His Eagle Eyes on Me

Cold sweat dripped down Avery's back.

Instinctively, she slammed her laptop shut.

She would not have done that if she were working on her thesis.

In her earlier frenzy of wild thoughts, she started a new file and wrote down a plan.

It was a plan to get a divorce within the next three months.

Avery hoped to get a divorce from Elliot before she was seven months pregnant.

That was the only way she could successfully go through her last trimester and peacefully give birth to the twins.

If her plan failed and the divorce did not go through, then the only thing she could do was disappear.

That would be the worst-case scenario.

Avonsville was her home, and she wanted to continue to live and work there. She also hoped that her children could be born and grow up where she did.

Avery's overly cautious reaction revolted Elliot.

Did she think that he would be interested in her thesis?

not working on her thesis at all, and she was doing

saw Elliot's sullen expression and immediately shot up and

you?" she said gently as she squeezed past him out of the room. "You shouldn't look down on it.

walked into the living room

the seriousness of her introduction, Elliot forgot

can start

that great? You're making me want to

go get one for you tomorrow, then," Avery

alright. I'll just go get

not expensive at all. There was a sale at the bookstore so I got it

at Avery's mention of

Cooper did not mind that the book was cheap, but she

ended up buying a gift for him that

not already bad enough that she bought him a gift that was on sale, she was openly parading the fact that it was easy

that the atmosphere

took a deep breath, then picked up the gift box on the table and said, "This gift box wasn't cheap, you know? It was even more expensive than the

book, it was doubtful that it could be

Madam! I'm going to get dinner ready for Master Elliot now," said Mrs. Cooper as she

turned around to glance at

not look as stern as he did earlier.

no longer angry. More precisely, he was not in the mood to be enraged with