When His Eyes Opened (full chapter)

Chapter 9

Chapter 9
 
There was no sign of two gestational sacs during the last checkup.

 

 

Avery could not believe that there were two babies inside of her a short week later.

She held the ultrasound scan in her hands as she sat in a quiet daze on one of the benches in the hospital corridor.

The doctor told her that the probability of being pregnant with twins was extremely low.

If she had an abortion now, she might never be able to have twins again.

Avery chuckled bitterly. All of this was the work of the Fosters’ private doctors.

When they had implanted the fertilized eggs into her, they had not mentioned that she was going to have twins.

Perhaps in their eyes, she was nothing but a birthing tool for the Fosters from the beginning.

When she began to bleed the week before, she thought that her period had arrived. When the Fosters’ doctors found out, they thought that the procedure had failed. When Elliot said that he would divorce her after he had woken up, the doctors had never seen her again.

The decision to give birth or not was now solely on her shoulders.

Avery’s phone rang in her bag. She had been in the hospital for over an hour.

She pulled out her phone, stood up, and walked toward the hospital’s exit.

 

“Avery, your father’s dying! Come home right away!”

 

Her mother’s hoarse voice came from the other side of the line.

 

Avery was stunned.

 

Dad was dying? How could this be?

 

She knew that her father had been hospitalized after his company got in trouble. He could not even attend her wedding.

 

She did not know that his condition was this serious. Avery’s mind was a mess.

 

She did not have a good relationship with her father. She could never forgive him for having an affair.

 

However, her heart stung painfully upon suddenly hearing the news of his serious illness.

 

……

 

The living room of the Tate house was a chaotic mess when Avery arrived.

 

Laura took her straight to the master bedroom.

 

Jack Tate was lying on the bed. His breathing was shallow and his eyes were barely open. When he saw Avery, he raised his arm in her direction.

 

“Dad, why didn’t you go to the hospital if you’re this sick?” Avery said as she held her father’s cold hand. Tears welled up in her eyes.

 

“That’s easy for you to say! Where would we get the money to take your father to the hospital?” Wanda snapped frostily.

 

Avery’s head shot up as she said, “Didn’t you get a large sum of money from the Fosters? Why didn’t you use that to help Dad?”

 

pay off the debts! Do you know how much money your father’s company owes? Don’t look at me like I ate your money up, Avery! Besides, your father’s illness can’t be

 

words, Wanda

 

not leave with

 

had

 

treated, but the family really doesn’t have much money,” Avery sniffled as she

 

a deaf ear to Avery’s

 

as he said, “Avery… My darling girl… I’ve failed you… I’ve failed your mother… I’ll make it up

 

large hand holding hers

 

tore through the

 

heart throbbed

 

her world underwent

 

married and pregnant,

 

thought that she was just still just a child herself, but life swept her up and pushed her into

 

was

 

attended the funeral, not since the fall of

 

Wanda went to

 

crowd scattered like a flock of

 

the only ones left at the

 

were as dark as

 

asked as she

 

“I do. Even if he’s

 

Avery did not understand.

 

you crying?” she

 

loved him,” Laura sighed. “Relationships are complicated, Avery. It isn’t just a matter of love

 

dragged her worn out body back

 

day of Jack’s death to the end of the funeral, the process had

 

to the mansion at

 

the Foster family

 

anyone in the Foster house about

 

colder than ice

 

the mansion’s lights were lit, and the living room was

 

and chatting away merrily with wine

 

paused in her

 

noticed

 

because Avery’s cold and pitiful expression stood in stark contrast to the liveliness of the

 

Mrs. Cooper said as she held Avery’s arm and pulled her into the living

 

peeping out from underneath the hem. On her feet were a pair of

 

was chilly, which was

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