NovelOnlineElliot relaxed slightly.
The two went to lay down on the bed, and Avery turned off the lights. She kept her eyes wide open, unable to fall asleep.
She knew that Elliot could not fall asleep as well.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe had failed to convince Shea to give up earlier that day, and when Wesley walked her outside, he told her that Shea was behaving this way because of his mother.
Avery felt even more helpless after hearing that.
Though Wesley said that he would talk to his mother to get her to talk to Shea, Avery knew that it was unlikely that they would be able to convince Shea to get the abortion. She did not have the courage to tell Elliot about this. If she did, he might go after Wesley's mother, and the situation would only escalate further.
"Avery, what are you thinking about?" He noticed that her eyes were open through the faint moonlight.
It unsettled him that she was lying in bed with her eyes wide open in silence.
"About all sorts of things... It's a mess in my head right now." She turned to face him and murmured, "Back when | was younger, | used to feel like | can change anything. It's only been ten years and my mindset has changed drastically." "You don’t have to be this permissive," he said, consoling her.
"Not permissive. | just realized that there's really little that | can do. | thought that by becoming a doctor, | would be able to take good care of my mom and allow her to live a long life, but before | could even get registered as a doctor, she passed away. | thought that Tammy, spoilt by her parents as she was, would lead a life with no troubles or worries, but fate had put her through pain that normal people couldn't even begin to imagine. | thought that Shea, who had cso close to death as she had, would be able to enjoy the rest of her life in peace..." His heart grew heavy at her words.
Avery had thought that he would say something in return, but he remained quiet.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHer heart throbbed at the sudden silence, so she changed the subject. "Elliot, | went to see your mom." Elliot hummed in response.
"I asked the person who manages the prison about how she could reduce her sentence," Avery confessed. "Susan is old now, ;h%>VIY> she is only in there because Wanda used her. Let's help her out!" Elliot breathed heavily, but his voice remained calm. "How can she reduce her sentence?" "By behaving well during her tin jail, or by doing something that benefits the society," she said. "We can make a donation to a charity or to the prison under Susan’s name." "If you really want to help her, then do it!" Elliot did not object to the idea. "I will pay for the expenses." "Okay." She reached out to hold him. "Elliot, | dare tell you this because | knew you wouldn't say no." "It's true that she doesn't deserve a punishment this severe, but she has disappointed me." "I will handle anything that's related to her from now on. | won't talk to you about her unless it's under special circumstances." "Yeah." "Let's sleep, Elliot. If Wesley can’t talk Shea out of it, there's certainly nothing we can do." She buried her head in the crook of his neck and nuzzled up against him.
"You first." He placed his hand on her back and tapped gently. "I will sleep after you fall asleep." The rhythmic taps on her back felt magically soothing and she soon drifted off to sleep.
In Ylore, Ben woke up in the morning and gasped at the horrible pain in his head.
"Sh*t! Why does my head hurt so much?!" He lifted the blanket to find his phone and unlocked it.
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