The nanny immediately left the room and closed the door.
Averie wanted to leave the place, so she had to eat something. She slowly pushed herself into a sitting position.
When Elyette reached the side of her bed, she stretched out her hand to him. She did not want him to feed her.
However, Elyette ignored her. He scooped a spoonful of porridge and brought it to her mouth.
Averie looked at him in a daze. He had clearly seen her reaching for the bowl, so why did he ignore her? She did not need him to feed her!
Did he not say that his patience has its limits?
“Open up.” He looked at her. Her eyes were filled with unconcealable hatred.
“You’re a monster.” Averie’s tone was cold. It was as if she was finally able to see him for what he was.
“I’m a monster. I will go to hell. I’ll drag you along with me.” Elyette’s reaction did not change. He squeezed her mouth open with his long, slender, cool fingers and pushed in a spoon full of porridge.
He fed her the entire bowl, then pulled out a piece of tissue and wiped her mouth.
Averie sat on the bed, letting him “care” for her. Perhaps in his eyes, she was merely just a toy!
People are multifaceted. Elyette has a violent side, but he also has a tender side. Averie had once been moved by that tender side of his.
However, she had finally seen through it. Elyette had not revealed the true form of that tenderness he had shown her in the past!
Before Elyette left the room, he placed Averie’s phone next to her pillow.
After he left, Averie picked up her phone and turned it on. There were countless missed calls, but she had no time to deal with them all.
She found Mike’s contact and called him.
Mike answered immediately. “Averie!”
“It’s me! Mike, Hayden-”
“Hayden is with me. He is fine! He is just unhappy!” Mike’s emotions were running high, and he could not contain his tears. “I heard you were bitten by a wolf. How did such an absurd thing happen?!”
“It’s just a light injury. It’ll be better after a few days,” Averie said lightheartedly before turning serious, “Mike, in the future, no matter what, you can’t allow Hayden to anger Elyette! He hates children-”
“Averie, don’t worry! Take your time to recuperate. I will look after the children. Mike furrowed his brows. “Are you sure you can come home after you recover from your injuries?” Averie’s eyelids fluttered. “I… guess so!”
“Just get well. If he does not release you after a week, I’ll give the police another call,” growled Mike. “I already know what happened.”
Averie asked, “How did you find out?”
“Chad told me about it. He did not believe that his boss was a jerk, so he went to investigate it.
Averie smiled 25 bitterly.
Mike asked, “Is it because his mother found out about the children’s identity?”
96″Hmm.”
He continued, “I knew this would be the case. You wouldn’t tell him about it, so he lost it.”
2d”Hmm.”
“You silly woman! If I were you, I would not have allowed my sorrow to get the better of me! So what if you had told him? Could he really kill Layla and Hayden? I don’t believe it! I don’t think he would be as cruel as to kill his own children! The two children owe him nothing!”
Averie said, “The current situation is bearable, and I don’t want to risk49 it!”
“Fine. You must call me once a day for the next few days, if not, I’ll call the police,” said Mike. His voice was firm and unyielding.
“I got it.” Averie felt much more relaxed after the call with Mike.
She felt as if she had been living a nightmare for the past two days. It was a never-ending nightmare. When one ended another began.
After an hour or so, the nanny came to clean her up.
“Miss Tate, Mr. Foster bought new clothes for you.” The nanny showed Averie the clothes.” They are all branded! He also instructed that I get you cleaned up.”
At first, Averie did not move, but then she slowly tried to get off the bed.
“Miss Tate, are you trying to head to the bathroom? Mr. Foster has instructed me to wipe you down. Just lie in bed. I’ll clean you up-”
“No. I’ll go wash.” Averie furrowed her brows. “Can you get a walking stick?”
“Oh. I’ll go look for one.” The nanny immediately left.
A moment later, she returned not with a walking stick but with Elyette.
The nanny stood next to her and said, “Miss Tate, the doctor advised you to remain in bed.
Walking around might aggravate your injury, and it will affect your recovery…”
It appeared that the nanny was unaware that Averie was a doctor and that she knew all about the recovery of her wound.
However, under Elyette’s gaze, Averie silently swallowed and laid back down.
The nanny immediately brought a basin of water and a wet towel, helping Averie clean herself.
After the wipe down, the nanny said, “Miss Tate, I’ve made some clam chowder, should I bring a bowl up for you?”
Averie replied, “Please secretly bring it up. Don’t let him see it.” She did not want Elyette to feed her again.
It was not that he could not feed her well, but rather, she did not want to see him.
The nanny replied, “Okay. There are quite a few people here tonight. I don’t think he will notice me.”
Averie said, “There are guests again?”
The nanny hesitated for a while before coming clean, “They are the same guests from the night before, and there are a few ladies here as well.”
Averie did not pursue the topic. She could not care what Elyette did so long as he did not touch her children. Anything else he did would not get a reaction from her.
After consuming the soup, she slept soundly.
She did not think that the next few nights would be filled with entertainment, parties, and alcohol.
She was woken every night by the noise, and every time she would wonder to herself, “Did his mother not just pass away?”
Was he celebrating his mother’s death, or was he using women and alcohol to numb the pain?
Her leg did not hurt after three days of bed rest.
That night, she was once again woken by the noise. She opened her eyes and looked around the darkroom.
After a while, she heard her door being pushed open. She immediately turned to the door in alarm.
A huge figure entered the room. He looked familiar and dangerous. He was reeking of alcohol, and soon the room was drenched in its scent.
She immediately flicked a switch and the light flooded the room.
He was blinded by the sudden light. Filled with sudden annoyance, he slammed the door shut.
Averie looked at him with fear.
His eyes were red from the alcohol. After slamming the door, his long, slender fingers impatiently unbuttoned his25 shirt.
Averie immediately realized what he intended to do. She was so frightened, that she did not dare breathe.
“Elyette! You’ve entered the wrong room!” She tried to snap him to his senses. “This is my room!”
He stared at her as he walked to the bed. While he walked, he removed his shirt and tossed it to the floor.
“I’m not drunk.” He crawled up the bed and grabbed her injured leg. “Don’t move thiszd leg.”
Averie could not speak. What he said sounded true. He did not appear drunk. He knew she was hurt; why did he want to torture her?!
His warm lips landed on her neck.
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