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.

his lips and did not

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,

eyes welled up with tears of

became even more worked up the more

when he noticed his mother's condition. He signaled to his bodyguard

I'm sure, you can't chase Avery

of the question... You 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 even

feel herself running out of breath as she said those last words. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ Findɴovel.ɴet website on

tilted and she fell back

old Mrs. Foster, who just had been discharged that

mother to be so stubborn. He

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

hate Avery, but he also refused all

would find another woman for the

bedroom, Avery sipped on the glass of milk as

heard everything that was happening outside the

still managed to provoke

of oatmeal. She then picked up

you hear that, Madam? As long as Madam Rosalie is around, Master Elliot won't kick you out," consoled

two days. She was tired and out of energy, but there was one thing she was

a divorce," she said in a husky voice, but each of her words was clear. "Whether

not want to linger in this

see that devil, Elliot Foster, ever

be upset, Madam," Mrs. Cooper said

oatmeal. I'll go and take a look at what's

the door, she 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 were as

Mrs. Cooper moved aside, the bodyguard pushed Elliot to the

up suddenly,

if there was the

Elliot!" Avery said as she put down

picked up her luggage and walked over to

had packed her things two nights ago and was prepared to leave the place at

you actually like!" she said in

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

her breathing. "I've already gotten my punishment, so

wait to distance herself from him, Elliot drawled,

It was as if she just took a

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