Ch. 611..620
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 611
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 611
On the way to the restaurant, Avery said to the bodyguard, “Do not tell anyone my schedule in Bridgedale. Not even Mike. He is considered half of Elliot’s men right now. I don’t like being monitored. If anyone asks you about me, just say that I’m resting at home.” The bodyguard nodded. “Miss Tate, I will not be bought.” Avery raised her eyebrows and said in surprise, “Has anyone tried to buy you off?”
The bodyguard was stunned for a while before nodding once more. “Elliot’s assistant has tried to buy me off once, but I strictly46 refused.”
Avery gasped.
Mike has already been subdued by Elliot’s assistant, Chad. How dare he still try to buy off her bodyguard! Elliot was trying to infiltrate her life from all34 angles!
She was just pregnant with his child! Did he have to worry so badly! The more Elliot tried to do that, the more she did not want him to know where she was.
The car arrived at the restaurant and Avery successfully met with the patron from before. The patron said excitedly after seeing her, “Doctor Tate, my father’s illness is much better! Thank you so much! I said I wanted to introduce more patients to you. I brought his medical records here today. My friend asked me to do it, so I couldn’t refuse. If you’re not free or you’re not feeling well, you don’t have to docd it.”
Avery said, “Since you already brought the medical records over, let me have a look!”
“Doctor Tate, I know that you are kind and noble. You won’t directly refuse. You’re pregnant now, it should be quite tiring, right? If you’re willing to take on this case, you could wait until your child is born before doing it,” The patron saidge concernedly.
Avery nodded. “Okay, since it’s not urgent, I’ll take the medical record back home to read up on it.”
“Sure. Doctor Tate, I prepared a small gift for you. You have to accept it.” The patron passed Avery a bag. “It’s jewelry for children that I designed. I know that you have a daughter. Give this to23 her!”
Avery did not want to accept the gift, but she could not refuse the patron’s kindness. On top of that, Layla was a kid who liked to be pretty. She would be delighted to receive this gift. After considering it for a while, she accepted the gift. At nine at night, Avery received a call from one of the teachers in summer camp.
The participants of the summer camp were not only Hayden’s class but also other kid geniuses from all over the world.
Avery thought that Hayden might not fit in. She did not expect the teacher to tell her that not only did Hayden fit in, but he soon got well-acquainted with kids from other countries.
Avery was relieved after the phone call. Before sending Hayden to the elite class, she always thought that Hayden might have a condition , whether it was mental or physical , which was why he was different from kids his age.
She never expected that her son was just much smarter than other kids, which was why he was not willing to go according to the lifestyle of kids his age.
Avery had to thank Shea. If it were not for Shea, Hayden would still be in an ordinary kindergarten
The next day at eight in the morning. Avery was woken up by her phone. She groggily picked up her phone and answered the call.
“Avery, isn’t it time for you to return? The summer camp teacher told me that Hayden is quite happy there.” Mike’s voice came from the other end of the call. “If you’re not going to return any sooner, someone is getting antsy.”
Avery reached out to rub her eyes. She said hoarsely, “What are you talking about?”
“I’m saying, if you still don’t return, Elliot is going to Bridgedale to look for you!” There was a little mockery in Mike’s voice. “Do you know what he was doing yesterday? Hehe. That man! He went to Konad City to secretly spy on Layla!” Avery was speechless.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 612
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 612
Avery sat up in surprise.
“He only secretly went to look at the program department. He didn’t disturb Layla,” Mike added, “Chad told me that he most likely knew that Hayden and Layla are his children, but he did not dare to acknowledge them because the children don’t like him. Furthermore, you are not willing to let him reconcile with the children, so he has been bearing the pain of being away from them.
“Also, he does not want Layla to go into the entertainment industry,” Mike continued , “SO please come back quickly to divert his attention. If he were to make a scene at the program department one day, I won’t be able to control the situation.”
Avery’s head hurt, because of the time difference , she could not sleep well the night before. She truly did not want to take another flight at that46 moment.
“I can’t head back today.” Avery took a deep breath. “My head hurts. I’m planning to stay home and rest today.”
“Oh, is that so! If you’re uncomfortable, you should rest well,” Mike said, “Why didn’t you text me when you landed yesterday? I realize that you rarely like to contact me anymore. Is something going34 on?”
Avery did not want to break Mike’s heart, so she said, “The phone’s radiation is not good, so I rarely use the phone anymore. If you have anything you could contact the bodyguard.”
Mike said, “Oh…I’m not an idiot. You just think because I’m close to Chad that’s why I have gone to Elliot’s side? You can’t think that way! Anything that happens to Elliot, I tell you immediately. If it were not for my sacrifice, do you think that Chad would tell me that Elliot went to secretly spy on Laylacd yesterday?”
Avery thought that Mike made sense.
“Next time, you don’t tell him news about me, but only gather news on him. How does thatge
sound?”
Mike was speechless.
Avery said, “I’m really sleepy, I’m going to sleep for a little while longer. If there is nothing important, just send a text. I only slept for a while due to the23 jetlag!”
“How long is your jet lag? When I called your bodyguard yesterday, he said that you were sleeping at home. Have you been sleeping for a day and a night?”
Avery was stunned for a while. “Can’t I?”
“If you’re truly resting at home, that’s fine with me. I’m only afraid that you would do something dangerous behind my back or get conned for example. Being conned off money is a
small matter. I’m only afraid that you would get kidnapped again,” Mike told Avery his worries.
Avery said, “Am I that stupid? You can’t just assume that I would be in danger every time I’m in Bridgedale due to the previous incident!”
Mike said, “Didn’t they say that pregnant would make a woman dumb?”
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“There is no scientific evidence for this. Women would turn dumb not because of pregnancy but because they get married to a man and have to be tortured by getting pregnant and taking care of the family,” Avery retorted and enunciated every word.
Mike said, “I’m sorry. Avery, rest well. When you have had enough sleep, please come back.”
Avery hung up. She was initially very sleepy, but after reasoning with Mike, she was instantly awake.
No matter when Avery would not let herself stop working or learning. She got down from the bed and exited her bedroom.
The bodyguard put the breakfast that he bought that morning into the microwave. Two minutes later, a hot breakfast was served.
“Miss Tate, when are we heading back?”
Avery said, “Let’s talk about it tomorrow. I’m not leaving the house today. You can rest.”
The bodyguard was rather surprised. “Then I’ll call you for lunch.”
“Hmm. If I’m sleeping, you don’t have to wake me up.”
“Okay!”
Avery took her breakfast back to her room. She placed her breakfast on the table before taking the medical records she got from the night before out of her bag. It was a thick stack of medical records. She wondered what illness this patient had.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 613
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 613
In Aryadelle, Elliot could not sleep. It was not because of Avery, but because of Layla.
The program that Eric took Layla along with was an outdoor entertainment program. The entertainment program’s main theme was to get celebrities to live together with ordinary kids, letting the celebrities experience being a father.
They found a few non-celebrity kids, a mixture of boys and girls, but all very good-looking. Of course, in Elliot’s eyes, none of the kids were as good-looking as Layla.
The reason Elliot could not sleep was that he was afraid that by spending time with Eric, Layla would slowly treat Eric as her46 father!
Back then, Elliot asked the director a lot of detailed questions on set. The director told him that the children would eat, stay, and play together with the celebrities, just like real parents bringing their children up.
When he heard that, he was utterly34 disappointed.
He wanted to kill the program. No. he wanted to kill Eric! If Layla insisted on partaking in this program, changing a different partner for Layla would not make him feel too terrible.
However, Elliot knew that Layla joined the program because of Eric. If Elliot were to boycott Eric once more, Avery would argue with him terribly. Avery’s tummy was getting bigger by the moment. Elliot did not dare to make her angry in case it affected the child, so he let hercd be.
That night, Elliot did not shut his eyes at all.
When the day came, he got up and made himself some coffee. After drinking coffee, he
decided to use work to distract himself fromge thinking.
Before Avery returned to the country, he could not change anything.
An hour later, Chelsea called her cousin, 23 Nora.
“Nora, quickly go dress up. Elliot is going to visit the Dream City site today. Follow along. If he asks why are you going, just say that you liked this project a lot.”
Nora answered the call and immediately got out of bed. “Okay, I’ll get up now. Ouch. My head hurts. Bloody hell, I met a dirtbag in the club last night. He insisted I was Avery. He kept harassing me. I was furious.”
Chelsea furrowed her brows. “Who told you to go to a nightclub! This is Avonsville. Many people know Avery and Elliot. Do you still remember what that guy looks like?”
Nora said, “No, I can barely remember, but I asked his name. He is Elliot’s nephew, Cole Foster. Chelsea, this man has no use to me, right? He was mesmerized by me, If we could get
him to do something for us, that would be good.”
Chelsea was silent for a while. She said, “I’ll think about it. Go to Dream City today first. We’ll take it one step at a time.”
In Bridgedale, after Avery roughly went through the medical records that she brought back, she was feeling rather excited.
The patient’s condition, from what she could see from the medical records , was exactly the same as Shea’s!
Shea’s illness was a rare type of illness, so to be able to encounter the same condition, Avery found it unbelievable.
She looked at the patient’s basic contact once more and realized that the patient was the same age as Shea, only of a different gender.
Avery found it interesting, so she texted Wesley, (Wesley, I met a patient in Bridgedale that has the exact same condition as Shea. I’m hesitating whether to take on this surgery, because I can’t guarantee that the surgery will be a success.)
Wesley soon replied to her message, (Talk to the patient’s family. If the family can accept the risk of the surgery failing, you can take it. After all, you have the experience of Shea’s surgery. I believe that other than you, no one else can do it better.)
Wesley’s reply boosted Avery’s confidence a lot.
She replied, (Then I’ll meet with the patient’s family tomorrow.]
The next day, under the accompaniment of the bodyguard, Avery met with the patient and the patient’s family. When she saw the patient, it was as if she was electrocuted! She was in a daze for a long time!
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 614
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 614
The meeting went much smoother than expected. The patient’s family understood clearly the risks that Avery stated. They only wished that Avery could help treat the patient. Even if the surgery failed, they would still accept it.
After the meeting, Avery came out from the patient’s home. She turned around and looked at the mansion behind her before entering the car with a heavy heart.
The bodyguard reminded her to buckle her seatbelt before driving on the wide road.
Avery could not help but say, “Have you ever seen two people who were born in different countries yet looked 46 alike?”.
The bodyguard said, “Miss Tate, I rarely travel. I barely know any foreigners.”
“Then, have you ever seen two unrelated people in the same country who look alike?” Avery changed her34 question.
The bodyguard thought for a while before saying, “I don’t know many people, but I think situations like this do exist, only quite rare. I think I saw it on the news before. Miss Tate, why are you suddenly asking me this?”
Avery was a little stunned. Then, she immediately shook her head. “Nothing much. Let’s head to the mall to buy somecd stuff.”
The bodyguard offered, “What do you need to buy? Why don’t I send you home and I’ll go get it? Mike has instructed me to not let you go to crowded places. It would be bad if they bump into you.”
Avery said, “What else has hege instructed?”
The bodyguard thought for a while. “Mike also said to not let you out at night and to be careful when you head out during the daytime. Also, do not meet strangers.”
Avery said, “There are so many pregnant women on the street. All of them are fine. What could happen to23 me?”
The bodyguard looked around. “Where? Where are the pregnant women? I only see you!”
Avery was speechless. She was just stating an example!
It looked like her bodyguard was not only lacking attention to ordinary life, but he was also quite dense. However, all Avery wanted was his loyalty.
“It’s not a weekend today, there shouldn’t be a crowd at the mall,” Avery said, “The gift that the patron gave me was not cheap. I have to return a gift.”
“Oh, okay, then! Miss Tate, although you’re not as feminine as the other women, I admire women like you even more. You are capable and you could even still bear children! You’re
amazing!” The bodyguard praised.
Avery said, “You don’t know how to kiss ass. Just don’t do it. I won’t reward you any less.”
The bodyguard said seriously, “Miss Tate, I’m not kissing ass! I’m being serious!”
He was serious when he said that she was not feminine.
Although Avery did not think that praising a woman for being feminine is good praise, with the bodyguard’s education and character, he must have thought that being feminine was very high praise toward a woman.
“Miss Tate, did I misspeak?” The bodyguard did not see a smile on Avery from the corner of his eyes, so he asked worriedly.
Avery said, “No. I’m happy that you praise me, but you don’t have to do it in the future.”
The bodyguard was stunned, “Oh, okay!”
In Aryadelle, at the construction site of Dream City.
This was a project that the Sterling Group invested in. Once built, it would be the first large scale amusement park from a modified intellectual property in the country.
When Elliot got out of the car, he saw Nora standing by the safety rails afar waving at him.
“Elliot, Chelsea said that you are visiting the site today, so I came here on my own.” Nora smiled brightly at him. “I’m a huge fan of Dream City! I’ve seen all of its movies! I’m even at the highest level in their video games! I’ve been waiting for this amusement park to be read!” Elliot looked at Nora, who looked like Avery, in a daze. “It’s not ready yet.”
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 615
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 615
“But I can’t wait to go in and have a look!” Nora pleaded, “Elliot, can you bring me in? I promise I won’t cause you any trouble. Also, as a fan of Dream City, I can give my opinions and suggestions once I have a look inside!”
Elliot pondered for a few seconds before agreeing.
Once they had their safety helmets on, they followed the project manager to the site.
The project manager updated the progress of every single site, as well as the remaining workload and timeline of the46 project.
Nora listened attentively. She could occasionally chime in. It was obvious that she was a true fan of Dream City.
“Nora, after Dream City is completed, I can transfer you over here to work.” Elliot thought that this decision would make her very happy, but there was no smile on Nora’s 34 face.
“Won’t that mean I will be far apart from Chelsea?” She muttered, “Elliot, I can come here every week to play! Don’t transfer me here, please?”
Elliot looked at how coquettish she was being, pleading in a soft, gentle way. Avery’s face appeared on his mind oncecd again!
Avery was rarely that coquettish with him. Even when they first started dating, she was rarely like that.
Elliot was clear that Nora was not Avery but looking at Nora always made him think of Averyge involuntarily.
He quickly stopped looking at Nora.
“Elliot, there is one thing I have to explain to you.” Nora noticed that Elliot’s expressions were rather unnatural. She guessed what he was thinking. “I did not make my face look like Avery. I only had my nose done because it was injured, and it could not heal on its own. The doctors advised me to undergo cosmetic surgery. I can let you see my previous23 photos.”
When Elliot heard what she said, he was even soberer. “No need. You are you and Avery is Avery. Even if you made your face look like Avery, in my eyes, you are not the same person.”
Nora nodded obediently. The next second, she looked behind Elliot and her expression suddenly changed. She protected Elliot. “Elliot, look out!”
Elliot could not react in time. Nora had already hugged him from behind tightly!
He quickly turned around to see a metal rod stabbed into Nora!
If Nora did not stand in front of him suddenly, protecting him, he would be the one that was punctured by the metal rod.
Nora was in a floral dress. Her dress was punctured too. Blood could be seen flowing!
Elliot tensed and yelled, “Call an ambulance!”
When Avery returned from Bridgedale, she heard a rumor that Nora was hurt and admitted to the hospital because she saved Elliot.
“Chad didn’t tag along with Elliot, so I don’t know the details,” Mike teased, “I don’t understand. Why would a metal rod suddenly appear? It was aiming at Elliot too! Was it God who wanted him dead or did he owe his workers their pay and they wanted to kill him?”
Avery ignored his mocks at Elliot. She asked, “Are Nora’s injuries serious?”
“Only a scratch.” Elliot sent her to the hospital personally and even reserved a special care unit for her.” Mike’s tone was rather sardonic. “Initially, Elliot didn’t want to see this counterfeit woman, now he owes her one.”
Avery said, “Since she’s already injured, you don’t have to bad mouth her behind her back.”
“Who knew if this injury was deliberate or not? If she could make herself look like you, you don’t know where her limits are,” Mike said and warned, “Elliot will come over to look for you later. I’m guessing to settle the score with you!”
Avery yawned. “I’ll go to my room and rest first. Wake me up when he is here.” She returned to her room and slept till evening because Elliot did not come to look for her.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 616
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 616
At eight in the evening, the black Rolls-Roice slowly drove to Starry River Villa.
Mike heard movements and came out from the villa.
“Elliot, it’s late. What are you doing here?” Mike coldly jabbed, “Didn’t you say you’ll come by in the afternoon? It’s already dark. Is your afternoon different from others?”
Elliot looked up and said, “Is there any difference between me coming now and this 46 afternoon?”
“Of course, there is. If you came in the afternoon, Avery would still be at home. Avery is not at home now.” Mike stood in the yard. He did not bother to open the gate. “I won’t welcome you in then.”
Elliot’s chest constricted tightly. “Where did she34 go?”
“You tell me first. What were you doing this afternoon? Why did you say you would come this afternoon, but didn’t appear?” Mike asked haughtily.
Elliot swallowed his saliva and said in a low voice, “Nora insisted on being discharged in the afternoon. I sent her back. Her family insisted that I stay for dinner, I can’t refusecd them.”
Mike sneered. “If her family asks you to stay for the night, you won’t be able to refuse them as well?”
Mike said, “So, what if I stayed the night! You have no right judging me on high! Where isge Avery?”
“I don’t know,” Mike said quickly, “It’s pointless if you glare at me. She said she went out for a meal. She didn’t say who she was eating with.”
Mike was afraid that Elliot would flare-up. He immediately turned around and returned to the23 villa.
Elliot’s gaze darkened. He fished his phone out, found Avery’s contact, and dialed her.
Avery saw his incoming call. She did not pick up, and neither did she dare to hang his call up. She was afraid that he might keep calling if she hung up.
Avery turned off the ringing tone and put her phone in her bag. She wanted to pretend to be not angry, but her body expressed otherwise.
Elliot said that he would come to look for her in the afternoon, yet up till evening, he did not even come. Avery did not think much about it, but Tammy sent her a photo.
It was a photo of Elliot sitting together with Nora. There were other people next to them too. They were having a meal together.
It was a feast. Besides Elliot, the other people were all smiles. The harmonious scene was like a family reunion.
Tammy told Avery that Chelsea posted this photo on social media, so Chelsea was the one that took the photo. Elliot delayed looking for her because of Nora.
Elliot could not get to Avery, so he could only call Tammy. Avery only had a few friends. She was either with Tammy or Wesley.
“Avery is not with me!” Tammy picked up the call and teased, “Aren’t you together with the copy of Avery? Is your party done? You’re finally thinking of the real Avery?”
Elliot heard Tammy’s mocks. He did not want to argue with her, so he hung up.
He found Wesley’s contact and dialed. It was only picked up after a few seconds.
“Wesley, is Avery with you?” Elliot stood by the side of his car, looking at the endless dark skies. His expressions were glum.
He went to Nora’s house today. Her family took her past photos to show him. He looked at Nora’s past photos and realized that Nora did indeed look like Avery, so it was most probably a coincidence that Nora looks like Avery. It was not that she has done her face up to look like Avery.
However, Avery’s friends had already determined that Nora was a fake.
“No, why?” Wesley hesitated for a few seconds before replying.
Elliot furrowed his brows even tighter. “She went out for a meal. I thought she would be with her friends. Since she’s not with you, I’ll hang up.”
“Okay,” Wesley said and hung up. Then, he looked at Avery. “How long can you avoid him for?
Avery lowered her gaze and ate in small mouthfuls. “I don’t want to talk to him right now. When in a bad mood, it’s best I don’t let it explode. Once I’ve calmed down, maybe I won’t be that angry anymore.”
Wesley said, “Although I have never seen that woman that looks like you, I think even if she has done her face up to look like you, she will never be you. Your knowledge and capabilities. No one can mimic you. I believe that Elliot knows about this.” Avery replied, “Wesley, as long as I don’t see him, I won’t get angry at all.”
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 617
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 617
“Let’s not talk about him then,” Wesley said with a smile, “It’s late. I have to send Shea home. Let’s meet up again soon!”
Avery looked at the time and nodded. “Go! I’ll sit here for a little while longer.”
Avery had a long nap in the afternoon, she was still feeling quite awake. Her children were not home. It would be boring for her to be at home, so she would rather stay out a little longer.
She was the one that set up the meeting that night. She brought gifts from Bridgedale for46 them.
After the two of them left, Avery took her phone out of her bag. She saw Mike’s message, (He left! You can come back already!)
Avery replied, (I’m not out because I’m avoiding him. Can you don’t think of me as such a34 coward?]
(That’s not what I meant! I just want you to come back quickly! It’s dark out! It’s not safe!)
(This country is very safe. Why are you so free? Why aren’t you on acd date?]
(I haven’t seen you for a few days! I want to be with you!)
[I’ll be back immediately,) texted Avery. She took her back and left thege restaurant.
In Elliot’s mansion. When Wesley sent Shea back, Elliot was coincidentally at home too.
Elliot nodded at Wesley before taking Shea into the living area. Shea was wearing a beautiful bracelet. It shimmered under the23 lights.
Elliot has never seen that on her before, so he asked, “Shea, did you buy this bracelet today? Or did Wesley give you that?”
Shea said, “Avery gave them to me tonight! I liked it a lot!”
Elliot’s expressions instantly darkened. “You all were with her tonight?”
Shea realized that she had let slip. She immediately pursed her lips. Her eyes were filled with fear.
“Shea, don’t worry, I’m not angry.” Elliot quickly collected his thoughts. He held her hand and had a good look at the bracelet. “The bracelet is very pretty. Go rest!”
Shea held Elliot’s huge hands tightly. She said in confusion, “Big Brother, did you make Avery angry again? Don’t always make her angry! Avery is a great person. I like her a lot.”
She paused a while before saying, “Wesley would never make Avery angry, which is why Avery would want to play with him.”
The veins on Elliot’s forehead popped.
He called Wesley that night to ask him if Avery was with him or not. He said that she was not. Elliot’s previous pity for Wesley totally vanished that night.
The next morning. Elliot drove to Avery’s. He saw the gate shut and the courtyard empty. It seemed like no one was home.
At that moment, indeed no one was home.
Half an hour ago, Mike and Avery drove to Zirconia. That day was Layla’s last day of shooting. After the shooting in the afternoon, she could pack up.
They decided to pick Layla up.
At five in the afternoon, they returned to the Starry River Villa. When their car slowly drove toward the villa, Elliot’s tall figure appeared in front of them.
Avery did not think that he would wait for her in front of her house. When did he arrive? How… how long has he been waiting?
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 618
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 618
Mike looked at Avery and asked, “Do you want to go talk to him?”
Avery seemed to have not heard him.
Her gaze was looking out of the window. It was as if her soul had been sucked away by that
man.
Mike stopped the car and said louder, “Avery, go and talk to 46 him.”
Avery came to her senses. She pushed the car door open and got out of the car. When she was in the car, it was air-conditioned, so she did not feel the heat outside. The moment she got out of the car a wave of heat washed over her. Her forehead soon started to sweat.
She looked at Elliot’s face, which had been burned red by the sun. His forehead was sweaty. His shirt was soaked through by sweat, sticking to his34 skin.
She could not imagine how long he had been under this hot son.
“Miss Tate, you’re finally back. If you still don’t return, Mr. Foster’s life will probably end here today,” Elliot’s bodyguard said unhappily, “We have been here since eight this morning! We’ve waited untilcd now!”
Avery was upset. Her body was trembling a little.
At the thought of him foolishly waiting under the sun for her the entire day, she could not control her anger. She said, “Elliot, I’m not home. Can’t youge see?”
“You’re not picking up my phone. Did you miss it? What if you’re at home and you just don’t want to see me?” His voice turned hoarse because of the lack of water.
Avery’s eyes instantly23 reddened.
She only did not pick up his phone call the night before. If he were to call her that day, perhaps she might have picked up?
“Why are you here?” Avery forced back the tears in her eyes. She choked and said, “Is it because of Layla being in an entertainment program? She’s back. Whatever you want to say, you can say to her!”
It was easy of Avery to say that, but how could her children possibly listen to him?
“Layla’s still young. Why does she want to earn money? It’s because she knows that you owe me money, right?” Elliot’s cold voice rang out. “You put this pressure, which should not be borne by children, on your child. Might I ask if you’re a competent mother?”
Avery choked on her words by Elliot’s questions.
Layla indeed participated in an entertainment program to earn some money. Her goal was just
ke what Elliot said, to help Avery pay back her debt.
Elliot, the person who has no right to talk about me in this entire world is you!” Avery wiped way the tears from the corner of her eyes. “You don’t need to care about Layla’s affairs!”
‘Avery, I will not give in to you all the time!” He looked at Avery with a sharp gaze. His tone was rather harsh. “Take this card! This is for giving birth to our child! Take it to pay your debts! I don’t want to see Layla going to the entertainment world! Also, don’t let me see you taking on private engagements behind my back! Before you give birth to the child, don’t think you can escape my control!”
Elliot stuffed a bank card into Avery’s hands and left as quickly as he came, disappearing before her eyes.
Avery held onto his card tightly. She secretly mocked. Did he just give her money to repay her debt to him?
Only Elliot would be able to think of things like this! Not only think, but he would also do such things.
Avery felt as if all of her energy had been depleted. She went back to the living area listlessly.
Mike passed her a cup of water.
“Avery, did he give you this card?” When Mike passed her the cup of water, he took over the card in her hands.
Avery picked up the card and drank some water.
“I think there’s an ATM in our neighborhood.” Mike had an excited expression. “Why don’t I go and check how much money is there on this card?”
Avery could roughly guess the amount, but she said nothing.
“Uncle Mike, take me along! I want to have a look too!” Layla tugged on Mike’s clothes.
Mike lifted Layla. When he was by the door only, he remembered to ask Avery, “Why is he giving you money?” Avery placed her cup down and got up from the sofa. “You ask him.”
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 619
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 619
Avery finished and headed upstairs. She had been out the entire day, she was exhausted.
Mike saw her go upstairs. He carried Layla and left. They arrived at an ATM. Mike carefully inserted the card.
The pin was written behind the card. It was Avery’s birthday which was easy to remember.
After inserting the pin, Mike pressed the check balance button. Instantly, countless numbers of zeros appeared on the46 screen.
Mike was dazzled and speechless!
Layla exclaimed, “Uncle Mike! How much is that! There are so many zeros! I can’t count !34 Woo!”
This was way beyond Layla’s knowledge.
Mike coughed a little before raising his finger and counting the zeros on thecd screen.
Layla suddenly pointed at the first number on the screen. She said out loud, “This is one.”
Mike said, “…Babe, you interrupted me! Where was I counting until?ge Sigh!”
“Stupid Uncle Mike! Just take a picture and go ask my Mommy! My Mommy would surely know how much it is with just one look! She doesn’t need to count so long as you!” Layla pursed her lips in detest. “Or go and ask your boyfriend! He must be smarter than you!”
Mike blushed due to the provocation. “Layla, I know how much this is. I don’t need to count. It’s one billion and fifty23 million.”
That was the amount Avery still owed Elliot.
Layla was a little lost. She blinked her huge sparkling eyes. “Uncle Mike, how much is that? How many toys and pretty clothes can I buy?”
M
Mike did not know how to answer to let her understand how huge this amount was.
“Let’s say that in these four day that you worked you earned one hundred and five thousand dollars.” Mike fished his phone out and opened the calculator. He started calculating for her.
“On an average, you earn about twenty-six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Let’s say you could earn this amount every day. In one year, you could earn nine million five hundred and eighty-one thousand dollars. If you earn this much every year, from today onward, you have to continuously work for one hundred and ten years.
“You’re five years old this year which means you have to live until one hundred and fifteen years old to earn that amount of money.”
Layla’s eyes almost popped out. She was in a daze.
“Layla, do you understand?” Mike smiled pleasantly, but his heart was bitter.
Bloody hell! How was Elliot so rich!
He could just come out with so much money at any moment. If Mike was Avery, he might just be attracted to Elliot’s money!
“Woo, woo, woo!” Layla suddenly cried. “I’ve lived for so long but I’m only five years old? How long would it take to live until one hundred years old?”
Mike reached his hand out to wipe away the tears on her face. “Don’t cry! I’m just telling you that this amount of money is a lot. I didn’t say that you have to earn this much money. Let’s go get ice cream! Then we’ll head home.”
Layla suddenly stopped crying. “I want chocolate ice cream.”
Mike said, “Of course, as long as you don’t let your mother know.:
In the villa, Avery lay in bed. She wanted to sleep but her head hurt so badly that she could not go to sleep. Thus, she opened her eyes and looked at a corner of her room without any focus. She thought back about how she and Elliot ended up fighting that way.
She loved him. She could also feel that he cared for her, so why did they have to hurt each other?
Did they have to hurt each other to prove that their love did not vanish?
Just when her mind was in a mess, the phone by the side of her bed rang. She picked up her phone and saw a strange series of symbols and numbers!
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 620
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 620
Avery got up from bed, she looked at the series of numbers for a few seconds before answering the call
She never thought that once the call got through, a video appeared.
“Mommy!” Hayden’s crisp voice came through.
Avery looked at Hayden’s face and said excitedly, “Hayden! How did you call me on46 video?”
“Ihacked into the camp’s internet and called using a virtual account.” Hayden had a rare smile. “Mommy, is Layla back already?”
“She is, but she just went out with Uncle Mike. They are not back yet.” Avery’s face was filled with tenderness, “Hayden, are you adapting well there? Your teacher just called me a few days ago and said that you made a few international 34 friends.”
“Mommy, I’m grown up. You don’t have to worry about me.” Hayden’s voice sounded like a little man
“How could I not worry about you? Even if you’ve grown up in the future, I’ll still miss you and worry about you.” Avery looked at her son’s face. No matter how much she looked it was not enough for her. “There are ten more days before I can go and seecd you!”
“Mommy, I’ll give you a video call every night, how about that?”
“Is that against the rules?” Avery asked worriedly. “What if your teacher finds out. Will it bege
bad?”
“It’s fine. The teacher knows I’m calling you. I called you on video with my own abilities. He said nothing,” Hayden said proudly.
Avery was extremely proud. At the same time, she thought of something. “Hayden, later can you give Uncle Mike a call. Please persuade Layla to stop thinking of earning money in the entertainment industry anymore. I’m not short of money. I can pay back the money I owe Elliot on my own. I don’t need you to worry. Right now, the most important thing you two need to do is learn and happily grow23 up.”
Hayden said, “I’ll talk to her later.”
Avery replied, “Hmm. I’ll talk to her too, but I think she’ll listen to you more.”
“Okay. I’ll call Uncle Mike now.” Even if Avery did not tell him, Hayden would still call Mike because he saw how puffy and reddened Avery’s eyes have been from crying. If he were to ask her why she was crying in the video call, Avery would not tell him the truth.
Hayden called Mike and Mike soon picked up the call.
“Why did Mommy cry?” Hayden furrowed his brows with a serious expression. “I just video –
called her.”
“Uh…” Mike tried hard to come up with something. He hesitated whether to tell him the truth
or not.
“Hayden! Hayden!” Layla saw Hayden and exclaimed excitedly. “When are you coming back to play with me! I miss you so much! Woo, woo! I miss you to death!”
“Layla, please don’t interrupt.” Hayden doused Layla’s enthusiasm. Layla obediently quieted down.
Mike said, “There is a woman who made up her face to look like your Mommy and tried to seduce Elliot. Yesterday, she managed to get him to stay for dinner. Elliot already said that he would look for your Mommy in the afternoon , but he didn’t appear. They fought because of that.”
“That dirtbag finally shows his true colors,” Hayden said sinisterly.
“Actually, Elliot is still fine! It’s that woman who is the worst. She actually made her face up to look like Avery…”
“What is that woman’s name? I’ll teach her a lesson!” Hayden said.
Mike thought for a while. “I think she’s called N… Nora! I don’t know her full name, but you can search around. She is Chelsea Tierney’s cousin.”
“Got it.” Hayden consciously took note of Nora’s name before changing the subject. “Layla, don’t go shooting entertainment programs in the future. Mommy is worried.”
Layla furrowed her brows and huffed, “I’ve already agreed to Uncle Eric that we’ll go shoot more two days later! Hayden, I’ll talk with Mommy!”
Hayden also furrowed his brows. “Why are you getting more and more disobedient?”
Layla used to listen to him no matter what.
“I’m so adorable, of course, I should be a star!” Layla said narcissistically, “Uncle Eric said that he would take me along in the future. He said he would make me an even bigger star than him! Hayden, next time the money I earn, I’ll split half with you, okay?”