Chapter 767

Avery turned around with Robert in her arms and was about to leave, when she heard Elliot coughing.

She immediately stopped on her track.

Elliot didn't cough all that often and would only do so when he was ill.

She strode to the stairs where Mrs. Scarlet was waiting and handed Robert to her, before turning

around to head back into the study room. She strolled towards him and studied his flushed cheeks

resulting from the constant coughing.

There was a strong emotion in the air that no one could label, but it felt like something would explode at

the softest touch.

"Are you sick?" Avery asked and reached up to touch his forehead to test his temperature.

Elliot took a few steps back. "It’s just a cold. I don’t have a fever."

Avery closed in on him and asked, "did you ask me to take Robert away because you are sick and

don't want him to catch it, not because you don't want to see him?"

He stared at her with dark, brooding eyes and answered honestly, "both. Who asked you here?"

I'm just here because I want to," she said

him by the arm and dragged him out of the study

but your recovery will be really slow if you don't

sick so that

solve any problem."

solve the problem," he summarized and guessed

the child with joy like everyone else and raise

think of that before, but I know it's too hard for

like you can't even

lost control of her

her chest heaving rapidly. "If Shea was still alive, she

be so weird because of

name, Elliot's

back to his bedroom.

have a mild fever, Elliot, your temperature can go

don't take medicine now.”

"I already took pills."

of pills? Show me."

was breathing heavily

Avery strode towards the nightstand and picked up the box

medicine; four pills were missing from the

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she glanced at

that, she tossed the box into the trash

too old to

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