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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 911
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 911
“Uncle Eric, I wanted to call Aunt Tammy.” Layla passed Avery’s phone to Eric. “Call her for me.”
Eric smiled. “I have Aunt Tammy’s contact, put your mother’s phone back.”
“What if she doesn’t answer your call? She is the closest to Mommy. If we call her using Mommy’s phone, she will surely answer.” Layla insisted. She even unlocked Avery’s phone herself.
Eric gave in to her. He accepted Avery’s phone from Layla. Before he opened her contacts, he noticed a red dot on her message icon. He wanted to open it to have a look, but reason told him that it was wrong to look at other people’s private messages without their permission.
He found Tammy’s number in her contacts and dialed. He put the call in loudspeaker mode.
Soon, Tammy picked up. “Aunt Tammy! It’s me!” Layla’s tone was crisp and sweet. “Mommy is asleep. I just wanted to know if you’re doing fine?” When Tammy heard Layla’s concerns, her eyes reddened immediately. “Layla, I didn’t love you for nothing.”
“Hmm! I wanted to go with Mommy, but I didn’t want to see Uncle Jun! He has crossed the line. He made you sad. He is a bad person!”
On the other end of the line, Jun was almost in tears, “Layla, babe. I’m very sad to hear you say that. I have reconciled with your Aunt Tammy.”
Layla was a little stunned.
Tammy chuckled. “Layla, I’m all good with Uncle Jun. Although there are some places where he was wrong, I made mistakes too.” “Oh.” Layla quickly adjusted her mood. She smiled. “Aunt Tammy, as long as you’re happy! If Uncle Jun bullies you again, tell me! I’ll call him and scold him!” “Okay.” After the call, Layla looked at the phone. She tapped on the message icon. When she saw the name Elliot Foster, she immediately clicked to see the chat. Eric smiled and said, “Layla, do you always secretly play with your mother’s phone likeed that?
“Hehe, I only look at it occasionally! I just want to see if she is chatting with Daddy.” Layla smiled widely. “She is chatting with Daddy again. Although I don’t know what they are talking about, at least they are still talking with each other. That means they haven’t cut ties.” Layla entered the bedroom and secretly placed Avery’s phonele back. When Avery woke up, it was dark outside. She sat up in alarm and picked up her phone to look at the time.
She slapped her forehead! She slept until seven in the evening. She quickly got off the bed and went to the living94 area.
The children were playing in the living area. Sounds were coming from the dining hall. “Mommy, Uncle Eric is having dinner with us. He bought Hayden and me a lot of presents today.” Layla pointed at the shopping18 bags. Avery nodded and headed to the dining hall. Mike was chatting withd3 Elliot. “Avery, you’re up! Go have your meal. The food’s probably cold. I’ll go reheat it.” Mrs. Cooper saw her and immediately went to reheat the food. Avery sat down by the dining table. She said to Eric, “He didn’t force you to drink cb right?” Eric shook his head. “He’s drinking. I’m having fruit juice.”
“Avery, what happened to the most basic trust between us?” Mike said in dissatisfaction. “If I were to force him to drink, Layla would be the first one to say no to it.”
Avery was relieved. “Right, about you and Elliot, I heard what Ben said.” Mike looked at Avery pitifully. “Don’t be too sad. Out with the old and in with the new. Elliot is not the only man on this earth…”
“What are you talking about?” Avery furrowed her brows. Her heart constricted tightly. Mike said, “Ben said that Elliot has thought about it. He feels that you two are incompatible, so he has decided to not be hung up on you anymore.”
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 912
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 912
Avery’s heart sank
They were incompatible with each other.
Did Ben say that or Elliot?
Elliot decided not to get entangled with her. In that case, it must be him that felt that they were incompatible with each other which was why he told Ben that!
“Avery, why are you in a daze? Did I say something wrong again?” Mike was a little nervous.” Chad was there too. He could be the witness that Ben really said that.”
“I do believe you.” Avery picked up her utensils. She quickly collected her thoughts, “Since he finds us incompatible, then I’ll respect his opinion!” “Oh, why do I sense a hint of disappointment in your tone? Don’t you hate him? Since he has decided not to get hung up over you, shouldn’t you be happy?” Mike never knew when to hold his tongue.
It was not like he had never been in love. Of course, he knew why Avery was disappointed.
Avery hated Elliot because Elliot did not relieve her of her anger. If Elliot were to continue coaxing her, once her anger subsided, she could continue to be in love with him.
Avery never expected that Elliot would decide to give up on this so-called mistaken relationship
“Whether she is happy or not, this is her own private matter. Mind your own business.” Eric said to shut Mike up.
“I’m just worried she will regret it, okay?” Mike raised his wine glass and took a sip.
“Since Elliot has decided not to get entangled with her, what could Avery do if she regrets it?” Eric hit the nail on the head. “You don’t have to mock her. If you think that Elliot is great, you can still keep in touch with him.”
Mike was suddenly at a loss for words.
“Avery, don’t let men affect your mood.” Eric looked at her tenderly and consoled, “Hayden and Layla’s birthday is coming up soon. I asked Layla just now. She said she wants a party.”
Avery nodded. “When are you free? Let’s find a time when you’reed available.” “I have already kept the date of their birthday free.”
“Eric, you’re so considerate and meticulous. If it wasn’t for your reminder, I would have forgotten that it was almost their birthday.” Avery wasie touched.
“Layla was the one who told me. She said her birthday was coming soon. Don’t think that the children are still young, she actually knows a lot,” Eric said, “They also know about how you and Elliot constantly fight.” Avery lowered her gaze. Her lashes fluttered. “Hmm, perhaps we are really incompatible . If
not, we would not have always gotten into fights. Him and I this way would indeed affect the94 children.”
Mrs. Cooper served the reheated dishes and placed them in front of Avery.
Avery had a few bites when Mike asked, “If you’re sure about holding a party, I’ll go make some18 reservations.”Avery replied, “Hmm. I didn’t throw a birthday party for them last year. Now that they’re in school, I have to do a proper one for them this year.” “Leave this to me! But…are you going to invite Elliot? Although you two have already split up, he still is the children’s father,” Mike had to get to the bottom of this. If not, Chad would ask him about thisd3 later. “So what if he is the father of the children? Has he ever cared for them one day in his life?” Eric said, “Since he has decided not to get entangled with her, then he should cut ties completely.”Avery said, “Eric is right. Since he has already made up his mind. He is surely prepared not to contact us anymore. If I invited him, it would only annoy himcb further.” Mike thought to himself, ‘Elliot said that he doesn’t want to get hung up over you, surely that doesn’t mean he would be so cruel that he wouldn’t even acknowledge his kids, right?’After her meal, Avery went to the living area to ask the children what they wanted as their birthday presents.“Mommy! I want you to love me even more!” Layla suggested this as her present.Hayden replied, “Mommy, you have to love yourself even more.” Avery took a deep breath and smiled. “You two make me feel like the happiest person on earth.“Mommy, will there be a lot of people at our birthday party?” Layla started looking forward to the party.“Do you want to invite your classmates?” Avery asked. Layla shook her head. “I’m not close to them yet! Let’s invite Hayden’s classmates!”Avery looked at Hayden. “Hayden, I heard from your teacher that you are close to Daniel. Let’s invite him!”
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 913
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 913
Hayden said, “I’m equally close to all of my classmates.” Avery thought for a while before saying, “Then, let’s invite them all! After all, your class isn’t that big.” Layla exclaimed, “Oh yeah! It’s more fun with more people!” Hayden saw how happy Layla was. He could not bear to burst her bubble.
After Eric left, Avery and Mike set the first draft of the guest list.
“Avery. Chad would surely want to come. You have to invite Jun too. If we invite Ben and only not invite Elliot, will he feel that we are deliberately picking on him?” Mike offered his opinion, “Why don’t we not invite Ben too?”
Avery’s temples hurt. It was initially a happy occasion, but because of her relationship with Elliot, it became so painful.
“I’ll let you handle this!” Avery said and left to see the children. Mike sent a message to Chad, explaining the situation to him and asking for his opinion. (Chad: Mr. Foster said that he doesn’t want to get entangled with her only because he did not want to annoy her further, right? He didn’t say anything about cutting ties with the children?] (Mike: I feel so too, but that baby face Eric kept persuading Avery to not invite Elliot.] (Chad: You better do some soul-searching. You and Eric are her patient. Why would she prefer to listen to Eric? You are the one staying with her!] (Mike: F*ck! How are you blaming me for this?] Chad was silent for a while. After calming down, he replied to Mike’s message, (Don’t invite Ben. If not, you’ve invited everyone except Mr. Foster. He would surely be disappointed!) (Mike:ed Ok!]
(Chad: Don’t spread the word about this yet! What if Avery suddenly changes her mind before the birthday party?)
(Mike: Sure, go worry about your precious boss. I never saw you being so concerned for mele before.)
(Chad: F*ck off!)
At ten at night, Avery returned to her94 bedroom.
The three children were asleep. It was strangely quiet.
She could hear her own heartbeat. She slept through the evening, so she was wide awake at that moment. She was also extremely18 confused.
She did fight with Elliot that day, but after he came clean to her, she did not say any harsh
words to him. She merely said that she needed time to digest what he told her.
Did that hurtd3 him?
Did he think that she did not forgive him immediately because she could not accept his past, so he thought they were incompatible? Avery sighed. They ended toocb abruptly!
She was a little disappointed as if she was in a dream. Since it was Ben who said it, then it would not be wrong.
.
It was as if her bones were removed. She lay on the bed like jelly.
She opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling. Her mind was blank. Nothing could pique her excitement.
A long time later, her phone rang. She was pulled back to reality.
She found her phone and answered the call. Sobs came from the other end of the line!
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 914
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 914
Avery’s heart constricted tightly.
It was Tammy’s voice. Did she not reconcile with Jun already? “Tammy, what happened? Don’t cry. Tell me what happened.” Avery got off the bed and put on a coat. She planned to go look for ‘Tammy.
“Avery, L…I can’t…I’m…afraid…” Tammy choked up and stuttered.
“Don’t be afraid. Are you and Jun still there together? Do you need me to look for you?” Avery was worried.
She could roughly guess what happened to Tammy. Just like how Elliot’s father brought him trauma that affected his life later on, the trauma Tammy had after being kidnapped would affect her for a very long time, perhaps even for the rest of her life. When Tammy cried and muttered the word yes, Avery immediately left her bedroom. When she left her room, Mrs. Cooper came out because she heard movement. “Avery, it’s already midnight. Are you heading out?” No matter what time it was at that moment, she had to go. “Hmm. I’m not sure if I’ll be back tonight. Don’t wait up,” Avery said and strode off into the night.
In a European-style mansion.
Jun poured a cup of warm water. He got down in front of Tammy. “Tammy, don’t cry. Drink some water. Avery will be here soon.” Jun’s head hurt. He initially thought the hardships that he and Tammy faced were behind them. Who would have thought!
“Hubby, I’m so sorry…” Tammy hugged her knees closer to her. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying. “I don’t want to drink water. Don’t care about me. Go to bed!”
Jun looked heartbroken. “How could I not care abouted you?”
“Woo, woo… I feel terrible just by looking at you…” Tammy cried even louder.
Jun immediately got up, “Okay, babe, stop crying. I’ll go wait in the livingie area.” Jun placed the cup of water down and left the bedroom. He went to the living area. He was extremely glum, yet he could not tell any of his friends about this.
Soon after, the doorbell rang. Jun walked over to open the94 door.
Avery barely greeted Jun and immediately headed for the bedroom. Jun closed the door and returned to the sofa. He took his phone out and sent a message to the18 group. (Jun: You will never believe it if I told you this, but Avery is in my house right now.)
(Chad:d3???] (Jun: Chad, you might not believe it but Avery is in pink bunny pajamas tonight.) (Chad: …what the hell are you talking about? Are you dreaming? Delete the message, don’t let my boss seecb this!) (Elliot: What’s going on? @Jun] Chad was silent. Jun breathed heavily. His fingers flew quickly across the screen. (Jun: I don’t know either. I’m now on the sofa in the living area. Tammy is in the room crying.) (Chad: Can you get to the main point? I want to fly over there just to beat you up looking at your message!)
(Jun: Tammy and I…didn’t…go well.] [Elliot: …) (Chad: …) (Ben: F*ck me! What a scandalous topic for such a late night! Why did it not go well? Can’t you get it up? Jun, you’re not even thirty!]
(Jun: It’s not what you think. I was only making out with her. We didn’t even proceed to the next step when she said she was afraid. I said to stop and go to bed, but she suddenly lost it. She cried for half an hour. Sigh!) (Ben: It seems like her problem is rather serious. It might be psychological trauma.) (Chad: Jun, take her to the hospital to get a check-up tomorrow! I mean psychologically.] (Elliot: Be patient with her. Don’t give up on her. @Jun] (Jun: Elliot, I would surely not give up on her, but she doesn’t want to see me now. She says she feels terrible seeing me. Sigh! She kept apologizing to me. I feel even sadder at that.]
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 915
(Chad: You’ll be fine.)
(Ben: You can do it. )
[Elliot: Yes!)
(Jun: Thank you for being here for me. I feel much better now. Tammy seemed to have stopped crying. Avery sure is great.) Suddenly, everyone stopped chatting. (Jun: What’s going on? Has Avery become a banned topic? It’s unnecessary , no? Even if she has split up with Elliot, we are still friends!) (Chad: Good night.)
[Ben: Good night.]
[Elliot: Hmm. @Jun]
[Jun: Elliot, I’ll go to check on Tammy. Rest well.]
Jun sent the message and placed his phone down. He walked over to the bedroom. In the bedroom, Avery and Tammy lay in bed. They were chatting in soft tones with each other, as close as sisters.
Jun immediately left the room and gently closed the door. Since Tammy and Avery were extremely close, no matter how badly Elliot and Avery fought, Jun was always a little biased toward Avery.
Although Tammy was quite spoiled, she was kind. Since she could be so close to Avery, that meant that Avery was also a kind woman.
The next morning, Avery brought Tammy to the hospital. After registering with the gynecology department, Tammy went for a routine gynecological examination. Avery and Jun were waiting for hered outside.
“Avery, thank you!” Jun passed a bottle of water to her. “I think Tammy needs a therapist.”
Avery accepted the bottle of water. “Let’s see her body’s situation first! She thinks that her body iste unhealthy.”
“The last time after she was discharged, the doctor told her that she had to care for her body. After the divorce, I don’t know if she did that or not.” Jun’s expressions were serious.
“She drank quite a lot. You have to look after her in the future. Don’t let her drink so much anymore.” Avery94 said.
“Hmm. Are you busy today? If you’re busy, you can leave. She looks better today. I think it would be fine if I’m with her,” Jun said, “Or I could get her mother over.”
“I’m free. I’ll wait for her results, then we’lld3 see.”
Tammy went through a series of checkups. After that, the three of them waited for the results in the hospital.
Avery’s phone rang. When she saw that it was a call from Mike, she did not avoid it. She immediately answered thecb call.
“Avery, I booked the biggest banquet hall at the Regency Hotel,” Mike reported the progress to her. “Are you going to decide on the menu or am I doing it? By the way, where are you right now? Are you still at Jun’s?” “No. I’m at the hospital. Why don’t you decide on the menu! There will be more kids then. See if you want to do two menus or mix them,” Avery said. “Okay. How is Tammy? Is she alright?”
Avery replied, “Hmm. I’ll hang up if there isn’t anything else.” She hung up. Tammy and Jun were both looking at her.
“What did you talk to Mike about?” Tammy asked.
“Hayden and Layla’s birthday is in half a month. I plan to throw a party for them. I was about to come to inform you two today initially,” Avery said with a smile.
Half an hour later, Tammy’s results were out. Avery looked at the results and said, “Tammy, your body is fine. You were so afraid, it’s all psychological. Why don’t we see a therapist?”
Tammy shook her head. “I’ll try to do it on my own! If I really can’t, then I’ll see a psychologist.” “Hmm. If there are any problems, you have to let me know,” Avery said.
Half an hour later, at the Sterling Group.
There was a new message notification on Elliot’s phone. He opened the message and saw Jun asking everyone in the group what birthday presents they were planning on giving Hayden and Layla.
He furrowed his brows. His children’s birthdays were coming up, yet he found out about it through others. He was an incompetent father!
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 916
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 916
When Chad saw Jun’s message, he immediately called Jun, “Jun! Delete that message!”
Jun said, “Why? I didn’t talk about Avery. Can I not talk about Hayden and Layla too?”
“No! Avery isn’t planning on inviting Mr. Foster, so don’t talk about this in the group.” Chad took a deep breath. “Don’t you find this absurd!”
“Yes! Absolutely absurd!” Jun touched his nose. “But I think there is a reason why Avery is doing this. I’ll delete the message in the group first.”
Jun hung up and opened the group chat. (Ben: When is Hayden and Layla’s birthday? Get Avery to throw them a party! If she finds it troublesome, let Elliot do it!]
Jun secretly deleted his message. Although he knew it was pointless. Ben saw it, which meant that Elliot saw it too.
(Ben: Why did you delete the message? @Jun] Jun saw the message but did not dare to reply. (Chad: Ben, I heard that Avery is planning to throw her children a birthday party. We don’t have to worry about this.] (Ben: Oh. Jun. Why did you delete the message? @Jun]
Jun wanted to brush this off with a lie, but he could not find a proper reason no matter how hard he tried. He decided to ignore Ben’s message.
Avery came out of the hospital and realized that she was still in her pajamas. The weather that day was great. There was no wind. It was much warmer than the day before.
She hailed a taxi and told the driver her house address.
Once she was in the taxi, she looked at the news on hered phone. (First Public Appearance of Chelsea Tierney, New Head of Trust Capital. Reiterates That She and Elliot Foster Are Just Friends.)
Avery tapped the headline and saw a photo of Chelsea wearing a mask. If she did not see her face after it was ruined, it was hard to imagine that she was the Chelsea she knew backie then.
Avery thought about the first time she met Chelsea on a night seven years ago.
Back then, Avery had just gotten to know Elliot. They were both like ice and fire, Chelsea and Elliot on the other hand were sitting affectionately together on the sofa. They were clearly a better94 pair.
When she saw Chelsea, her first impression was that Chelsea was such a cold and sexy woman! She was a great match for Elliot!
Avery was ashamed of herself. She felt that Chelsea should be the real Mrs.18 Foster.
It was a pity that although Chelsea was beautiful, she had a vicious heart. That night, Chelsea provoked and intimidated her. It was not that she was not scared of Chelsea, but she did not know where she found the courage to smash a bottle of wine to force Chelsead3 back
Perhaps, from that moment onward, her end with Chelsea was already predetermined. When Avery returned home, she changed into hercb pajamas. Mrs. Cooper brought Robert into her room. “Avery, is Tammy alright?”
“Her body is alright, but mentally she needs some time to get better.” Avery paused for a few seconds before asking, “When did you start working for the Fosters?”
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 917
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 917
Mrs. Cooper thought for a while before replying, “For a few years already. When I started working for the Fosters, I was not even thirty years old yet! I’m already forty-five. I can retire in about five years.”
“Mrs. Scarlet has worked there longer than you?” “Yes! She used to care for Madam Rosalie. Later, when Elliot and Shea were born, she helped take care of them,” Mrs. Cooper said, “I heard this from Mrs. Scarlet.” “Elliot told me about the incident when he was young,” Avery was a little depressed, so she wanted to talk about it with someone. “I never thought that he would be so depressed when he was young.”
“What did he tell you?” Mrs. Cooper said in surprise.
“Hmm, he came clean and told me everything.” Avery looked at Mrs. Cooper. “So that I won’t misunderstand him again.”
Mrs. Cooper suddenly choked up. “Avery, don’t blame him for telling you this only now. It was so hard for him to have his achievements today. God must have pitied him, which cured him of the mental condition he had when he was young. If not, he would have ended up like Shea.”
Avery was completely stunned!
She heard every word that Mrs. Cooper said, but she did not understand it!
“No, Mr. Foster is different from Shea. Mrs. Scarlet said that when his father was still alive, he valued boys over girls. Although Mr. Foster’s father did not like him, he would not hit him. He would only hit Shea because shea was a girl. Shea would cry for a very long time after being hit. Mr. Foster’s father would hate Shea even more.” At that, tears fell from Mrs. Cooper’s eyes.
Avery was shocked. Her eyes widened. “Elliot had the same condition as Shea when he was
young?!”
Mrs. Cooper’s expressions stiffened. “Didn’t you say that Mr. Foster told you everything? Could it be…”
“He didn’t tell me this!” Avery took a deep breath. “He said that he killed his father because of Shea…”
“What! Mr. Foster killed his father!?” When Mrs. Cooper heard this, she was so shocked she almost lost her balance.
Avery immediately took Robert from her and placed him on the bed before helping Mrs. Cooper to a seat by the side. “Don’t you know about this?” Avery’s face was burning hot. Her heart was beating wildlyed too.
What should she do? She had exposed Elliot’s secret!
She did not know that Mrs. Cooper did not know about this incident! Just like how Mrs. Cooper
did not know that she did not know Elliot had the same condition as Shea when he wasie young! It was as if the world had gone mad.
“Avery, don’t worry, I won’t tell another soul about Mr. Foster’s matters.” Mrs. Cooper quickly calmed down. “Although Mrs. Scarlet and I are close, she knows how to judge for herself. She knows what to say and what not to say. I will guard this secret till my death. Don’t94 worry.”
Avery nodded. Her tensed body relaxed a little. “If Elliot did not trust you, he would not have let you serve him for so many years.”
“Yes, I have long treated the Fosters as my home away from home. If Mr. Foster is doing well, I’m doing well.” Mrs. Cooper finished her sentence and realized that she had misspoken.” That was the past. I am with you now, of course, I’ll listen to18 you.”
“It’s fine. Elliot and I are not enemies.” Avery sat down on the bed. Her mind was thinking fast. “Are you sure he had the same condition as Shea when he was young?”
Mrs. Cooper nodded. “Mrs. Scarlet told me about it. She said that they hired a great doctor to curedz him.” “Then, why didn’t they cure Shea?” Avery thought that this matter was exaggerated. If there really was such a great neurologist , why has she never heard about it from Professor Hough before?
“Shea’s condition was much more serious because she was often violently beaten by her father. Mrs. Scarlet said that it was not easy for Shea to grow up.” Mrs. Cooper paused for a while. “It’s understandable why Mr. Foster killed his father! If he did not do so, Shea would have longcb died.”
After chatting with Mrs. Cooper, Avery went to the graveyard to visit Shea. She placed a bouquet of white lilies in front of Shea’s headstone. She looked at Shea’s photo on the headstone and said softly, “Shea, I miss you so much. I should have come to visit you earlier, but because I took in a patient with your condition in Bridgedale, it got delayed. By the way, he has some similarities with you.” At that, Avery pursed her lips and stayed silent. She could not understand how Elliot had the same condition as Shea but he was completely cured!
From her medical point of view, this was something impossible. Did something go wrong in between?
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 918
Avery and Elliot were once very close to each other. She has seen every single part of his body. She was very sure that he did not have any scars on his head. That meant that the great doctor did not operate on him, but how did he cure Elliot then? There was no such special medicine in this world.
All of this was contradictory to science. Her perceptions were turned upside down. She was puzzled by it.
Her phone rang. She took it out of her bag and saw who was calling her. Her emotions calmed down instantly.
“Adrian.” Avery was surprised that he would call her.
“Avery, when are you coming to see me?” Adrian’s voice was not as sprightly as the previous time. He seemed upset. “What happened? Are you feeling uncomfortable?” Avery asked worryingly.
Adrian was silent for a few seconds before saying in a low voice, “I don’t think they like me. Only you treat me well.”
“What happened?” Avery’s chest constricted. “Adrian, did they say anything to you? Or did they do anything to you?”
“No… I feel that they don’t like me,” Adrian said apprehensively.
“Your father said that he has brought you to see many doctors to cure you. He has paid me a huge sum too. If he doesn’t love you, he wouldn’t have spent so much money to cure you.” Avery only comforted him that way because his family did not actually abuse him.
If he said that his family humiliated or physically abused him, Avery would have immediately flown to Bridgedale to help him.
“Hmm. Will you be annoyed at me for calling you?” Adrian asked cautiously.
“No!” Avery smiled. Her eyes were filled with tenderness. “Adrian, I’m happy that you called. When I return to Bridgedale, I’ll go look for you, okay?”
“Okay. You have to come to see me.”
“I will.”
ed…
At Sterling Group. After Elliot finished his work, he called Jun. When Jun saw that the call was from Elliot, his heart was beating wildly. His sixth sense told him that the call would be terrifying He answered the call and Elliot’s low voice came through, “Jun, why did you delete the message? Why did you not answer Ben’sie question?” Elliot called Jun to ask him those two questions because Jun was usually the chatterbox. Even if he had misspoken in the group, he would never delete the message. No matter who tagged
him in the group, he would respond quickly. “Elliot. Are all successful people like you sensitive and suspicious, which is why you could succeed?” Ben94 groaned.
Elliot asked, “Who told you that Hayden and Layla’s birthday is coming up?”. Jun slapped his forehead. He was silent for a while before replying, “Didn’t Avery bring Tammy to the hospital today? While they were talking, 118 overheard.” “Hmm.” Elliot did not doubt Jun. He changed the subject. “Why did you delete the message? Why did you ignore Ben? Jun, do you think you can avoid this now that I’ve called you?” Jun felt like he was being on trial for a heinous crime he committed, “Elliot, don’t force me. If I were to say it, you would be angry. I don’t want you to bedz unhappy…”. “Where are you right now? I’ll go look for you.” Elliot let loose his collar. He was indeed quite unhappy. “Sigh, no! I’m with Tammy today.” Jun took a deep breath. “Elliot. It’s nothing. It’s just Avery. She hasn’t made up her mind whether she wants to invite you or not…because didn’t you say that you would not want to be entangled with hercb anymore?” “Have I said such a thing?” Elliot furrowed his brows. He did not remember saying such things. “Uh? I’m not sure! I’m only a spectator,” Jun said helplessly, “I didn’t reply to Ben’s message because I’m out with Tammy. Do you want to talk to Tammy? She’s right next to me!” Elliot hung up.
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 919
Elliot came out of his office to look for Ben. Coincidentally, Ben was about to call him for lunch too
“Has Avery invited you?” Elliot asked him.
“Are you talking about the children’s birthday party? Not yet!” Ben asked, “Has she invited you already.”
Elliot shook his head.
“It’s fine. It’s half a month more to go! By then, she would surely inform us,” Ben said confidently, “Even if she doesn’t invite you, she would surely invite me. After all, we have cleared the air between us.”
Elliot did not retort. He was only confused. “I didn’t fight with her. Why did she not invite me?
Ben said, “Although you two didn’t fight as seriously as in the past, your problems are still serious! She can’t accept you. You won’t want to deal with her being unappreciative too.” “Can you stop with your nonsense?” Elliot furrowed his brows. Ben pouted and changed the topic. “Should we go buy the children’s presents in the afternoon?
“Hmm.” It was easier to pick a present for Layla. It was more challenging for Hayden. “Let’s go to a technology exhibition. We’ll see if there are any high-tech toys,” Ben suggested. Elliot nodded.
A week later, Elliot received a report from Hayden’s teacher about his educational progress.
(Mr. Foster, Hayden has huge improvements this semester. Do you want to see a report on each of his subjects? I could bring it for you on his birthday.)
Elliot dialed back. “Hayden is having a party on his birthday. I’m not free at night. Can you send it over during the day?” The teacher was a little stunned, “Mr. Foster, Miss Tate invited me to Hayden’s birthday party. I will be there. I can hand it to youed then.” Elliot was silent for a while. “When did she invite you?” Hayden’s teacher replied, “A week ago. She also invited all of Hayden’s classmates. Didn’t she tellie you?”
Elliot was speechless.
A week ago, Avery invited Hayden’s classmates and teacher, yet she did not invite his94 father!
He was still bitterly waiting for her phone call, who would have thought that she had already informed all the people she wanted to invite a week ago?
The teacher felt a little awkward. “Mr. Foster. Hayden is a rare genius. Even if you don’t get along well with Miss Tate, please don’t let it affect Hayden. If not, it would be a18 pity.” Elliot swallowed his saliva. He said hoarsely, “I understand. I will talk to her about it.” After hanging up, Elliot calledd3 Ben. “Did Avery invite you?” Ben replied, “No! It’s not the party yet, right? Maybe in two days, we’ll hear aboutcb it.” Elliot could not bear to tell him that Avery did not plan on inviting them. At Tate Industries, Avery was hosting a client. She was introducing them to a new product their company just released at the end of last year.
At that moment, her secretary came over and whispered in her ears. “Miss Tate. Elliot is here. I asked him if he had an appointment, and he said no.”
Avery raised her eyebrows a little. “Tell him that I’m busy right now. Get him to leave first. Once I’m done, I’ll call him.”
Upon saying that, her client immediately stood up.
“Is Elliot here? Miss Tate, go get him then!” The client suddenly said, “I wouldn’t dare fight with Mr. Foster for his woman.” Avery was speechless.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 920
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 920
The client stormed off like the wind.
Avery’s secretary said, “Miss Tate, should I get Elliot in?”
Avery looked at her phone and saw the time. She also checked to see if he had called or sent her a message beforehand. He did not
He came by suddenly. Was he just on the way or did something happen? Her calm mind was suddenly a mess.
Avery came out of the meeting room to go see him.
When she was in the lobby, she saw her client chatting with Elliot. The way her client bent down so respectfully was ironic.
Elliot saw Avery coming out from the lift. His deep-set eyes instantly landed on her face. “Mr. Foster, I won’t bother you two.” When the client saw Avery approaching, he immediately bade Elliot farewell.
Avery walked over to Elliot. She looked at his handsome face. “What is there that you can’t tell me over the phone?”
“Are you blaming me for coming to your office?” Elliot’s sharp gaze sized the surroundings.
The receptionist and the bodyguard were looking over. He believed that not long after, the news of him visiting her would spread throughout her entire company.
“Such harsh words.” Avery walked out of the office. “If there is nothing, why would you take the trouble to come here? I don’t remember us having any business dealings.” “If you want business dealings, I welcome you anytime.”
“Elliot!” She stopped in her tracks and looked at him seriously. “You were the one that said you were not going to get entangled with me anymore. So, why are you here saying all this to me?”
“How strange.” Elliot looked at her flushed face. “Jun told me this previously. But I remembered clearly that I have never said such a thing.”
Avery furrowed hered brows. “Indeed, I won’t come to bother you because of my own desires, but you didn’t invite me for the children’s birthday. Isn’t that a little outrageous?” He sternly reprimanded, “I am the children’s father. Do I need to remind you again?” Avery was almost deaf from his shouts. She tugged on his arm and quickly pulled him out of theie office.
When they were out of the office, Avery let go of his arm.
“Why were you so loud back there? Are you afraid that the others won’t know that we had children together?” Avery glared at him. “I heard that you don’t want to get entangled up with
me. I thought you didn’t want any contact with me. What if you didn’t want to attend the children’s birthday party, but I invited you. Wouldn’t that put you in a tough94 spot?” “What tough spot?” He mocked. “If I don’t want to attend, I will tell you directly. Are you afraid that I will reject you, so you just didn’t bother to invite me?”
Avery blushed from his reprimands. “If you want to attend so badly, just come directly. Who is going to stop you? Who would dare to stop18 you?” “Me going there and you inviting me are two different matters!”
“You only care about yourd3 pride!”
“Is this a matter of pride?” Elliot clenched his fists tightly. “Avery, is this a matter of pride? You don’t respect me at all!” Avery wascb silent.
The golden sunlight fell on Elliot’s back, casting a silhouette on his handsome face. Even so, it did not block the regal aura he was emitting.
She was just trying to not put him in a tough position, yet he said that she was not respecting him.
“Okay. I’m inviting you right now.” Avery took a deep breath and enunciated, “The children’s birthday is not here yet. I’m inviting you right now. It’s not too late, right?” Elliot looked at Avery’s angry face. He asked, “What are you being angry about? What did I say wrongly? Tell me!”
Avery could see that he was not planning to end the argument anytime soon. Not only was he not planning to end it, but he was also planning to lay it all out on the table. A car passed them by and stopped in front of them.