Chapter 1068
When His Eyes Opened
Elliot did not ask âwho do you wantâ but instead, âWhat if I donât?â
Henry laughed awkwardly. âI wonder how Mom would feel if she was still alive and saw us turn against
each other.â
âDonât put pressure on me using Momâs name!â Elliot scolded. âYou and your son killed her. You have no
right to bring that up!â
âI have no right, you say? Where do you think my right came from?â Henry was breathing noticeably
heavily. âAt least Iâm her biological son! What about you, Elliot? How long do you think you can keep up
this lie? Youâve already taken over my brotherâs life. Are you honestly going to imprison him illegally for
the rest of your life?!â
âImprison him?â Elliot was stunned by those two words. âAnd youâre saying that I took over his life? Do
you think Momâs hands are clean? She was the one who created this in the first place!â
âEven though she switched Adrian with you, I canât continue perpetuating her mistakes. More so now that
sheâs dead. Hand Adrian over to me! Heâs my brother, and Iâm not dead yet! You have no business
bullying him!â
âHeâs just a silly kid. What use would you have for someone like that?â Elliot retorted. âDo you even have
the financial ability to be supporting someone who doesnât have a job? You canât even guarantee your
livelihood and that of your sonâs. You only want Adrian so you can threaten me, right?â
Henry saw red. âAsk yourself whether Iâve ever treated you badly in all my years as your elder brother. I
havenât! I just want to reunite with my biological younger brother, so why wonât you let me? What grounds
are you stopping me on?! Youâre sitting at the top of the Sterling Group. Why would you be scared of an
ordinary person like me? Do you really think I wouldnât find some other way of threatening you even if I
donât bring him back with me?!â He roared.
The atmosphere in the living room was unbelievably tense, as if everything was hanging by a thread.
âItâs still possible for you to continue using this âElliotâ identity, but please just let me bring Adrian home.â
Henry lowered his voice with the intention of negotiating. âI⦠I just found out about it two days ago. My
mind is all over the place right now, APIMKA;7 I donât want to think about anything else for the time
being. I just want to bring home my biological younger brother.â
Memories of the past appeared in Elliotâs mind when he saw Henryâs deflated expression.
He had never been close to Henry due to the huge age gap, but they were later able to live in harmony
under their motherâs guidance.
Although they had long known that they were not biologically related, the affection built up over the past
few decades was still genuine.
Elliot could just ignore Henryâs request to bring Adrian away, but in doing so he would anger Henry.
If Henry genuinely wanted to threaten him, there was no shortage of methods he could use to do
So.
Avery went to school later that afternoon.
When it came to comforting Hayden, action spoke louder than words.
After Avery arrived at the school, she contacted Danielâs father through the contact information provided
by the teacher.
Daniel had suspected that the teacher gave Hayden a high score and deliberately lowered his score,
resulting in his grades being inferior to Haydenâs. If that matter was not resolved, Daniel would always
use that against Hayden.
The teacher had assured Avery that Hayden was not given such a high score on purpose.
Avery then asked the teacher to provide a breakdown of Daniel and Haydenâs answers in the qualifying
round in front of the entire class, such as the reasons why Hayden scored higher than Daniel and
whether the grading was unfair.
After the teacher explained the reasons for the grading, she said, âHaydenâs father, Mr. Foster, invested
money in our school to bring our curriculum in line with international standards. This move benefited not
only Hayden but every single student in the class. With his financial resources and status, he couldâve
just allowed Hayden to bypass the qualifying tournament and given him a shortcut to the competition.â
Danielâs fatherâs cheeks turned red and he said to Avery, âSince the teacher has already explained that
the grading was fair and just, I will hereby apologize to you for Daniel.â
âYour sonâs words were very hurtful to my son, and I expect him to give a proper and personal apology to
my son. You treasure your son, and so do I. With all due respect, this is a very poor display of EQ by
your son. When my son got second place in the past, he never said anything bad about your son,â Avery
did not mince her words.
Danielâs fatherâs face soured a little. Daniel wiped away his tears and said, âI didnât mean to.â