Elliot and Avery

Chapter 8

Rosalie stood looking into the room from the open door.

Avery was curled up in a ball with her arms around her knees as she leaned against the wall.

Her hair was down, and it was a mess.

She looked up in a daze when she heard the commotion at the door.

“Avery! What happened to you?” Rosalie exclaimed. When she saw Avery’s face, which was white as a sheet of paper, her blood pressure instantly shot up.

“How did you become like this? Was it… Was it Elliot? Is he abusing you?”

At this point, there was a slight tremble in Rosalie’s voice.

Avery had lost a lot of weight.

Her face was void of any color, and there were faint cracks on her dry lips.

Her chest rose and fell unsteadily. She wanted to speak, but she could not find her voice.

Mrs. Cooper walked over with a glass of warm milk and passed it to Avery.

“Have a glass of milk first, Madam. Don’t be afraid. Now that Madam Rosalie is here, you can eat.”

Rosalie’s brows furrowed furiously as she said, “What’s that? Elliot isn’t letting Avery eat? How did she get so skinny? Is he trying to starve her to death?”

The incident shocked Rosalie to the core.

She stormed over to the living room and stood before her son.

“Elliot, Avery is the wife that I arranged for you. What would you have me think if you tormented her this way?”

“She should be punished for her mistakes. If it weren’t for your sake, do you think I would have allowed her to stay until now?” Elliot said in a cold, nonchalant voice.

The way he saw it, starving her for two days was a lot more merciful than breaking her arm.

She touched something she was not supposed to. She crossed his line. How could he easily forgive her?

“Mistake? What did Avery do?” asked Rosalie.

sensible, well-behaved, and observant girl. She would

lips and did not

know why you never wanted to get married and have children,” said Rosalie. “Elliot, it’s because I know too well exactly what you’re thinking that I can’t allow you to do this. Avery is a good girl. It’s fine if you don’t love her. You just have to stay together, even if you’re

Rosalie’s eyes welled up with tears of

the more she spoke, and her eyes

his mother’s condition. He signaled to his

you can’t chase Avery out! Divorce isn’t out of the question… You just have to find a girl you like. I will not allow you to spend the rest

could feel herself running out of breath

later, Rosalie’s head tilted and

discharged that morning, was then

not expect his mother to be so stubborn. He

thought that the matter with Avery could be settled quickly, but it

only hate Avery, but he

find another woman for the sake

……

on the glass of milk as her condition

heard everything that was happening outside

managed to provoke his mother

brought Avery a bowl of oatmeal. She then picked up a brush and began

As long as Madam Rosalie is around, Master Elliot won’t kick you

tired and out of energy, but

said in a husky voice, but each of her words was clear. “Whether he wants to or not, I will

linger in this hell for

that devil,

oatmeal.

pushing Elliot over in his wheelchair and immediately said, “Madam’s condition

expression was no different than usual, but his eyes were as

moved aside, the bodyguard pushed Elliot to the

up suddenly,

was as if there was the crackling of sparks in

get a divorce, Elliot!” Avery said as she put down the bowl of

her luggage and

packed her things two nights ago and

you actually like!” she said in

narrowed as he said, “You hate me that much. Do you not think you

your computer,” Avery said as she tried to control her breathing. “I’ve already gotten my punishment, so we should be even. Do you have the divorce papers

to distance herself from him, Elliot

was stunned. It was as if she