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?”

 

pouted and said, “We used that money to 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

 

saying such cruel words, Wanda heartlessly stormed out of the

 

did not leave

 

was still her father. He had always loved her, and she did not want

 

family really doesn’t

 

deaf ear

 

with eyes filled with tears. His lips trembled and his voice was low as he said, “Avery… My darling girl… I’ve failed you… I’ve failed your

 

hand holding

 

cry tore through the

 

heart throbbed in

 

her world underwent an

 

and pregnant, and her

 

but life swept her up and pushed her into a

 

of the funeral was a gloomy and rainy

 

not since the fall

 

went to

 

a flock of wild

 

and Laura were the only ones left at the

 

as dark as the gray

 

you hate Dad, Mom?” Avery asked as she stared at her father’s gravestone through

 

gaze and said in a dull voice, “I do. Even if he’s dead,

 

Avery did not understand.

 

you crying?”

 

sighed. “Relationships are complicated, Avery. It isn’t just

 

night, Avery dragged her worn out

 

to the end of the funeral, the process had taken

 

to the mansion at all during

 

the Foster family

 

anyone in the Foster house about her

 

Elliot was colder than ice and

 

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

 

dressed to the nines and chatting away merrily with wine glasses in

 

paused in her

 

noticed her

 

stark contrast to the liveliness of the living room, but the smile on Mrs. Cooper’s face tensed

 

said as she held Avery’s arm and pulled

 

out from underneath the hem. On her feet

 

chilly, which was different from her usual

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