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?

on her thesis at all, and she was doing something

shot up and walked over to

you not like the book I gave you?" she said gently as she squeezed past him out of the room. "You shouldn't look down on it. It's a really good book that highlights all kinds of ways to stay healthy. The author is my mentor's teacher. He's a really

into the living room and picked

Elliot forgot to cut her off.

you're bored. You can start at any chapter and it would still make sense," Avery

You're making me want to get one for myself,

get one for you tomorrow, then," Avery

alright. I'll just go get it myself," Mrs. Cooper

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

at Avery's mention of the price of

mind that the book was

buying a gift for

that she bought him a gift that was on sale, she was openly parading the fact that it was easy on the wallet! 1 Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh

that the atmosphere

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

book, it was doubtful that it could be that much more

dinner ready for Master Elliot now," said

to glance at

not look as stern

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