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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 671
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 671
Her misunderstandings against him might not be cleared off in this life.
“Avery, it’s quite windy today. Go back and rest!” Elliot said and strode away.
Avery was stunned, remaining in the same spot.
She never expected that Elliot would do anything. He did not even retort. She underestimated his46 restraint.
The bodyguard walked over to her and said, “Miss Tate, let’s get you home. It is quite windy today. Don’t catch a cold.”
Avery did not feel that it was windy. At that moment, there was a raging fire burning in her, burning34 brightly.
Elliot entered the office and Chad immediately followed suit. He reported the incident that happened that morning at the PR department to Elliot incd detail.
“I asked the staff of the PR department. They said that Avery not only thinks that the woman in the video was Nora pretending to be her, but Nora was also the person that gouged Zoe’s eyes out.”
When Chad said that he was frightened because Nora seemed gentle and obedient. Her voice was coquettish. He could not see how she could be soge cruel.
Elliot silently turned on his computer.
“However, Avery doesn’t have the evidence. If she had, she would not have been so impulsive, “Chad continued, “Mr. Foster, why don’t you ignore this matter. Just wait for the child to be born in case you have any conflicts with her23 again.”
Elliot opened his email and said, “Get Nora to resign!”
Chad replied, “What? Why? Before having any evidence that she was the one who did those dirty things, she is currently a victim. Not only did we not care for her, but we also forced her to resign, that’s not very nice, right?”
Elliot said, “Just tell Chelsea that.”
“Oh, okay. When Chelsea returns from the hospital, I’ll let her know.” Chad pondered for a while before asking, “If Chelsea were to ask why, what should I tell her?”
Elliot said, “I can’t accept a woman who looks too much like Avery being by my side. No inatter whether Nora naturally looked like her or did it later. I would rather not have Avery than a substitute.”
“Okay, I’ll go and do it right now.”
When Avery returned home, Hayden immediately went up to her.
“Mommy, Uncle Eric came and took Layla away.”
Avery was stunned. “Layla needs to go to school today. Did Eric say why he was taking Layla away?”
“Live streaming.”
Avery opened her phone and saw Eric’s message.
(There’s a live stream this afternoon. After the session, I will immediately send Layla back.]
Avery immediately replied, (Didn’t you promise not to interfere with her education?]
Eric wrote, (I have already asked for a leave from her teacher. School just started. The classes are not that important. I can teach her on the road. It will not affect her studies.)
Avery was stunned. What the hell was this? Doing it first then asking for forgiveness?
Avery could not do anything to them, so she could only accept it.
At that moment, Mike yawned and came out of his room.
“Avery, I heard that you went to beat Nora up. Why are you so amazing?” Mike had a sleepy look on his face. He was not fully up yet.
“Whoever you want to beat up, just get the bodyguard to do it, why do it yourself? What happens if it affects the child?”
Avery said, “How would it affect the child? Usually being beaten up would affect the child more.”
“Hahaha! You’re right. But beating her up won’t relieve much of the anger.” Mike sighed. “This is only the first step,” Avery said calmly, “They are not the only scheming ones.”
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 672
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 672
At the hospital. Once Nora saw Chelsea, she could not stop crying.
“Chelsea, Avery has crossed the line. She dares to beat me without any evidence! She totally has no respect for us!” Nora’s face had medication on it. She looked extremely wretched at that moment.
Chelsea said calmly, “She’s pregnant with Elliot’s child now, which is why she dares to be so brazen.”
“She is so much fiercer than what you said! My nose was crooked from her beating,” Nora said bitterly, “What is Elliot doing? Even if he doesn’t help me, he should reprimand Avery on your behalf,46 right?”
“What are you thinking?” Chelsea felt bitter too. “He might say that he hates children, but Avery is pregnant with his child, he cherishes it a whole lot. No matter what Avery does now, he would be able to put up with her. There is no bottom line.”
“Does that mean I took the slaps for nothing?” Nora’s tears fell. She asked in 34 disbelief.
“Of course, I will not let you suffer for nothing! She might be beating you, but she is warning me!” Chelsea recalled what Avery said to her. She was so furious she shuddered.
At that moment, Chelsea’s phone rang. She walked over to the balcony to answer the call. A moment later, she returned to the room with a darkeneded expression.
“Chelsea, what is it?” Nora felt that something bad had happened.
“Hehe! Guess!” Chelsea held her phone tightly. She was so furious she turned mad. “Not only is Elliot not helping you, but that’s fine! He wants you to resignge too!”
“How did it turn out this way? Did Avery tell him something?” Nora grabbed her sheets tightly. She speculated frantically, “Does Avery have proof!”
“She has nothing! If she had proof, the person that she looked for today would not be you but the police!” Chelsea’s face flushed red. She gritted her teeth. “Elliot fired you because you look too much like Avery! He said that he did not need a23 substitute!”
Nora’s heart sank. She suddenly felt that her existence meant nothing anymore.
She has done up to look like Avery. She learned how to mimic Avery’s voice just so that she could replace Avery one day, yet Elliot refused her so determinedly.
“Nora, don’t be sad. You’re so pretty. Even if you don’t marry Elliot in the future, you’ll be able to marry a wealthy man,” Chelsea comforted her, “Get well soon. Let me head back and do some proper planning.”
“Are you unhappy with me?” Nora lowered her head.
“No.You listen to me, and you do things well too. No matter how arrogant Avery is, her reputation has been ruined. No one would believe her even if she explained herself. This is enough.”
Nora nodded. “That’s good. Anyway, I’ll obey what you say.”
“Hmm. I will make her pay for what she did today.” Chelsea patted Nora on the shoulders.” Rest well, I’ll get the nanny to come to look after you.”
At the Starry River Villa, after Avery said that she was only at her first step, Mike immediately asked what her next step was, but Avery refused to tell him.
“Okay, fine! But you must be careful of your safety!” Mike glanced at her tummy. “If I were you, I won’t even be able to move. How do you have so much energy? You could still seek revenge after you have the child!”
“You don’t let me go to the office. Now you’re still trying to limit my other activities?” Avery raised her eyebrows and glared at him. “If you’re not tired, then go to the office!”
“I’m tired! I worked late last night! I slept at four! If it wasn’t for Chad who called me just now, I would surely not wake up,” Mike said and returned to his room. Avery looked at the time before taking her bag and heading out.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 673
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 673
Avery had asked someone out at noon.
She could not sleep the night before, thinking throughout the entire night. Chelsea and Nora had been secretly going up against her. If she did not fight back, they would think that she could be easily bullied. They would do even worse things later. Avery did not want to stay passive any further.
Avery might not be able to find evidence to prove her innocence on the video incident for the time being, but she could attack from a different angle!
Avery went to a restaurant nearby Cole’s office. The person she asked out was46 Cole.
As for this man, she has once truly admired him before. She thought that he was perfect and satisfied her fantasies of Prince Charming.
However, when that filter of perception was destroyed, she suddenly realized that he could not be any more34 ordinary.
Beneath his pretty face laid cowardice, timidness, selfishness, and greed, consuming his soul.
Avery was drinking some water when Cole pushed the door and entered. He strodecd in.
“Avery, why did you think of looking for me?” Cole sat opposite her. He deliberately looked at her tummy. “You’re going to give birth soon, right?” “I’m sure you don’t like children, right?” Avery saidge calmly.
“How is it possible! I’m not my uncle!” Cole immediately retorted.
“Then, how could you bear to kill Zoe?” Avery distractedly glanced at him. “Cole, I know all about it. What did Nora give you that you would dare help her kill your own23 child?”
Without Cole’s help previously, how could Zoe’s eyes be so easily gouged by others?
Too bad the Sanfords had no power in Aryadelle, if not, if they were to look into it, Cole would not be able to escape responsibility!
“You…” Cole was tongue-tied. He wanted to ask how she knew but immediately realized that he would be exposing himself if he said that.
“Don’t worry. I came here looking for you just to understand how much they gave you for you to do such cruel things.” Avery’s tone was calm, but every word she said hit the nail on the head.
Cole was provoked that his eyes reddened. “I only wanted to put Zoe in her place, I didn’t mean to kill my child. Avery, why do you have to think of me so cruelly? Zoe killed herself, I
didn’t…”
“Put her in her place? You say so easily. Let me gouge your eyes out and see how you feel,” Avery said. She saw his brows furrowed tightly. His expressions darkened. Thus, Avery poured him a cup of water. “Just tell me how much Nora gave you!”
“Nothing.” Cole picked the cup up and downed the water in one go.
Avery was stunned. “Then, why did you help them? Cole, are you nuts?”
“Maybe! I hate Zoe, which is why I helped them.”
“If you hate her, why did you still want to be with her?” Avery found it absurd.
“You would surely laugh at me if I told you the reason.” Cole looked at Avery helplessly. “Back then, I only pleased her because she had money. Who would have thought that she lost all of her money later and even got pregnant with my child? What could I do? I could only let her give birth to it!”
“Avery, the only person I ever gave my heart to is you.” Cole was suddenly confessing his love, “When I got together with Cassandra , it was just for excitement and pleasure. None of those women could compare to you.”
Avery exposed his lies. “That’s because they are both dead. You can’t get anything from them anymore, so you find me especially useful.”
Cole was so furious his facial expression was distorted.
“Avery, I don’t think you look for me just to tell me this, right? Tell me! What are you here for?
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 674
“I’m here to give you money,” Avery said, “I need you to help me do something. If you do what I say, I’ll pay you. You can name your price.”
Cole never thought that he would be useful to her.
“Money is a small matter. Actually, Nora and I are not even acquaintances. I only flirted with her back then because I thought she was you…”
Although he did not explicitly say if he would help her or not, his intentions were46 clear.
“How much money did your company make last year?” Avery asked nonchalantly.
Cole scratched his head awkwardly. “A few hundred thousand! I know I’m not capable. What I earn in a year is less than what my uncle earns in a34 day.”
“Cole, I’ll give you one and a half million.” Avery interrupted him, “If you can accept this price, we’ll continue our discussion.”
“Avery, with how well we know each other, even if you don’t pay me, I’ll still help you!” Cole adjusted his glasses, hiding the delight incd him.
One and a half million, of course, he would take it
“I still haven’t forgotten the time when you helped Zoe to hurt me,” Avery warned him, “If you dare to betray me thisge time…”
“Avery, it was hard for me too! Back then, Zoe was pregnant with my uncle’s child. How could I dare to disobey her?”
The moment Cole mentioned this, memories came flooding Avery’s mind23 again.
“Cole, do you think that since Zoe is dead, no one will know about the secrets between you two?” Avery changed her mind. “Don’t think about the one and a half million dollars anymore. If you help me to do it, I’ll help you keep your secret. If not, I’ll tell your uncle about how you had an affair with Zoe. Do you believe me that he’ll send you to hell to be with Zoe?”
Cole’s face turned pale.
“Don’t be too pessimistic about it. If you do things well, I’ll consider rewarding you too. If you ruin it, you won’t get anything.” Avery’s tone calmed down a little.
“Avery, you have changed.” Cole’s expressions darkened. He said heavily, “You are no longer the innocent woman I once knew. You have become like Chelsea. In front of you, I feel like a
small ant.”
Avery said, “Have you ever thought that everything is changing, only you are remaining in the same spot?”
Cole sweated profusely upon hearing what Avery said.
In the afternoon, Eric brought Layla to attend their entertainment program’s live stream.
The episode that night was the final episode, so the live stream was considered a bonus.
Once the live stream started, it soon climbed up the charts to be the number one live streamed program.
The live stream was based on their entertainment program. Halfway through, the host produced a card. “Layla, we gathered the three most-asked questions on the internet. I’ll ask you right now. Are you ready?”
Layla smiled and nodded. “I’m ready.”
The host asked, “Have your mother and father ever considered letting you continue in the entertainment industry? Everyone likes you very much. They hope that you can be a big star.”
Layla blinked her big eyes and said, “I don’t have a father!”
The host was stunned for a while.
The screen was instantly filled with comments.
[Poor Layla! Her father died at such a young age!)
[I want to be her father! It’s too bad I’m a woman!]
(Thank goodness her father has died, if not some idiot would start saying that Eric is her father!)
Layla could not see the screen, so she continued saying, “My mother loves me a lot. As long as I want to stay in the entertainment industry, she would agree to it.”
The host smiled and said, “Your mother must be very pretty, right?”
“I’ll let Uncle Eric answer this question,” Layla said cheekily, “It doesn’t count if I answer it.”
The staff there burst out in laughter.
Eric’s handsome face had a shade of blush. “Layla’s mother is indeed very pretty. I have once said that she is my goddess.”
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 675
The screen exploded with comments once again.
(Goddess? Avery Tate? Layla’s mother is Avery Tate?]
[F*ck me! What right does Avery Tate have! She does not deserve to be Layla’s mother!]
(When I see Avery Tate’s name, I think of that video! It’s 46 nauseating!]
(Am I the only one who wonders whether Eric still thinks of her as his goddess?]
The host did not expect that Eric would suddenly bring Avery up. The host panicked and was in a34 daze.
“Eric, are you announcing a new goddess?”
Eric shook his head a little. His tone was firm. “I only have one goddess. She is Layla’scd mother.”
He only did not explicitly say that Layla’s mother was Avery!
Once Avery was brought up, Eric did not think of burying it down. On the other hand, he took the initiative to talk to them aboutge her.
“All this while, my fans have been concerned about my love life. I can share with you all,” Eric smiled at the camera. His smile was gentle and dazzling. “I have confessed to Layla’s mother before, but I was rejected. If you all have seen the video not long ago, I’m sure you can see what type of body the man has. Layla’s mother would never have such a weird kink of liking ugly bodies.”
Eric brought Layla to the live stream mainly to help Avery clear her name. Ever since this thing happened, he had tried to think of a way to help share Avery’s burden. However, after thinking for a long time, without any concrete evidence, it was hard to help23 her.
In the end, he could only use his fame once again. At least his fans would believe her.
(My dream hunk has been rejected! Woo! Big hugs! You still have us!)
[Does Avery not have an ugly fetish? If not, I don’t understand why she would reject Eric.] [Eric is trying to help Avery! Although Avery rejected him, they are still good friends! Those who diss Avery again, leave this chat room!]
(Actually, I think that Avery has been tricked because the video is so blurry! It looked like it was taken with an old phone! If the woman in the video is really Avery, why would the culprit not put an HD version?)
In the chat, everyone was in heated discussions.
In front of the camera, Layla tugged on Eric’s hand and asked softly, “Uncle Eric, what video? Let me have a look!”
Eric’s eyes sparkled troublingly. “It’s not suitable for small children.”
“I’m not a small child, I’m a big one! Just let me secretly have a look!”
“I don’t have it on my phone.”
“Then, look on the internet and show me! If you don’t show me, I’ll go home right now and ask Hayden to look for me,” Layla pouted and threatened him.
Eric could not win over Layla, so he could only take his phone from his assistant and show Layla the video.
He knew it was not good to do so, but he did not dare to make Layla angry.
Layla looked a lot like Avery. Sometimes, when he saw Layla, he saw Avery in her too.
Layla took his phone over and watched the video from beginning to end over and over again.
In the end, she furrowed her brows and returned it to Eric. “This woman is not my mother! My mother’s belly button does not look like that!”
Layla’s words were like a revelation because no one has ever seen Avery’s belly button before, so they had no way to prove it.
At Sterling Group. Chad hurriedly knocked on Elliot’s office door and entered. He told Elliot what Layla said in the live stream.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 676
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 676
“Sir, I watched the video again. I zoomed into the woman’s belly button and printed it out!” Chad pulled out a photo and handed it to Elliot. “You must know what Avery’s belly button looks like, right? Take a look and compare them.”
When they first watched the video, they only focused on the woman’s looks, voice and pregnant belly. None of them noticed the shape of her belly button.
They overlooked this point. Everyone’s belly button was shaped differently.
Whoever was impersonating Avery may be able to copy her looks, voice and appearance, but since Avery had never exposed her body in public, that person had no way of copying her belly46 button.
Chad especially admired Layla.
A child was able to observe certain things that adults would easily34 overlook.
Elliot glanced at the photo Chad handed to him, then put it down.
“What do you think, Sir?” Chad thought that Elliot had figured itcd out.
However, Elliot’s brows furrowed as he asked, “Why do you think I would remember what her belly button looks like?”
He might have slept with Avery, but who would go out of their way to notice someone’s bellyge button?
“Are you telling me you remember what Mike’s belly button looks like?” he asked as he stared at Chad.
Chad let out an embarrassed cough, then said, “I remember, because his belly button is pretty23 sexy…”
Elliot was speechless.
The atmosphere in the room instantly turned a little delicate.
“She has a C-section scar on her abdomen,” Elliot said after a moment of silence. “My attention is always drawn to that scar, so I never noticed her belly button.”
Chad nodded in understanding, then said, “It’s too bad that the woman in the video had the area below her belly button covered in cash… Sir, if you go see Avery right now and take a look for yourself, then wouldn’t you have your answer?”
Elliot clenched his fists as a chill washed over his eyes.
“Do you think she’d let me see it? Do you have too much faith in me, or do you not know her that well?”
Chad’s lips pursed into a thin line.
He knew that Elliot and Avery had a fight over the video, but now that they have a clue, Avery could use this to prove her innocence. Why wouldn’t they want to quickly solve this mystery?
“I don’t need to verify it,” Elliot said in a low, hoarse voice moments later. “I believe Layla.”
If Layla said that the woman in the video was not her mother, then it was not her mother.
Layla would not lie.
Over at the Starry River Villa, Avery was watching the live stream the entire time.
When Eric mentioned her, she felt slightly dizzy.
If the matter with the video had not happened, she would not mind people finding out that she was Layla’s mother.
She was not mentally prepared to let the children know about this right now.
However, Eric had brought up the matter during the live stream without discussing it with her. Not only that, he even showed Layla that kind of video!
Avery was so furious that her blood pressure was rising. She turned off the live stream on her phone, then dialed Eric’s number.
The moment Eric saw that Avery was calling, he immediately moved out of the camera shot.
Avery took a deep breath, then could not hold back and snapped loudly, “Eric Santos! What are you doing?!”
Eric glanced over at Layla, then whispered softly, “I’m sorry I didn’t talk about this with you first…”
“That’s not it. Why did you show Layla that kind of video? She’s still a child! You’ve been getting more and more insolent these days! You’ve been using the fact that Layla likes you to do things before any type of discussion!” Avery complained.
She was right.
Eric was relying on Layla’s fondness of him, so he stopped discussing everything with Avery beforehand.
This was because the result of any discussion with her would likely end up limiting his opinions.
He wanted to help her. If he discussed it with her, she would definitely refuse his help.
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 677
Since that was the case, Eric could only take action first, then let Avery find out about it.
“Don’t take Layla for an ignorant child,” Eric argued. “Even if she didn’t know about this now, she will find out about it later. Didn’t you notice that her mental capacity is way beyond your expectations?”
“She will forever be a child that needs to be protected in my eyes.” Avery refused to accept his reasoning
“I’m sorry,” Eric apologized once again. “Avery, I just wanted to do my best. With Layla’s current popularity, someone would definitely dig up her family background. Instead of letting her find out about this from an outsider in the future, isn’t it better to make things clear46 now?”
Avery felt like there was a lump in her throat and could not say a word.
“The live stream is almost over. Let’s talk when I send Layla home later,” Eric said, then hung up the34 phone.
Avery held onto her phone and sat on the couch.
Layla’s words during the live stream echoed in hercd mind.
Ever since Avery’s belly grew, Layla liked lying on it to listen to what was going on inside. She also liked talking to her little brother who was inside of Avery. So, Layla would know very well what Avery’s belly button lookedge like.
She never noticed it before herself.
Naturally, she did not pay attention to the belly button of the woman in the video 23 either.
Avery rushed up the stairs with her phone and returned to her room.
Two hours later, Eric arrived at the villa with Layla.
Mike and Tammy were also there.
“Why didn’t you go to work, Uncle Mike?” asked Layla. Then she flashed a sweet smile at Tammy and said, “Aunt Tammy, are you here to see Mommy?”
“I am!” Tammy said. “I watched your live stream earlier, so I came to see your Mommy’s belly button! She’s still sleeping, though.”
“Oh, I’m tired, too! I feel like sleeping,” Layla said as she yawned.
Eric immediately carried her upstairs.
At that moment, Avery appeared at the bottom of the stairs.
Mike and Tammy approached her together and helped her over to the couch.
“Is what Layla said true, Avery? Surely you’ve made a comparison with the woman in the video?” Tammy peeled a banana and handed it over to Avery.
Avery took a bite of the banana, then turned to Mike and said, “Don’t tell me you came back because of this, too?”
Mike’s pale blue eyes blinked.
“That’s right! This is way too interesting! It’s more important than work, so I came home to take a look.”
“Leave,” Avery said mercilessly. “I definitely won’t show it to you.”
Tammy pushed Mike toward the front door and said, “This should tell you who Avery’s true best friend is, right?”
Mike was disgruntled as he said, “You’re breaking my heart, Avery!”
“I’m not an exhibitionist,” Avery said.
Once Mike left, Tammy returned to the living room.
“I compared it, and it was indeed different. My daughter’s observational skills sure are meticulous,” Avery said, answering Tammy’s earlier question.
This was solid evidence.
Tammy hugged Avery in excitement and said, “Avery! You can finally prove your innocence
now!”
“Do you expect me to hold a press conference and reveal my belly to the world?” Avery’s voice was cool and calm. “I won’t do that.”
Tammy released her and said, “They won’t believe you if you don’t do that.”
“I would feel violated if I did that,” Avery said. “When Layla said that the woman in the video wasn’t me, I saw how calm and collected she was. I believe that she won’t be affected by gossip.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 678
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 678
This was the decision that Avery made after careful consideration.
Tammy very quickly accepted her decision.
“I support you, Avery. If it were me, I don’t think I’d be able to open up my clothes in front of a bunch of strangers either. You didn’t do anything wrong, so why do you need to prove anything?” she said. “You can make a police report, though. Let the police prove your innocence for you.”
Avery accepted Tammy’s 46 suggestion.
That evening, the police issued a statement online. The post stated that police investigations revealed that the woman in the explicit video that went viral recently was not Avery Tate, and that he case was under further investigation at the moment.
Once the statement was released , Eric immediately reposted it on his own social media page with the caption: (The internet is not beyond the law. The truth needs to be 34 known!)
His fans quickly reposted his post and spread the news.
The mountain of public opinion that was pressing down on Avery instantlycd collapsed.
As Chelsea scrolled through social media and saw many of the users that cursed at Avery before issuing apologies to her, she was filled with a mess of feelings.
D*mnge it!
All it took was one word from that little brat, Layla, for her carefully orchestrated plan to be shattered!
This feeling was worse than being punched in the23 face!
When her phone suddenly rang, she thought it was Nora and did not want to answer, but the relentless ringtone was so noisy that it gave her a headache.
Chelsea picked up her phone, saw Wanda’s name and immediately answered the call.
“You were too soft on her, Chelsea.” Wanda imparted her own experience as she said, “After I got her mother killed, she still can’t touch me. You have to be ruthless when it’s called for! Of course, you can’t do it yourself.”
Chelsea took a cold breath and said, “Of course I won’t do it myself. I’m not an idiot.”
“I know you’re not. You managed to stay by Elliot Foster’s side all these years, so I’m sure you’re smarter than me,” Wanda snickered. “Spend a bit more money and hire people who don’t care about their lives to work for you.”
“Recommend some to me!” Chelsea said. “I don’t have many people I can rely on by my side.”
“Sure,” Wanda responded. “I’ll look into it for you.”
At seven in the evening, the lights in the president’s office at Sterling Group were bright as day.
Elliot stood by the window and watched as the sky gradually turned dark while the lights in the city began to sparkle.
His eyes were covered by a layer of frost and emanating coldness.
“Ben went to see Avery, Sir,” Chad said when he walked in and stood behind Elliot. “He went to apologize to her.”
Elliot’s Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat. He turned around, and obsidian black eyes were cold as ice.
“This is why Avery hates me,” he said.
Chad lowered his head and said, “Sir, Avery might have been wronged this time, but I don’t think you’re guilty of anything.”
“Eric Santos spoke up for Avery during a live stream this afternoon. Even he could do something like that for her, but I didn’t do anything.” Elliot said as he reflected. “It’s not Avery’s fault she doesn’t love me. It’s my own fault.”
“You believed Avery at the beginning, Sir. Ben was the one who got too worked up and kept forcing you…” Chad comforted him. “Otherwise, he wouldn’t be blaming himself so much right now.”
“That’s all just excuses. If I truly trusted Avery, I wouldn’t waver no matter who forced me.”
“You didn’t completely listen to Ben, though. He even complained to me because of this. He said you gave your soul to Avery and that you were a lost cause… When Ben gets back, you should go and see Avery to talk things out!” Chad suggested.
“If I went to see her, it’d be like putting my face on a silver platter for her to slap.”
“Once she slaps you and gets it out of her system, it’ll be fine. You’d be suffering more if you didn’t go and see her.”
Chad’s words made Elliot feel even more depressed. Meanwhile, at the Starry River Villa.
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 679
Ben’s arrival made the warm and happy atmosphere in the house come to a pause.
Tammy was upset with him before, so the way she was looking at him now was especially furious.
“What are you doing here? Did you come to celebrate with us?” Tammy asked in an enigmatic
tone.
Seeing this, Jun immediately pulled her away and said, “I’m sure Ben’s here to see Avery, Tammy. Don’t get in the46 way.”
Then, he hurriedly dragged her away.
Ben coughed awkwardly, then walked over to 34 Avery.
“I’m sorry, Avery.” His expression was uneasy, but his tone was filled with sincerity. “I was ignorant. I’ve never seen anyone imitate someone’s voice that perfectly, so I insisted that the woman in the video was you. I should’ve just kept my bias to myself, but I even threatened Elliot to break up with you… You can be upset with me, but please don’t blame him.”
“Did you ask you to come here?” Avery raised her browscd slightly.
“He doesn’t know I came.” Ben’s cheeks flushed a crimson red. “This entire thing is pretty embarrassing. I don’t know how to face him yet, so I came to apologize to you first.”
“I don’t need your apology,” Avery said as she looked him in the face. “You were always kind to me. It was a kindness that could take someone up to cloud nine. What you did this time didn’t do any substantial damage to me, so you don’t need toge apologize.”
“That’s good. Then, about Elliot…”
“That’s between him and me,” Avery said, enunciating each word clearly. “I don’t need anyone else to get23 involved.”
A wave of embarrassment washed over Ben’s eyes. He took a breath and said, “Got it. Are you in the middle of dinner? I won’t bother you, then,”
Once Ben left, Tammy walked over to Avery and gave her a thumbs up.
“You’re amazing, Avery! These b*st*rds were acting all high and mighty before! Now’s the time for them to taste defeat! Otherwise, they will always be this self-righteous! They should learn a thing or two from Eric!”
Eric had joined them for the celebrations that night.
After meeting him that afternoon, Avery instantly understood all of his kindness and held back every criticism she had wanted to vent out.
One could more clearly see a person’s true colors when faced with troubles.
Not only did Eric not suspect her, he even spoke up for her.
As for the behavior of some other men, she did not want to recall it.
As Ben drove out of the Starry River Villa, his mind was a complicated mess of thoughts and he felt awful. So, he dialed Elliot’s number.
“Elliot, I went to apologize to Avery. She said she’s not angry at me, but I could tell that she’s upset with you,” he said frustratedly. “This was all my fault. If it weren’t for me, you would’ve believed her without hesitation. That way, she wouldn’t be mad at you.”
On the other end of the line, Elliot’s breathing was a little heavy.
“If you’re thinking of seeing her, don’t go now. Tammy Lynch and Eric Santos are there tonight. They’re celebrating and having fun,” Ben warned.
As Elliot held his phone, his deep eyes flickered slightly.
He was on the way home at that moment.
He had no plans to go see Avery tonight.
However, Ben’s words made him change his mind.
The more afraid one was of something, the more reason one had to face it head on.
If he did not go see Avery tonight, he would go tomorrow or the day after that.
In that case, he might as well just go now.
At the Starry River Villa, Avery was feeling a little sleepy after chatting with everyone in the living room.
“Go to bed, Avery! Chad said Elliot Foster’s gone home. He won’t come to apologize to you tonight,” Mike teased.
Avery’s cheeks flushed slightly. She got up from the couch and said, “I’m not waiting for him.”
A beam of light shone in from outside the front gates. A black Rolls-Roice slowly came to a halt.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 680
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 680
“Isn’t that Elliot’s car?” Tammy said when she saw the luxury car outside the front gates.” Looks like your intel was wrong, Mike!”
Mike sighed and said, “This man sure is elusive! He’s so unpredictable!”
“Don’t see him, Avery. You should leave him hanging. Let him be restless and stay up all night. Let him have a taste of pain!” Tammy said excitedly.
Mike completely agreed with her, so he walked to the front door and was about to shut46 it.
Avery grabbed his arm and said, “Let him in.”
The baby was going to be born34 soon.
There were still things that she needed to discuss with Elliot.
She wanted to take this opportunity to settle things once and forcd all.
“Have you forgotten how you were wronged, Avery?” Mike was furious. “If you forgive him this easily, then he won’t learn his lesson. He’ll just be even more ruthless in the future!”
“I know what I’m doing, Mike.” Avery gazed at Mike with clear eyes. “Don’t worry. I won’tge lose.”
Jun quickly tried to smooth things over and said, “Since Avery’s decided, let’s not worry about it! When it comes to relationships, it’s better for outsiders not to step in.”
Tammy glared at him and snapped, “Whose side are you on? Look at Mike. He might be dating Chad, but he’s always on Avery’s23 side.”
“You’ve got it wrong!” Jun said. “I’m just respecting Avery’s decision. I’ll agree if she wants to see Elliot, and I’ll agree if she doesn’t, too!”
“Then, you’re just spineless and don’t have an opinion of your own,” said Tammy.
Jun smiled warmly and said, “You’re the only one who needs to be opinionated in our home… Ah, Eric made some tea. Let’s go have some!”
They sat on the couch and began to have tea.
When Hayden saw Elliot enter the front yard, he immediately dragged Layla upstairs to their
room.
Moments later, Elliot arrived at the villa’s front door.
His deep set eyes glanced over at the living room.
Avery handed him a pair of clean house slippers.
“Thank you,” he said, then took the slippers and changed into them,
The group sipping tea in the living room had their eyes fixed on the two of them.
Avery led Elliot past the living room and up the stairs.
“Holy crap! Avery’s taking him to her room! What’s she trying to do?” Mike did not understand and was greatly shocked.
Mike had thought that, with Avery’s temper, she would definitely humiliate Elliot both mentally and physically.
Did he guess wrongly?
“If I remember correctly, I don’t think Elliot did anything wrong, right? It’s not like he chastised Avery over the video,” Jun said thinking he was being fair and just.
“He didn’t do that, but he didn’t help her either,” Tammy mocked. “Why would any woman want to have a child with a man like that?”
Jun instantly shut his mouth.
Upstairs, Elliot followed Avery into the bedroom.
He did not expect her to be this calm.
It felt like the calm before the storm.
The moment the door to the room was closed, He could no longer hold back. He grabbed onto her arm and croaked, “Do you have something to say to me, Avery?”
Avery indeed had something to say, but she did not plan to be the one to speak first.
“You came to me. Shouldn’t you talk first?” She raised her brows and looked at him.
Elliot’s Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat as his breathing turned hot.
“I’m sorry about the video.”
“What’s the use of being sorry?” She rejected his apology. “We’re not children. If you truly want to apologize to me, then give me something practical.”
Her words piqued Elliot’s curiosity.
“What do you want?”
“I want custody of the baby I’m carrying.”
The moment she said those words, Elliot suddenly released his grip on her arm.