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?"

here. I'm just here because I want to," she said wilfully, before circling

and turning off his laptop. She then took him by

be that big of a deal, but your recovery will be really slow if you don't

just want to keep being sick so that you won’t have to have Robert,

solve any problem."

the problem," he summarized and guessed at

welcome the child with joy like everyone else and raise

that before, but I know it's too hard for you. I don’t want to put you on the spot,

child, but you don't have to act like you can't even look at him, like he

instantly lost control of

of his arm, her chest heaving rapidly. "If Shea was still alive,

Robert to be

the mention of Shea's name,

back to his bedroom.

a mild fever, Elliot, your temperature can go up

don't take medicine now.”

"I already took pills."

of pills? Show me." She followed him into

and tensed his back; he was breathing

and picked up the box

of normal cold medicine; four pills were missing from

him. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest

of habit, she glanced at

tossed the box into

you too old

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