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?

thesis at all, and she

Elliot's sullen expression and immediately shot up and walked over

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 well-known

into the living room and picked up

her introduction, Elliot forgot to cut her off.

start at any chapter and it would still make sense," Avery

that great? You're making me want to get one for myself, too," Mrs.

get one for you tomorrow, then," Avery said with

go get it myself," Mrs.

mention it. It was not expensive at all. There was a sale at

at Avery's mention of the price of

not mind that the book was cheap, but she felt embarrassed for Avery.

Elliot, but ended up buying a gift for him that was

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

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!"

more than the book, it was doubtful that it could

get dinner ready for Master Elliot now," said Mrs.

to glance

did not look as stern as he

More precisely, he was not in