Under the lights of the crystal chandelier, Elliot's obsidian black eyes were deep, magnetic, and dangerous.

As always, it was a gaze that sent a chill down one's spine.

The color disappeared from Cole's face as he stumbled a few steps back.

"Avery... I mean, Aunt Avery... It's late, so I won't bother you and Uncle Elliot!"

Cole was drenched in a cold sweat as he frantically fled the room.

Avery's heart tightened as she watched his panic-stricken escape, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Was Elliot awake? Was he not about to die?

She wanted to speak to him, but she could not find her voice. She wanted to take a closer look, but her feet were glued to the ground.

A wave of terror washed over her, and she could not help but back away, and she ran toward the stairs.

"Mrs. Cooper! Elliot's awake! He opened his eyes!" Avery cried.

Mrs. Cooper rushed up the stairs upon hearing Avery's

voice.

"Master Elliot opens his eyes every day, Madam, but it doesn't mean he's awake. Look, he's not responding to anything we're saying right now," Mrs. Cooper said. She then sighed and added, "The doctors said that there's a very low probability for someone in a vegetative state to wake up."

and said, "Can I leave the lights on at night? I'm

soon. You have to visit the old mansion tomorrow. I'll wake you

"Okay," Avery responded.

off, Avery changed into her pajamas

watched his striking features. She stretched her hand out and waved it in front

she asked,

of sadness. Compared to what he had to go through, her own pain was

sleazy hands on all your money, you won't be able to die in peace." Elliot slowly closed

shock as her heart began to

in a vegetative state. Could he

lay down next to him, still feeling unsettled. After a while, she heard the sound of her own

and no one would bully her-

would the Foster family deal with her once Elliot

heart tightened at the

as Elliot's wife to get back everything that she had

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the next day, Mrs. Cooper took Avery to the old mansion to

family was in the living room when Avery arrived, and she

looked pleased with Avery's manners. An obedient child would be easier

last

as she said, "Quite

wasn't a

recalled Elliot's handsome but unresponsive face and said sympathetically, "He

It didn't bother me."

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