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.

In her eyes, Avery was a sensible, well-behaved, and observant girl. She would never be stupid enough to deliberately anger Elliot.

pursed his lips and did not answer

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

welled up with tears of

even more worked up the more she spoke, and her eyes turned

mother's condition. He signaled

sure, you can't chase Avery

just have to find a girl you like. I will not allow you to spend the rest of your life alone!" Rosalie said as the bodyguard helped her to the couch. Her head was spinning

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tilted and she fell back onto

discharged that morning,

mother to be so stubborn. He also

had thought that the matter with Avery could be settled quickly, but it seemed that there were

Avery, but he

another woman for the

on the glass of milk

heard everything that was happening

much, but he still managed to

of oatmeal. She then picked up a brush and began

as Madam Rosalie is around, Master Elliot won't kick you

She was tired and out of energy, but

husky voice, but each of her words was clear. "Whether he

want to linger in this hell

wanted to see that

upset, Madam,"

and take a look at what's

saw the bodyguard pushing Elliot over in his wheelchair and immediately said, "Madam's condition isn't stable

no different than usual, but his eyes

Mrs. Cooper moved aside, the bodyguard pushed Elliot to

shot up suddenly, and

the crackling of sparks in the

Avery said as she put down the bowl of

picked up her luggage and walked over to

nights ago and

actually like!" she said in a

he said, "You hate me that

used your computer," Avery said as she tried to control her breathing. "I've already gotten my punishment, so we

could not wait to distance herself from him, Elliot drawled, "Did I say that your punishment

was stunned. It was as if she just took a blow

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