Chapter 717
When His Eyes Opened
After Elliot failed to contact Chelsea, he called Charlie instead.
When Charlie answered the phone and heard about what Chelsea did, he stayed silent for a few
seconds.
âListen, Elliot. Youâre half the reason my sister became this way. If I were you, I wouldnât have let her
remain at Sterling Group back then. If you donât love her, then you shouldn't have given her any hope
at all!â
âI kept her at the company because of her work ethic and capability!â
âI know that, but donât you think she would start imagining things if she saw you every day? Thereâs no
point in talking about any of this at this point.â
Charlie let out a sigh, then said,â Chelsea is traveling abroad right now. Tell me what you want her to
do?â
âI want her dead.â
âEllliot Foster! After all the years sheâs been by your side, do you have to be this heartless with her?â
Charlie took in a sharp breath, unable to accept this result.
âCanât you let her live for my sake? We were classmates, after all.â
âShould I let her live so that she can continue to torment Avery?!â
âI guarantee that she wonât ever bother you again! Iâll watch her!â Charlie exclaimed
âYou have the love of your life with you and sheâs even given you a son. Your life is complete! Forgive
and forget! Back when you went insane, life gave you another chance. Why canât you do the same for
Chelsea? I can get proof from the hospital that sheâs suffering from mental illness!â
Charlieâs words were a huge blow to Elliot.Proof of mental illness?!
How did Charlie know about that?
Elliotâs silence made Charlie feel relieved, so he added confidently, âEveryone has lost control of
themselves at some point, Elliot. I wonât open up your old wounds, but donât you force my sister to her
death! Otherwise, Iâm taking you down along with her! I bet Avery Tate doesnât know about your past
scandals, right? You donât want your son to get picked on growing up, do you? If thatâs the case, then
let this entire thing come to an end here!â
Elliotâs expression was eerily chilling.
Chad did not know what Charlie had said on the phone for Elliot to look as if he was being strangled.
âShould we still look for Chelsea, Sir?â Chad asked when he realized that things might not be as simple
as they had thought.
âI want to calm down a little.â Elliotâs voice was low ANIMCP:b hoarse, and completely void of its earlier
strength.
âYou promised Avery that you would severely punish Chelsea,â Chad reminded him, âShe would be
extremely upset if you go back on your word. She just gave birth, so she could easily fall into
postpartum depression. Itâs better not to trigger her.â
Of course, Elliot was aware of what Chad was saying.However, Charlie now had something on him.
If he touched Chelsea, Charlie would take him down with her.He was pondering if he was able to
handle the consequences of his past scandal going public.
If he were by himself, then he would not care about how the world judged him.
However, he now had Avery and three beautiful children. Besides, Hayden and Layla were still in
school. They might not call him âDadâ, but he had a feeling that they already knew that he was their
biological fatherâ¦
That evening, the black Rolls-Roice slowly pulled into the front yard of the Starry River Villa.
When Avery saw Elliot return, she immediately became anxious.
He had left that morning saying he was going to find Chelsea and make her pay a painful price, but she
did not know if things were already settled or not.
The car came to a halt, and Elliotâs tall silhouette appeared in her line of vision.
Under the streetlights, the expression of his face was unclear, and she could not read his emotions.
When he finally arrived in front of her, he held her hand and whispered in her ear, âLetâs talk in private,
Avery.â
Avery looked sharply at Elliot, then asked, âYou couldnât bring yourself to deal with Chelsea, right? If
you canât do it, then Iâll go get my revenge myself!â