Healing my disabled husband novel Chapter 753

Chapter 753 Overly Nervous

River looked up at Averi, trying to read the expression on her face.
His own expression was far from pleasant while his eyes were icy cold.
Apart from feeling bad about what happened with Beate, Averi had no other reason for guilt.
She only felt pity towards the girl's condition.
Therefore, River saw sincerity in Averi's gaze as well as remorse.
He himself was extremely angry because his precious sister who he took great care of every time they were together suddenly fell ill like this.
Beate may have been weaker than other girls, but never once did such an incident occur.
This happened within one day of staying with Averi, which made him feel uneasy about leaving his sister alone again anytime soon.
It was difficult to keep River from getting angry, but he managed to hold back his temper towards Averi.
He knew that he couldn't blame her entirely for what had happened. If anyone was to be blamed, it was himself. He shouldn't have agreed so quickly to Beata's request to stay overnight at Averi's place.
After a long silence, River finally spoke up, "Let's wait until the fire dies down before we do anything."
Averi breathed a sigh of relief. She wasn't sure why she had been so tense earlier - it wasn't fear of River exactly - but his words were like a weight lifted off her shoulders.
"Mr. Knight," she said, "let Beata rest for now and you can go relax in the living room."
River nodded in agreement; it wouldn't be appropriate to disturb Beata any further when she was clearly feeling unwell.
As they left the room and closed the door behind them with just a small gap left open, so they could hear any sounds from inside, Kelvin and Casey were still in the living room.
River thanked Kelvin politely for coming over so late at night, while Kelvin reassured him that Beata would recover after sleeping through the night.
Kelvin looked at Averi curiously, as if asking what exactly had happened earlier, but Averi's mind was too muddled right now to explain anything properly; all she could do was give him an apologetic look, promising an explanation later on when things calmed down.
The atmosphere in the living room became heavy with tension as nobody spoke up or made any move. Casey whispered into Kelvin's ear, asking if they should stay until morning or not.
She can stay up late and she was happy to stay here, but the pressure of the River was too strong for her to ignore.
Kelvin turned towards her and whispered back, "If you want to go back home, then let's leave now."
However, if she and Kelvin were to leave like this, Averi would be left alone to face the situation. Just the thought of it made Casey feel sorry for her.
So Casey said, "Let's stay with Averi."
Kelvin squeezed Casey's hand and his heart softened. His girl was really kind and cute.
Averi could sense what Casey and Kelvin meant, even though they didn't say it out loud. The fact that they hadn't brought up leaving already spoke volumes.
Averi felt grateful but also didn't want them to suffer like this.
Without considering River who was still there, Averi looked directly at Casey and said, "Casey, it's getting late now. Are you tired? Do you want to go sleep in the guest room or do you want Kelvin to take you back?"
Casey's heart skipped a beat instantly. Oh no! Even though Averi had an icy beauty face, she was so gentle!
This gentle side of Averi made it impossible for her to let her face River alone.
Feeling touched by what Averi said, while trying hard not show any emotion on her face or voice tone as much as possible, Casey shook her head vigorously while saying, "I'm not tired yet! Don't worry about me too much! I can stay up late."
Averi chuckled at how funny she sounded, then got up from where she sat before.
She brought some snacks and drinks over for Casey, saying, "If you're not going to sleep, then eat something instead."
Upon seeing the snacks and drinks that were brought over by Averi, Casey burst into laughter, saying, "Are you trying make me fat?"
Knowing that Casey was just joking around, Averi played along seriously by explaining, "These are all zero calories and zero fat snacks. So even if you eat a lot of them, they won't make you gain weight."
Half believing half doubting what Averi had just explained, Casey replied jokingly again, "Is that true? Then I should try eating more of these things. Then... but if I get fat later, remember that it's your fault!"
Averi laughed before replying confidently, "Sure thing! If anything happens later on because of my advice, I'll personally help train your abs until they become visible!"
Hearing such words from Averi caused Casey's eyes light up with excitement, but soon, she was shaking her head quickly.
"No," she said. "Just thinking about it, I can already imagine how hard it will be. I like sweet, salty, sour and spicy food, but I don't like hardship."
Casey spoke with a straight face, when she was really scared.
Averi's mood was relieved by Casey's teasing.