His Eagle Eyes on Me

Chapter 9

There was no sign of two gestational sacs during the last checkup.

Avery could not believe that there were two babies inside of her a short week later.

She held the ultrasound scan in her hands as she sat in a quiet daze on one of the benches in the hospital corridor.

The doctor told her that the probability of being pregnant with twins was extremely low.

If she had an abortion now, she might never be able to have twins again.

Avery chuckled bitterly. All of this was the work of the Fosters' private doctors.

When they had implanted the fertilized eggs into her, they had not mentioned that she was going to have twins.

Perhaps in their eyes, she was nothing but a birthing tool for the Fosters from the beginning.

When she began to bleed the week before, she thought that her period had arrived. When the Fosters' doctors found out, they thought that the procedure had failed. When Elliot said that he would divorce her after he had woken up, the doctors had never seen her again.

The decision to give birth or not was now solely on

her shoulders.

Avery's phone rang in her bag. She had been in the hospital for over an hour.

She pulled out her phone, stood up, and walked toward the hospital's exit.

"Avery, your father's dying! Come home right away!"

Her mother's hoarse voice came from the other side of the line.

Avery was stunned.

Dad was dying? How could this be?

She knew that her father had been hospitalized after his company got in trouble. He could not even attend her wedding.

She did not know that his condition was this serious.

Avery's mind was a mess.

She did not have a good relationship with her father.

She could never forgive him for having an affair.

However, her heart stung painfully upon suddenly hearing the news of his serious illness.

The living room of the Tate house was a chaotic mess when Avery arrived.

took her straight to the

was shallow and his eyes were barely open.

he raised his arm in

hospital if you're this sick?" Avery said as she held her father's cold hand. Tears welled up in her eyes. "That's easy for you to say! Where would we

you get a large sum of money from the Fosters? Why didn't you

and said, "We used that money to pay off the debts! Do you know how much money your father's company owes? Don't look at me like I ate your money

Wanda

not leave

the end of the day, Jack was still her father. He had always loved her, and she did not want to lose

you treated, but the family really doesn't have much money," Avery sniffled as she stood

deaf ear to Avery's

at her with

his voice was low as he said," Avery... My darling girl... I've failed you... I've failed your mother... I'll make it up to both

holding

tore

heart throbbed in

world underwent an

was married and pregnant,

but life swept her up and pushed her

day of the funeral was a gloomy

funeral, not since the fall of

to

a flock of

the only

were as dark as

Avery asked as she stared at

in a dull voice, "I do. Even if

Avery did not understand.

are you crying?"

I loved him," Laura sighed. "Relationships are complicated, Avery. It isn't just a matter of love

her worn

Jack's death to the end of the funeral, the

did not return to the mansion at all during the three

the Foster

tell anyone in the Foster house about

colder than ice and frostier

she noticed the mansion's lights were lit, and the living room

to the nines and chatting away merrily with wine glasses in

paused in her

Mrs. Cooper noticed her and

to the liveliness of the living room, but the smile on Mrs. Cooper's face tensed as she hesitated. "It's raining outside. Come on in!" Mrs.

dressed in a black trench coat with her slender, fair calves peeping out from underneath the hem. On her feet were

chilly, which was

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