give up on Avery and that he was going to take the responsibility to care for Avery and the baby once her belly showed.
‘Haha!’ She thought, ‘what if Avery’s belly never gets to show?’
Chelsea didn’t dare to directly harm Avery in any way, but there were indirect ways to cause a miscarriage. After all, if the mother was extremely emotional, the embryo would suffer greatly as well.
After attending the summit, Avery stepped out of the hotel with her bodyguard. Suddenly, her phone started to ring and she took it out to answer the call.
The caller said something and she smiled, before hanging up.
Confused, the bodyguard asked, “Who called, Miss. Tate? Why didn’t you say anything?”
Avery put her phone back into her purse and said, “you will find out later.”
Once they were in the car, Avery gave the bodyguard a name of a restaurant.
The bodyguard drove and guessed, “did Elliot Foster ask you out, Miss. Tate?”
The smile on Avery’s face froze at the mention of Elliot’s name. “Why would you mention his name? Do you think I’d be this happy if he is the one asking out?” The bodyguard quieted down.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 577
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 577
A while later, the car stopped outside a restaurant.
Avery went inside and walked directly into the VIP room.
“Eric, is this your day off?”
Eric had booked a private room in a restaurant near Avery’s company and invited her to 35 meal.
“Yeah, I am free this morning.” Eric pulled the chair for her. “Thank gods you came back safely. I was so worried.”
Avery sat down and before she could respond, her attention was caught by the card resting on the table. “What’s this? Is this your bankee card?”
Eric sat down next to her. “Yeah. Take it and pay Elliot back.”
Without a moment of hesitation, Avery pushed the card back to him and said, “I don’t want it, Eric. I might owe him money, but he is not forcing me to pay him back. I pay him back when I want to and I can just stop whenever I feel likeof it.”
Eric pushed the card to her stubbornly and said, “now that you have broken up with him, it’s best to pay him back as soon as possible! Avery, you saved my life and I can give you every penny that I earn.”
His eyes glammed and every word he spoke was incredibly sincere. “I didn’t resurface as an idol because I love my job, but because I want to be someone useful so that I can help you in times of68 need.”
Tears welled in Avery’s eyes at his words.
“Eric, I really can’t accept your card. I am so happy that you are treating me a meal, but I can pay the money I owe Elliot back on my own. Have faith in me, okay?” Sensing that the atmosphere was slightly heavy, she forced a smile and said, “you look even more handsome after a7a while!”
“Don’t change the subject.” Eric shoved the card into her hands. “Just hold onto this for me and give it back when I get married.”
Avery didn’t know how to reject such a request.
“The password is your birthday,” he added.
“Why are you telling me the password?”
“I have poor memory. Just memorize it for me.”
Three days later, the foundation had been established, so Chelsea proceeded to send the bank account details of the foundation to Avery.
Avery immediately transferred 300 million upon receiving the details.
Chelsea was stunned for minutes when she saw the massive transaction, thinking, ‘why does Avery have so much money? She paid 155 million before and now 300 million… Does her business profit that much?!’
Chelsea immediately told Elliot about it.
Elliot scowled.
‘Where did she get this much money from?! Who did she borrow it from? Who has the money to help her? Can it be Eric Santos?!’ He thought.
Instantly, he was enraged.
Avery set her phone down after completing the transaction and starting working. After twenty minutes, she noticed that the screen on her phone lit up from the corner of her eyes. She picked it up and noticed a new message.
It was from the hospital she went to in Bridgedale and the result of the screening test had been released.
Her heart sank as she opened the message.
‘Down Syndrome: Low Risk; 18-trisomy syndrome: Low Risk; Deformity in Nervous System: High Risk
‘High Risk?!’ She thought as she tightened her fingers around the phone, ‘so there’s really something wrong with my baby?!”
Elliot drove to Tate Industries with the full intention of confronting Avery as to where she obtained 300 million. If she had gotten the money from another man, there was no way that he could accept it.
He barged in without any appointment and strode towards the elevator to press on the button.
The elevator door slowly opened and the first thing he saw was Avery’s flushed face covered in
tears.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 578
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 578
She glanced at him dazedly, and turned away after just one look, before stepping out of the elevator and walking past him.
“Avery!” He grabbed onto her arm forcefully.
She paused, before punching him in the chest with her free hand. “Let me go!” She yelled in a hoarse voice, “let me go!”
Elliot released her after seeing her reaction. Noticing the tears in her eyes, he swallowed and asked, “what’s wrong, 35 Avery?”
She was clearly emotional and he couldn’t imagine what could have happened to have triggered it.
Avery stared at his face and the pain in her heart grew. If only Elliot had not asked the doctor to give her the medicine, there might be a chance that their baby would not end up like this. She wanted to blame him, but her senses told her that there was no point in doing so when he didn’t do it onee purpose.
“Don’t follow me, Elliot Foster!” She said in tears, before turning to leave.
Elliot watched as she walked away. He couldn’t stay calm and ran after6f her.
Just then, the door to the elevator opened and Mike stepped out.
It was the receptionist who called Mike and asked him to68 come.
“Elliot Foster! What are you doing here?” Mike caught up to Elliot and grabbed him by the arm. “Are you here looking for Avery? What do you want from her?”
Avery turned around from a distance when she heard Mike’s voice and when Mike saw her red, teary eyes, he instantly came to the conclusion that she had been bullied by7a Elliot.
“F*ck! How dare you bully Avery!” Mike swung his fist and hit Elliot on the face.
Elliot couldn’t react and took the punch. His expression darkened and immediately retaliate with a punch as well.
“President! Director Mike is fighting Elliot Foster!” Startled, the receptionist stopped Avery on her track and said, “hurry and go stop them!”
Avery stopped
“President Tate! I think Director Mike is losing!” The receptionist panicked as she watched the fight unfold.
Avery took a deep breath and strode towards them.
“Stop it!” She stopped at a spot that was a step away from them and roared, and the two instantly ceased fighting.
The receptionist gaped. She could understand why Mike obeyed Avery, but Avery had just scammed 1400 million out of Elliot, so why did he obey her as well?
“Fight somewhere else if you want to and leave me alone!” Avery said while sobbing, before leaving
Elliot wanted to go after her, but was stopped by Mike.
“Elliot Foster! What the f*ck did you do to Avery?!” Mike asked angrily while wiping the blood off the corner of his mouth.
Elliot glared at him viciously. “I did want to do something but didn’t have the time to!”
“Then why is she crying?!”
“Let go of me! I’ll go ask her!” Elliot flung his hand away.
“It’s really not your doing?” Mike grabbed hold of his arm again in disbelief.
The receptionist brought two cups of warm water and handed it to the two. “Director, Mr. Foster ran into President Tate in the elevator…and they haven’t even spoken much to one another…so I think he’s not the one who made her cry,” the receptionist explained. Unable to bear the tension between the two men, she hurried back to her post. Mike released Elliot’s arm awkwardly.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 579
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 579
Elliot gazed outside the door and Avery had already driven off in her car. “Um… Sorry! I thought you made her cry!” Mike dragged him towards the elevator by the arm. “Let me get you a drink. She told us to leave her alone, so it’s better that you stay away from her for now.”
Elliot scowled. “You really don’t know what’s wrong with her?”
“Not a clue! She was fine when she showed up to work this morning. Why else would I think that you pissed her off just35 now?”
Elliot followed Mike into the elevator.
“Do you know how she managed to get 300 million, then?” Elliot asked. “She paid me back with 300 million today and according to what I know, she doesn’t have that much cash flow even with both her companiesee combined.”
“You came looking for her to ask about this?”
6f”Yeah.”
“I don’t know!” Mike was not going to tell him the truth. “She is keeping things from me now because I am close with Chad, so she feels like I’ve shifted to your side.”
Elliot’s eagle-like eyes locked onto Mike’s68 face.
Feeling uncomfortable , Mike forcefully changed the subject. “You are dating Chelsea to piss Avery off, right? Aren’t you worried that she might get so angry that something happens to the baby?”
“So you are saying that despite the fact that she dumped me, I still need to ‘preserve my purity ‘for her?” Elliot7a retorted.
“Even if you can’t do that, you don’t have to start dating Chelsea so f*cking soon, do you? Can’t you wait until she gives birth to the baby?”
“What makes you think that she cares if I date another woman”
“What makes you think she doesn’t care?”
“She dumped me!” Elliot gritted out. “If she does care, why would she dump me?!”
The anger oozing from Elliot had Mike swallowed nervously.
The elevator arrived at the designated floor following a ‘Ding!’ and the door opened.
The two stepped out of the elevator and walked towards Mike’s office.
“Elliot, have you ever tried understanding why she broke up with you?” Mike closed the office door and asked.
“She blames me for signing the surgery agreement without her consent, and that I didn’t place our child as a top priority,” Elliot analyzed the reason behind their breakup in an organized manner, “she doesn’t think that I can be a good father, so she doesn’t want to raise a child with me.”
Mike scowled. “You are both right and wrong at the same time. Though she doesn’t trust you, she still loves you! She broke up with you out of fear that something might go wrong with the baby and she is trying to take it all on by herself.”
Elliot’s lips curled into a sarcastic sneer. “Did she say that?”
“What the f*ck are you smiling at? What’s so funny?!” Mike cursed, “if only Shea’s condition hadn’t improved to the current state, she would still be kept into the golden cage you set up for her! If something is wrong with your baby with Avery, are you going to lock it up and keep it from contacting the outside world as well?!”
Elliot’s expression darkened at Mike’s words. “I was keeping Shea in a golden cage? Is that what you all think of me?!”
“What do you mean if that’s what we think of you? Isn’t what I said the truth?! Who else knew that Shea existed before she was starting to recover?! You kept her existence from the outside world because you are ashamed of her!” Mike’s tone became extremely stern.
He knew that Avery didn’t have the courage to say these words to Elliot, so he had to be the one to lay all cards on the table; otherwise, Elliot would only acknowledge the fact that Avery broke up with him mercilessly, instead of realizing how problematic he was as a person.
Elliot clenched his fists as his eyes glammed coldly.
He moved his lips to explain, but the words wouldn’t come out. Not all pain was meant to be shared with outsiders.
In the hospital, Avery laid on the bed and was getting ready to undergo amniocentesis.
The doctor had advised her to be checked since the results of the Down syndrome were not ideal. If further tests showed unfavorable results, the pregnancy would have to be terminated.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 580
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 580
“Miss. Tate, are you here on your own?” The doctor asked, “you will need to be under observation in the hospital in two hours later, so you should contact someone and get them to come here!”
If Laura was still alive, Avery would definitely ask her to be here.
She opened her contact list and called Tammy in the end.
When Tammy heard that Avery was in a hospital, she hurried over after asking which hospital and which department Avery was 35 in.
Two hours later, Tammy sent her home. She did not bother Avery because Avery appeared to be depressed.
As she drove out of Starry River Villa, Tammy became increasinglyee frustrated.
Though Avery did not tell her what happened, she had guessed that the baby was not doing well.
‘It’s not like the baby belongs to Avery alone, why does Avery have to suffer while Elliot carries on like nothing’s wrong?’ She6f thought.
She found Elliot’s number and called him, but no one answered. The line was automatically dropped and so she called Chad instead.
Chad picked up in no time and Tammy immediately asked, “Chad, where’s Elliot right now? I need to talk to him about68 something.”
“What do you need? It’s the opening ceremony for the foundation today so he’s a bit busy.”
“No wonder he is not answering my call.” Tammy parked her car on the side of the road.” What’s the address of the venue? I will go look forza him.”
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“What exactly do you need from him, Tammy? You can contact him another day if it’s not urgent,” Chad reminded her.
“Of course it’s urgent for me to be looking for him right now!” Tammy’s tone was becoming more and more agitated. “Just give me the address already! I am calling Ben if you refuse to tell me!”
Chad gasped. “Did something happen to Avery?”
Tammy definitely wouldn’t contact Elliot for no reason and considering how close she was to Avery, the only urgent matter she could have to talk to Elliot had to be related to Avery.
“Why is it so difficult to communicate with you, Chad? Just man up and tell me the address!”
Naturally, Tammy wouldn’t mention anything about Avery’s visit to the hospital to anyone. All she wanted to do at the moment was to find Elliot and make him take the responsibility as the baby’s father.
Pressured, Chad gave her the address. “When can you fix that hot temper of yours, Tammy? Without the support of your dad and your husband, you are bound to run into trouble.”
“You are just jealous that I have someone to back me up, right? I will never change! Not even Elliot can do anything about it, so the same goes to you!” Tammy declared, before hanging up.
The opening ceremony for the foundation was held in a hotel with countless entrepreneurs invited. There were luxury cars as far as the eyes could see from the entrance of the hotel and there were sécurity guards dressed in black everywhere.
Tammy drove to the hotel and was stopped at the entrance when she was about to enter the hall because she didn’t have an invitation.
“Get out of the way! I am a friend of Elliot Foster. If you don’t let me in, I’m going to get Elliot to fire you!” Tammy lifted her chin proudly.
The staff was at a crossroad. “Miss, I will get fired if I let you in as well. Can you call Mr. Foster and get him to talk to me?”