When His Eyes Opened

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Under the street lights, mother‘s bloody face.

She raised her trembling fingers

and placed them her mother’s nose.

A breeze blew by.

Avery wailed, “Mom, I know dead! You promised to be with me for the rest my life! I‘m to send to the hospital be afraid! I’ll with you! always be with you!”

When Chad found out Laura’s accident, he for while calling Elliot.

would have disturbed Elliot wanted to Avery at least had someone by her side.

“Mr.

Foster, mother, met an accident this evening.

She died on spot.

Avery still can accept news.

She sent mother to the hospital.

Mike is taking of the at home.

She‘ll alone dealing with her mother‘s funeral.

I it would hard on her.

Do you to–”

“Which Elliot swallowed.

His voice sounded stern yet nervous.

“Which hospital is she at right now?!”

terrifying expression and voice frightened Shea so much that she cowered in fear.

Zoe had never seen way before.

It was as if all the care and heartbreak kept in his had surfaced.

Zoe did know who on the other end the line, she that his heartbroken and worried for Avery.

barely spent half hour at the snow because Avery her had wanted to play.

had left the place in a them.

In Avery was to him was.

Shea was not challenged, would place Avery shea.

After Elliot his call, he walked out.

Zoe panicked and chased after him.

“Elliot, what What‘s going on?”

heard her voice, but he ignored her.

He did not even stop.

Zoe only heard the sound her heart breaking into pieces.

Elliot had been good to her.

She thought that he come to accept her, they would soon get married and be love.

However, all it was one for relationship to return square one.

the hospital, had sent to the emergency room.

She cleaned mother‘s wounds, dressing them, stopping bleeding.

She had opened wound stitch by stitch.

Under lights, her mother‘s skin turned paler by the moment.

Her body temperature was dropping

Her hopes were all gone! “Mom… I’m Mom! I should followed you to Uncle Ron‘s! I should not left you alone! I’m sorry! It‘s all my It‘s all my Avery lay on the operation table, hugging her mother’s cold body, sobbing in tears.

Elliot rushed to the hospital.

looked cold and Chad saw immediately went up to him.

“Mr.

Foster, the perpetrator was driving under the influence of alcohol.

He did not die but suffered serious injuries.

At that moment, we can‘t be sure it was purely an accident or murder.

” Chad reported what he had found Elliot.

“Where‘s Avery?”

“She‘s operation theater.

” paused a while saying, “She wanted to her mother, but her has passed away.

I‘m that can‘t take the and this might cause her psychological trauma.

”

Elliot‘s eyes reddened.

He clenched his fists tightly.

It was as if a huge hand was choking his neck.

He hoped that he could bear her pain for her.

In moment, he outside the operation theater.

vaguely hear her sobs.

He heartbroken.

It was as someone stabbed him a knife.

held onto the handles of the door to the operation theater.

Just when he was about push the door open enter, his phone rang!

“Elliot, where you now!?” On other of the line, Rosalie‘s anxious through.

“Zoe passed She is with your Your child is almost five months

old!”

Avery’s suppressed sobs were mixed with mother‘s agitated voice.

Elliot’s face turned miserably was with child?!