When His Eyes Opened

272 She on the bed with on her face.

Five years ago, her stepmother and Wanda’s brother, James, stole million Tate Industries.

spending most of fortune, had him, and planned on making another fortune from Tate Industries.

Only this time, he would not with three hundred million dollars, just the cold hand of the law.

A moment ago, the who was responsible for had contacted Avery and informed her that had already boarded the back to country

There was a team of officers at airport, to ambush him.

As soon James he would arrested.

This was something that had years waiting for, after hanging up, she could not seem to calm herself down.

She to share good her friends, but it was in morning, and she could not bring herself to wake them.

She got of bed and stepped out of bedroom.

She went to the and opened fridge to find a cans of beer that her mother for cooking.

She took out the beer and went sit down in the room.

At four in morning, Elliot was rudely from his by the sound of a ringing phone.

He and up the phone.

When Avery’s name, he thought that he had seen it wrong.

He the bridge his nose focused on the screen once again, but was right.

It was a call from Avery.

He sat up and picked up the without further something had happened for her to call at hour.

two of them had long strangers who barely even spoke to one another when met, so could call him unless had happened her.

“Hello… Happy Birthday!”

he heard Avery’s voice, his heart eased before tensing again.

“She is calling because she’s drunk! is okay!” de thought to himself, “But why is drunk at this time? Is she not at She couldn’t be this drunk if she home.

”

“Avery Tate, you are more and ridiculous!” he scowled with in his voice.

I called to wish you Birthday, why are you at me?” She squeezed and

smashed the beer can in her hand.

If only she hands on Elliot instead of the can, she would have him to death.

birthday‘s past,” Elliot reminded her, asking, “Why are you drinking? What happened? Where are you? Give the address!”

He swung his legs off the bed got out.

Striding the closet, he took a of clothes.

“Haha! I‘m home! Why do you happy?” she giggled, abandoning her composure.

Her happiness shone through voice.

down by the at the sound wondrous laughter.

He could tell that really was happy, but he simply not why.

“It’s been so long since I you laugh, Avery,” said in a and seductive voice.

The smile her face, and for a moment, it though them were still love.

A pain up her and Avery tossed all the beer cans into the dustbin, getting up the couch to walk back to her bedroom.

I called you… to, to wish you Happy Birthday…”

“You did.

”

“Oh… Then I hope you get son soon.

”

Elliot could not work up a fit anger at her thoughtless comment and simply said, “No, thank you.

”

“No son? Then wish you good fortune!” She stumbled her back to bedroom and threw back onto the bed.

She she felt heavy.

An appeared Elliot‘s mind when he heard her breathing.

It said that truth when one was and happened to a question her.

“Avery, back when you with our child, did you really get rid of it?” asked a hoarse voice.

Hayden him, and had similar flaws in his personality as Shea did.

Elliot not thinking about Hayden.

If their child had survived, he would been the same age as