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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 801

Chapter 801

The reporter asked, "Layla, do you have any New Years' wishes?"

"I wish to receive a lot of beautiful gifts..."

"Do you have any happy things that happened to you recently?"

"I never had a good relationship with my father previously, but it's getting better with him. It's great to have a father."

Elliot's eyes were a little wet at that point. He never thought that Layla would mention him in her interview. In her heart, he must be someone important to her already!

The reporter continued, "Is your father in the industry too? Is he here tonight?"

Layla said, "He isn't in the industry. Our relationship only got better a little, we're not there yet! I still have to evaluate his performance in the future!"

"Then, what do you hope he does in the future?"

"I have never thought about it, but he has to at least not do things that would make me sad. Also, he can't do bad things. If not, it would embarrass me.

The video ended there.

Layla's last sentence rang in his mind for a long time. As her father, he should indeed give his children a positive image. He has to work hard not to embarrass them.

He saved the video and planned to use that to remind himself constantly.

When he headed upstairs, his phone rang. He picked his phone up and saw the incoming call. He instantly furrowed his brows.

How did she dare to call him? He pondered for a few seconds and answered the call because he was curious.

After about more than ten hours of flight, the plane finally landed in Bridgedale.

Mike brought the two children to see Avery.

"Mommy, I have something I need to tell you." Layla held Avery's hand with one hand while pointing at the hair clip on her head with another. " Daddy gave me this as a gift. I have already started calling him Daddy."

Avery replied, "I know. Uncle Mike told me two days ago."

"Oh, Mommy, are you angry?"

Avery shook her head. "You call him Daddy because you must have thought that he treats you well."

"No matter how well he treats me, he won't treat  me as well as you, Mommy. I like you the best, ?b" 4:.; s Hayden. Daddy can only come in third." Layla immediately pledged her allegiance.

Mike heard what she said and felt troubled. "What about me? Where am I placed?"

"You're placed in two and a half because you are after Hayden and before Daddy, " Layla replied seriously.

Mike did not know whether to laugh or cry. After putting the luggage down, Mike went to Avery's room to have a look at Robert.

He was sleeping soundly.

"Mike, I have surgery after the new year. Can you wait for me to complete the surgery before returning to Aryadelle?" Avery said.

"Of course. Is this surgery on that person with the same condition as Shea?"

"Hmm."

"What a coincidence, " Mike said with a sigh, "I think you've said it before that this is a rare disease. It's not a usual case of mental retardation."

Avery nodded.

"What do you think about Elliot? " Mike thought back about what Elliot told him that he had the same condition as Shea when he was young, so he asked Avery, "Do you think his mental capabilities are normal?"

 

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Chapter 802

Avery thought that she misheard, so she did not answer this question.

Turns out, Mike did not give up on it. He asked once

more.

"Mike, why would you ask this question?" Avery was stumped. "Did he do something  that makes him seem that way?"

Mike shook his head. " I'm not close to him, so I'm asking you."

"If you're not close to him, then why would you doubt his intelligence? If someone were to doubt your intelligence, would you be happy?" Although Avery was still giving Elliot the cold shoulder, she would not want to see him be talked down upon.

Mike promised that he would not tell Elliot's secret, so he tried hard to come up with a reason.

"He and Shea are twins. Shea has the condition, would he have it too?"

"They are fraternal twins. You can treat it as if they are two completely different beings. Their blood types are different too," Avery explained.

Mike might look like he understood it, but he was still filled with curiosity.

Why was Elliot's condition cured when he was young? That great doctor not only cured Elliot's condition completely but there were also no after- effects either.

Elliot could have his achievements at that point, which proved that his intelligence was not only fine, but it was also better than many.

"Did Elliot contact you?" Mike changed the subject. Avery asked, "Why are you asking me this?"

"You two have three children together. Are you planning to just ignore each other forever?" Mike furrowed his brows. "He isn't angry with Robert anymore. He is mainly angry that you kept the fact that you were treating Shea from him. If you didn't keep that from him, he would never have treated Zoe as his savior. The other crazy things that happened after that wouldn't have happened too... "

"Mike, if things could be repeated, I would still do it, " Avery said calmly, "Tammy said that I was selfish. I am indeed selfish."

Mike was stunned. "Tammy said that to you?" "She is right. Selfish people usually live better."

Avery looked at Robert who was sound asleep. " Now that the children are with me, if Elliot doesn't come to look for me, he won't be able to see them. I don't need to look for him."

Mike could not help but applaud what she said.

"Don't wake Robert up." Avery pulled him out of her room. "Go have some food! Then, rest. We'll go to the supermarket to get some groceries for New Year's Eve tomorrow."

"Okay, will Tammy ›e)“, “,j her mother come too?"

" I don't know." Avery seemed down. "She might not come."

"Oh, did you two argue? Since you both haven't reconciled, then just take time to calm down!" Mike said, "The older we get, the more things I realize that aren't in full black and white."

"Why are you so perceptive?"

Mike scratched his head and teased, "Because I know a lot of secrets, but I can't tell you."

"Do you think I'm going to ask you what they are? I'm not going to do that. I'll make sure you suffocate to death with your secrets, " Avery teased.

"Avery! You're getting meaner!" Mike said loudly, " No wonder men find you so attractive!"

Avery did not take his words to heart because Mike was not a person who could keep secrets. He always had a strong urge to tell her whatever secrets he found out. He would tell her at the first moment.

At night, after Layla and Hayden had fallen asleep, Avery came out from the children's room.

Mrs. Cooper was carrying Robert in her arms, standing outside the door of her bedroom.

Avery walked over.

Mrs. Cooper said, "Avery, you have been playing with Hayden and Layla the entire afternoon, I'll look after Robert tonight."

"I'm not tired. I can look after him for a while." Avery took over Robert from Mrs. Cooper. "He's great. He won't make a fuss."

Sometimes, she could put him on the bed with a toy and he would play alone for a long time. Robert did not know how to flip over yet, so she was not worried that he would fall to the ground.

Avery returned to her room with Robert. After putting him on her bed, she went to the shower to fetch some water. She planned to give Robert a bath.

After fetching some water, she returned to her bed and looked at the time on her phone.

A message appeared. It was from Elliot. [Has the kids arrived home safely?]

If it was not necessary, he would not have sent her a message.

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Chapter 803

Elliot called Mike. Mike's phone was turned off.

He was worried about the children's safety, so he could only ask Avery.

Avery replied, [Hmm.]

After replying to Elliot, she placed her phone down and took Robert's clothes off.

She wanted to pretend that she did not care about him, but after taking Robert's clothes off, she could not help but pick her phone up again to see if he had sent any new messages.

Naturally, there were none.

Avery disappointedly placed her phone down and carried Robert to the bathroom. An hour or so later, Mrs. Cooper came to take Robert away.

Avery picked up her phone once again. She went through Elliot 's messages once more, also going back through their chat history.

The more she saw the more upset she was. She was indeed a little selfish and impulsive.

Shea's passing was a huge blow to him. Perhaps, she should have been more patient and forgiving to

him  and  not  gotten into a fight with him and then brought Robert to Bridgedale.

She wanted to send him a message, but she did not know what to send. She accidentally opened the calendar. Two days later, it was the New Year in Aryadelle. She would send a message to him then!

In a blink of an eye, the New Year arrived.

Once Avery got up, she got her children into new clothes before decorating the house together with Mike.

Layla saw how lovely they were before secretly sneaking into Avery' s room. It was the New Year that day, Layla thought about how lonely Elliot was, so she thought of sending him a message with Avery's phone.

Avery's phone was placed by the side of her bed. When Layla entered her room, she picked her phone up and easily unlocked it, and opened the chat. Although she did not know how to spell Elliot's name, she could roughly recognize it.

She sent Elliot a voice message.

At that moment, it was eight in the evening at Aryadelle. Ben and Chad were over at Elliot's to spend the New Year's Eve together.

The courtyard was filled with fireworks. Ben was about to light them up.

Elliot had just finished a call when he saw Avery's voice message. His eyes darkened <d(!< "?n his chest constricted tightly. He played the voice message with slightly trembling fingers.

" Daddy! Happy New Year! Mommy is decorating the house, so I'm secretly sending you a message with her phone!"

Layla's clear voice could be heard.

Chad heard the message and immediately went over to Elliot. "I heard Layla's voice."

Elliot smiled mysteriously and played the voice message once more. Chad heard what Layla said. He was happy for Elliot. "Mr. Foster, do you plan to give Layla some money as a New Year's gift?" Chad reminded Elliot.

Elliot keyed in a series of numbers and transferred some money.

Chad coughed and reminded him once more. " Although the other two children didn't send you a voice message, they are your children too. You should treat them equally."

After Avery finished everything, she returned to her room to grab her phone. She was about to call Tammy to come to have dinner.

Although they had fought a few days ago, Avery was worried for her.

Avery unlocked her phone. Elliot 's chat appeared in front of her! There were three huge transfers from him.

Avery was stunned for a while. Her heart was beating fast!

On an impulse, she dialed him.

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Chapter 804

The call soon connected. Elliot's low and mesmerizing voice came through.

"Layla?"

"It's me," Avery said awkwardly, "Why did you transfer money to me?"

Elliot said, "Those are for the children."

Avery was even more awkward. "If you want to give them money, can't you give them in person? Why do you have to send it to me?"

Elliot explained, "Did you not see the message Layla sent to me? She sent me a voice message greeting with your phone."

Avery was speechless. She wanted to dig a hole for herself and hide in it. She only saw the transfers. She did not scroll up.

She tapped open their chat and scrolled up. She saw that she sent a voice message over. It must have been Layla.

Avery took a deep breath. She was feeling so awkward she was blushing. She did not know what to do.

"Mommy! " Right at that moment, Layla ran into her room. Seeing Avery holding her phone, Layla immediately covered her mouth with her hand.

Avery looked at her and passed her the phone. " Your father."

After all, Elliot answered the call by saying Layla's name. Their father-daughter relationship was moving.

Layla took over the phone and asked, "Daddy, did you see the message I sent?"

"I saw it. I sent you some money, it's on your mother's phone."

"Oh, only for me? Does Hayden have some?" "Yes."

"What about Robert?" Layla continued. "Yes, there is."

"Hehe, what about Mommy?" Layla asked cheekily, "Mommy has been taking care of us. It's tiring."

Elliot responded, "Yes." He immediately added on for her.

Suddenly, the fireworks in front of him lit up the night skies!

He looked at the brilliant fireworks in the sky. He was suddenly not afraid of the dark anymore.

Fireworks would only shine the brightest under the dark skies, so darkness was not that intimidating after all.

"Daddy! Are you having fireworks over there? I can hear them!" Layla yelled excitedly.

"Hmm, do you want to see?" Elliot asked.

"I do! Let's turn on our cameras!" Layla's words made Avery, who was changing her clothes by the side, stiffened.

To make it feel more festive, she bought herself a red dress. The three children were in red too, it made it seem more festive that way.

When she had changed into her dress, Layla was already on a video call with Elliot.

"Mommy, Daddy is having fireworks! It's so pretty!  " Layla took the phone ;b(!:( > u ran over to Avery.

Layla did not even give Avery the chance to hide. She immediately faced the phone with her.

Elliot had the back camera of his phone turned on so that Layla could see the fireworks. Avery could not see him, but he could see her face.

The moment he saw her, his palms started sweating. Although he knew that she could not see him, his heart still skipped a beat.

She was wearing a red dress with her hair down. Her eyes were clear and bright. She was looking at him seriously.

No. She was not looking at him. She was looking at the fireworks on her phone.

Elliot took a deep breath to calm himself down, yet he could not help but stare at her.

"Mommy, I want fireworks too!" Layla pouted.

Avery patted Layla on the head. "We can't put fireworks here. If you want to play with fireworks, we can drive to the outskirts tonight."

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Chapter 805

"Then, forget about it! It's so cold at night!" Layla gave up on that idea. "Let's just see Daddy's fireworks!"

"Hmm! Go ahead!" Avery moved away from the camera. After she left, the light in Elliot's eyes vanished too.

Avery came out of her room and found Mike. "Mike, call Tammy!"

"I've already done it, " Mike said with an expression that says he understood her. "I got Big H to call her. She said she would come over soon."

Avery said, "Thank goodness for you."

"Hahaha! Tammy might be angry with you, but could she be angry with the children?" Mike measured Avery up in her new dress. "All of you are wearing red except me. Am I not family?"

"Don't you hate the color red? " Avery retorted, " It's because I treat you like family, so I remembered your likes and dislikes."

Mike was speechless.

A while later, Tammy arrived. She came alone.

"Where's Aunt Mary?" Avery pretended as if the fight never happened. She asked calmly, "Didn't you say you're bringing your boyfriend? I even prepared a gift for him."

Tammy also pretended that the fight did not happen. "I got my mom to return to Aryadelle to be with my dad. I broke up with the new boyfriend."

Mike exclaimed in shock.

Avery glared at him to shut his mouth.

"Is talking in your sleep a sickness? Can it be cured? " Tammy asked sincerely, "I was talking in my sleep, calling out to Jun. My new boyfriend overheard what I said. He fought with me, and I was annoyed, so I broke it up."

Avery was speechless.

Mike said, "Tammy! You're amazing! But don't be sad. Your new boyfriend isn't really understanding. I f he truly loves you, he should have helped you get past this painful period of loss!"

Tammy said, "I was initially feeling guilty, but after hearing what you said, I think what you say makes sense."

They bonded immediately and decided to drink over it.

A moment later, Layla finished her video call. She came out with Avery's phone in her hands.

"Mommy! How much money did Daddy give?" Layla passed the phone to Avery. "He made me keep the gift. Hehe, of course, I'll accept it!"

Avery took her phone over <d.' >)?p look at the screen.

The four transfers have been accepted.

If Layla did not accept the transfer, she would not have accepted money from Elliot.

"Mommy, how much money is that? I can't count that far," Layla asked.

"One hundred and fifty thousand for each of us. " Avery placed her phone on the coffee table. "Aunt Tammy is here. Let's eat!"

"Oh, Mommy. Our money is yours," Layla said generously, "What is ours is yours."

"Hmm, what is mine is yours too, " Avery replied gently.

At Elliot's mansion in Aryadelle.

The bodyguard was lighting fireworks while Ben and Elliot were drinking.

Mrs. Scarlet was busy in the kitchen while Chad served them dishes.

"Elliot, only the two of us are drinking. Isn't it a little boring?" Ben said, "Should we get more people over? Or we head out to play?"

" I'm not going anywhere tonight." Elliot put his wine glass down and said in a hoarse voice. "I'm feeling a little dizzy. I haven't drunk in ages. My tolerance has gone down."

Ben took away his wine glass and warned, "You've had alcohol tonight, you can't eat medicine."

"Hmm. Get Chad to accompany you! I'll go lie down for a while." Elliot left and returned to his room.

In his room, he unbuttoned his collar. He was inexplicably worried as if something were about to happen.

The fireworks were still going on outside. He walked to the bed and lay down.

In his pocket, his phone beeped.

He took his phone out and saw the threats Charlie sent over.

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Chapter 806

In Bridgedale, after Mike and Tammy had a few rounds of alcohol, they started to vent to each other.

Tammy said that she was in a lot of pain. She knew that there was no hope with Jun, yet she still could not forget him.

Thus, Mike spread his hair apart to show her his scar. "I almost died previously. Right when my injuries were the most serious, my boyfriend dumped me. I think I'm worse off than you. After all, you're not the one that got dumped."

"Okay, you're much worse than me. Not only was I not dumped, but I also did not almost die from sickness." Tammy raised her glass to him. "How did you come out of it?"

Mike took a sip of wine. "I can now say that I am not afraid of death, but when I was almost dying, I was actually quite afraid. Avery saved me from the brink of death. What I then thought was not that I had been dumped, but I was still alive. Do you understand the joy of returning from the brink of death? Hahaha!"

Tammy nodded. "To be honest, although I'm in pain and I can't sleep well at night, I'm still quite

satisfied when I have food. I won't die just because a relationship doesn't work out. Being alive is quite good."

Mike said, "Yes! You're so pretty, I'm sure you'll find better men in the future."

Tammy said, "Thank you for drinking with me and comforting me. I feel much better."

"We're friends! Don't mention it! It's the New Year. Let's not be unhappy!" Mike poured her some wine.

Avery took a bottle of fruit juice over and swapped the wine bottle with it.

"Don't drink too much. You'll get hungover."

Mike immediately handed his glass to Avery. " I'll listen to you. I still want to watch Layla's performance!"

Tammy lifted her cup and downed it. Then, she said to Avery, "Avery, I was too impulsive when we last fought. I shouldn't have lost my temper at you."

"Let the past be the past. You don't have to bring it up again." Avery saw how Tammy  blushed. She took away her wine glass. "Just stay over tonight! Didn't you say Aunt Mary has returned  to Aryadelle? There's no one to care for you when you get back home. I'll be worried. "

"Hmm. Hmm." Tammy burped <b, +?* >k fumbled around. "Have I given something to the kids?

Where's my bag?"

"Your bag is over on the sofa. Have some food first, the gifts can wait." Avery poured a glass of warm water for her and placed it in front of her.

"Tammy, no matter how painful the past, it will pass. Don't be afraid. I will always be with you."

Tammy's reddened eyes sparkled with tears. "My mom said the same thing too."

"Because it really will pass. Whether it's a happy thing or a terrible thing, it will all become memories, " Avery comforted Tammy.

Mrs. Cooper took Avery's phone over. "Avery, your phone is ringing."

Avery accepted her phone from Mrs. Cooper. She saw that it was from Elliot.

It was not a normal call but a video call. She recalled that they have not reconciled yet, why did he video call her?

She accepted the call. Just when she was about to ask if he was looking for Layla, she realized that he was lying in bed. His handsome face had a tinge of

redness. His eyes were a little in a daze.

He was clearly drunk. She did not think he was calling looking for Layla.

Avery took her phone and headed to her room.

"Avery, Happy New Year." When Elliot saw her face, he said to her.

Avery entered her room and closed the door shut.

"Elliot, are you drunk?" She asked, but she thought that if he was not drunk, he would not have called her.

Elliot wanted to prove that he was not drunk, so he sat up.

After sitting up, he said hoarsely, " I'm not drunk."

"Oh, how much have you drunk?" Avery also sat down by her bed.

"Two or three glasses." Elliot rubbed his temples and said hoarsely, "You haven't wished me a Happy New Year."

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Chapter 807

Avery was speechless.

Elliot was already in such a drunken state, yet he said that he was not drunk.

"Happy New Year." Avery furrowed her brows. "Did you make a video call just for this?"

"No." Elliot's tone was firm. His thoughts were clear. "Where's Robert? Can I see him?"

Avery did not expect that Elliot would request that.

"You finally thought about this child?" Avery took a jab. "You don't blame him anymore?"

Elliot did not retort. He merely responded, "I have never forgotten him."

He had tried so hard to protect this child with all his might once, how could he have forgotten about him?

"How did you come to terms with the child?" Avery wanted to know his process of coming to terms.

"Even if I killed him, Shea would not come back to life." His tone was terrifyingly cold, but his eyes still had a shade of an intoxicated daze. "Rather than blaming the small and weak child, I should just blame myself."

"What use is there blaming yourself? You didn't force Shea to do so, " Avery rebutted, "Elliot, don't you find it exhausting to live like that? I know that losing Shea is a painful thing for you, but if you don't put it down, none of us can come out of this trauma. "

Her words silenced Elliot for a short while. He looked at her quietly, and so did she.

After a long time, he broke the silence, "Let me see Robert."

Avery came to her senses and looked at the huge bed. Robert's eyes were wide open, docilely looking around. He did not cry nor made a fuss. He was a great child.

"Babe, when did you wake up? You did great today! You didn't even cry!" Avery teased Robert before aiming the camera at him. "Look at who this is?

This is Daddy."

Elliot looked at Robert's face on his screen. He had mixed feelings. He knew what Robert looked like. Mrs. Cooper sent him pictures of Robert daily, but it felt different seeing him through a video call.

"He does look like me," Elliot said after looking at Robert for a while.

Avery could not help but retort, "You don't look like that when you're young."

"You've seen how I look when I was young?" Elliot asked.

Avery was stunned. Elliot did not know that she had once entered Shea's room <d!S= ,<r seen photos of them when they were little.

At that moment, she accidentally let slip, but she did not plan to lie.

She carried Robert up and pointed the camera at herself. "After Shea's accident, I once went to your house to see photos of  you when you  two were little. I did it secretly. It had nothing to do with anyone else."

Elliot's face did not have many reactions. "I rarely look at photos of me when I was young."

"Hmm, how did you spend the day?" Avery saw Elliot sitting in bed alone, she felt an inexplicable loneliness in him.

"Ben and Chad came over to be with me. They are still here."

"Oh, do you want to see Robert in person?" Avery did not know why she said that. It seemed like an invitation, "You should have about seven days of holiday, right?"

Elliot heard what she said. He was tempted.

His head was no longer dizzy. He sobered up quite a bit too. He even wanted to immediately check on flights. If there were no available flights, he would take a private jet over.

He wanted to be with her. He wanted to be with his children.

However, he could not.

When His Eyes Opened Chapter 808

Chapter 808

Elliot was afraid that once he saw Avery and the children, he would be too engrossed in the happiness that he would not be able to calmly face the darkness behind him.

He did not want his terrible problems to affect her and the children.

Avery looked at Elliot remaining silent. She could see the complicated gaze he had. She could not read his expressions.

She thought that as long as she took the initiative to invite him and be the first one to admit defeat, he would accept it. However, why was he remaining silent?

What was he thinking about?

"It's fine if you're not free." Avery could not stand such endless silence and speculation, so she said, " Layla said that you were spending the New Year alone, so I..."

"Do you wish for me to come over?" Elliot interrupted her.

If he rejected her, she would be sad. The thing that he did not want to see the most was her being sad.

Avery blushed at his question. She had already openly invited him, yet he still wanted her to express her opinion once more?

" If you want to come, just come. If not..." Before she could say, "Forget about it, " Elliot interrupted her.

"I'll look at tickets."

Receiving his answer, Avery's tightly constricted heart relaxed.

"It's time to feed Robert. I'll go make his milk, "

Avery said, "I'll hang up!"

"Hmm." Elliot was completely sober already.

He knew what he was saying a moment ago. He also knew what he was about to do.

Layla has already accepted him. Hayden was not as resistant to him as before. Avery also did not blame him for getting angry at Robert.

Avery and the children were welcoming him with an open hug. Elliot could not resist such a temptation. Even if it was only a few days of warmness, he has to seize the opportunity.

After booking his flight ticket, he went to shower. A moment later, he dressed up and headed downstairs with a suitcase.

Ben and Chad saw him coming down. They were rather surprised because he looked spirited. Gone was the exhaustion when he first went upstairs.

"Elliot, are you leaving?" Ben walked over to him <a+ - =%:k sized him up. "You even took a shower and put cologne? I remember that your shower gel doesn't smell like this."

Chad nudged Ben with his elbow from behind. "Mr. Foster, are you going far? Are you heading to the airport? I only drank some wine. I'll send you!"

Elliot rejected Chad. "Both of you reek of alcohol. Please stay further away from me."

Ben and Chad never thought that they would be despised by him. They were slightly heartbroken.

"It takes more than ten hours to get to Bridgedale. Even if you don't smell of alcohol, you'll reek of other smells..." Ben tried to retort.

"You two just continue drinking. I'm leaving, " Elliot said calmly and left with his suitcase.

Ben saw him leaving. He tutted and sighed. "Look a t how arrogant he is! Once he has a woman, he doesn't see us!"

"Ben, don't be jealous of him. Although he has a woman in his life, he fights and argues with Avery every few days. They spend barely one-third of the time together in a year," Chad comforted Ben.

Ben felt much better when he heard what Chad said.

"How could we compare to him? He already has three children. We have none," Chad said once again.

This time, Ben was thoroughly heartbroken.

At Bridgedale, after Avery fed Robert, her phone screen lit up once again.

She lifted Robert up straight, in case he puked milk out. Using the other hand, she picked up her phone and saw the flight information that Elliot sent her.

In another ten hours or so, he would appear right in front of her.

At that thought, Avery felt the need to inform Mike and the children about this.

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Chapter 809

Since she was the one that invited Elliot over when he arrived, he would most likely stay with them. It was easier for him to spend time with the children that way too.

Avery carried Robert to the hall. Mrs. Cooper immediately went forward to take Robert from Avery.

"Mommy, who called you just now?" Layla has finished her meal. She got down from her chair and went up to Avery.

"Your father," Avery said. She held Layla's hand and headed to the dining hall. "He has decided to come to spend the New Year with us."

In the dining hall, everyone heard what Avery said.

"Avery, are you saying Elliot is coming?" Mike asked loudly.

"Hmm. He is going to board the plane soon."

"Oh, then what about Chad? Is Chad with him?" Mike was not concerned for Elliot. He only cared about Chad.

Avery said, "I didn't ask him about this. Why don't you call Chad and ask?"

Mike replied, "Forget about it. I doubt he will come. He said that he is spending time with his parents during the holidays."

"Hmm. Try and understand! He has been working all year long. He only has this time to spend with his parents," Avery comforted Mike.

Mike nodded and walked over to her. He hinted with his eyes to Avery, pointing at Tammy. "She started drinking again. No matter how I try to talk to her, it's pointless. Why don't you call Jun! She's missing him so much the only thing left she didn't do is to tattoo his name on her face."

Avery looked at Tammy. Tammy did not  cry or make a fuss, but she drank glass after glass. Things could not go on that way.

Avery turned around with her back facing Tammy. She found Jun's contact and dialed him.

"I'm sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service. " The cold automated voice rang out.

Avery thought that she had misheard.

How was Jun 's phone number not in service? The phone number was tied to a person's name. It was also connected to assorted cards and accounts. Even if one lost their phone, they would immediately get the number back. It was not that easy to change numbers.

Avery dialed Jun once again. The automated response rang again.

Jun has changed numbers! Only by changing numbers would his number be not in service!

Mike noticed Avery's expressions. He had a bad feeling. "What happened?"

"Jun changed his numbers." Avery pursed her lips. She did not know how to tell Tammy this.

Jun was determined to cut ties with his past. If Tammy did not say those words to him a few days ago, he would not have done so.

Avery did not want to see this happen.

No matter how harsh Tammy's words were, they were only spoken out of spite. She did not want Jun to suffer on her behalf, which was why she was forced to be the bad character.

How could Jun take it personally? However, what else could Jun do other than take it personally?

They were both at a stalemate.

Just like how back then when Avery was pregnant bodyguard to send her home.

After Tammy left, Mike comforted Avery. "

Everyone has their own adversaries that they need to pass on their own. She will come out of this. You should think of what you're going to do when Elliot comes!"

When His Eyes Opened Chapter 810

Chapter 810

Avery did not understand what Mike was trying to say. "What will happen to me when he comes?"

Mike said, "What do you think? We don't have any extra rooms in our house. The room that you brought Tammy to is so small. Tammy might still be able to stay in it, how could Elliot take it?"

Avery said, " If it's fine with Tammy, why can't he stay? If he thinks that the living conditions here are not great, he can book a five-star hotel outside."

Mike raised his brows and looked at her.

Avery turned sheepish. "What are you looking at me for! We'll see about it when he comes. Maybe he won't stay with us. Maybe he'll head to the hotel once he lands."

Mike responded lightly, "Oh," before asking, "How long is he here for?"

"He didn't say. Is this important? He won't be here for the rest of his life."

"I'm only casually asking, why are you so worked up?" Mike continued to measure her up with a meaningful gaze. "Why did he suddenly decide to come over? Why did he not come yesterday! Don't tell me you invited him over!"

Avery's face flushed red. It spread to her ears.

"If you're going to say any more on this, you'll stay in the small room in the future. I'll use your room to host guests," Avery threatened.

Mike harrumphed coldly, "I am willing to give my room to others, but I'm not sure if Elliot would be willing to stay in it! After all, he's a clean freak."

Avery's temples hurt. She turned around and headed to the dining hall. She planned to clear the dishes.

Mike chased after her. "I'll do it. Go comfort Big H. He heard that Elliot is coming. I don't think he's too happy about it!"

Avery immediately headed to Hayden 's room once she heard what Mike said.

Hayden was indeed unhappy. It was a mood-killer when he heard that Elliot was suddenly coming. He did not want to see Elliot. He did not want to be friendly to him or talk to him.

Avery entered and walked over to Hayden.

"Hayden, I know that you can't accept him." Avery has never forced Hayden to acknowledge Elliot as his father. "I only invited him over because Shea

has passed away. He is in much more pain than us. This year, Shea can't spend the New Year with him. His mother is gone too. He has fought with his brother's family..."

"Mommy, we did not cause his misery. " Hayden has never so rudely interrupted Avery's words before, but he could not accept how Avery took pity on Elliot.

"Shea died because she tried to rescue Robert, " Avery said sternly, "Hayden, I don't care how much you hate Elliot. This is something that you can't ignore."

"I have never forgotten about Shea," Hayden suddenly said agitatedly, "I have also never forgotten about how Elliot almost strangled me to death!"

Avery suddenly lost her composure. She hugged Hayden, choked up, >g&*?4:q said, "I'm sorry, Hayden. I was the one that invited him. He has boarded the plane."

"I never said to not let him come." Hayden let go of Avery. "Layla likes him a lot. In the future, Robert would like him a lot too. Only I wouldn't like him."

"Hmm, I don't ask of you to like him. Once he  is here,  just treat him as if  he  was air. If you  think he is in the way, you can stay in your room, or you can ask Uncle Mike to take you out."

"Mommy, don't worry about me. I am no longer a kid." Hayden did not like how Avery had to tiptoe around him.

"Hayden, I can't stop worrying. Whether it's you, Layla, or  Robert, you are  all my precious babies."

Hayden 's eyes turned sore. He choked up a little. " Mommy, do you like him a lot? You give birth to three of his children. You must like him a lot, right!"

If Hayden was an outsider, Avery would have denied it.

"I'm not God. I can't control my feelings. If back then he strangled you to death, I would have killed him to avenge you. No matter how much I like him, I will always place the three of you before him."

Since the children were much weaker than Elliot, she needed to protect them, so she would stand with the kids.

Hayden smiled a little at her answer.

"Mommy, I'm fine."

"In Aryadelle, during the New Year, no matter how unhappy things got, people would try to control their anger. That's because the New Year is the start

of a new beginning. If one was calm during the New Year, the year ahead would be smooth sailing, " Avery explained to Hayden, "I hope that you're healthy and you do well in your studies."

Hayden nodded obediently.