NovelAppAfter she chatted with Tammy, she searched for Chad's chat and sent him a message. [Chad, Mike drank too much tonight. When do you think you'll be able to head home?] Chad replied within seconds. [I'll be back tomorrow morning. He'll usually just sleep if he's drunk, so don't worry about him.] [Okay. Happy new year!] Chad looked at her wishes and wanted to reply the same, but for sreason, he could not bring himself to type it out.
After a while, he replied: [Are you going to get a divorce? | know that it is not good to say this during the new year, but from what | understand of your character, you won't let yourself be wronged.] [I haven't thought about it yet.] [Then think about it carefully. And then think smore. If you insist on getting a divorce, you won't be able to get child custody, and your company, well...] Chad was reminding her, not threatening her.
[I'll think carefully.] [Whatever happens between you and my boss, just remember that we'll always be friends, okay?] [Of course. And it's not like I'm hell-bent on divorcing him. He apologized totoday, saying he wouldn't acknowledge that kid. I'll talk to him again in a few days ] Chad breathed a sigh of relief.
Avery had a terrible headache, so she put down her phone and closed her eyes to rest. After Elliot was completely asleep, she took his hand from her waist and got out of bed gently.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe injury on her head was so painful that she had to deal with it somehow.
If it still hurt that badly the next day, she had no choice but to visit the hospital.
His punch was a little too hard.
She found the first-aid kit and treated her injury before putting the box back in place.
Her mood suddenly becvery heavy.
Something was wrong with her vision.
She suspected herself of being ill again, perhaps with snew disease, or perhaps due to complications from the surgery because it was not done well enough.
Normal people would not feel their vision going dark after having enough rest.
She never had any eye problems before, not even short-sightedness during her years as a student. The sudden occurrence of a problem made her suspect that it could be due to negligence during the surgery.
Since her condition was not too serious Unfortunately, the punch she received that night seemed to have made her condition much worse.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHer heartbeat quickened when she felt that it might get worse.
With her slight estrangement with Elliot and the fate of her marriage still up in the air, it was unlikely that she would tell him about her condition; more so, if her condition had worsened because of his punch.
She did not want him to feel guilty about it.
After sitting in the living room for a moment, she heard the sound of hurried footsteps behind her.
She immediately turned around and saw a flustered Elliot at the staircase entrance.
"Avery! Are you going to leave?!” He asked angrily.
When he woke up earlier and realized that she was not in bed, he becso frightened that his body ran cold and his soul nearly left his body! "lI cdown to get a drink." She got up from the sofa and walked toward him." Where can | go? Are you overthinking again? | told you that we'll talk about it after the new year holidays, and in the meantime, | won't be going anywhere." His body relaxed all of a sudden when he heard her answer.
"Didn't | tell you to take a bath? You should go now that you're awake. There's a strong smell of alcohol in the room and | can't sleep because of that," she walked up to him and said in a displeased tone.
He took her arm and explained, "I was dizzy." "How about now?" "I'm feeling better." Elliot followed her and went upstairs. "Don't leave me, Avery. You know me. | know you do."
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