Nang Namulat Ang Kanyang Mata

Kabanata 333

Inaayos ni Shea ang kanyang mesa sa tulong ni Mrs. Cooper.

Ang Adam’s apple ni Elliot ay gumulong sa kanyang lalamunan habang nanaig sa kanya ang guilt.

Sa tuwing sasabihin sa kanya ni Shea na nahihilo siya nitong mga nakaraang araw, sinasabihan siya nito na magpahinga pa.

Hindi niya akalain na mga pampatulog ang dahilan ng kanyang discomfort.

Kung hindi siya dinala ni Avery sa ospital para sa checkup, sino ang nakakaalam kung gaano katagal niya ipagpatuloy ang pag-inom ng mga tabletas.

Nadama ni Elliot ang pasasalamat kay Avery, ngunit hindi niya alam kung paano ipahayag ang kanyang pasasalamat.

Kinabukasan, unang dumating si Mrs. Cooper sa bahay ni Avery sa umaga.

Nagulat si Avery, at mabilis na inimbitahan si Mrs. Cooper sa kanyang tahanan.

Avery,” sabi ni Mrs. Cooper habang inaabot niya

sa iyo.”

aga mong dumating?” Sabi ni Avery habang nagsasalin ng isang basong tubig para sa

be honest, Master Elliot was the one who asked me to come by and thank you,” Mrs. Cooper said warily. “It was a good thing you took Shea to the hospital

smile on Avery’s

“Zoe said she had instructed Mrs. Scarlet to only give Shea the pills for three days, but Mrs. Scarlet said Zoe never mentioned any of that to her. Mrs. Scarlet was in tears when she confided in me last night… I’d much

“Mrs. Scarlet’s taken care of Shea for twenty years? Does that

All Mrs. Scarlet ever told me was that Shea was a poor

had kept his lips tightly

to be such a scheming woman.” Mrs. Cooper suddenly let out a sigh, then said,

you shouldn’t be

to you about these things. I’m sure you’ll find a much better man in the future,” Mrs. Cooper said. Then, she rose from her seat and said, “Give me a call

said, then sent Mrs.

she was too busy to care about the news of

time tossing and turning in bed the night

end, she went on social media and searched for some

accidentally came across Zoe’s