When His Eyes Opened novel by Simple Silence novel Chapter 207

Chapter 207 

Avery glanced at the children, then turned to Laura and said, “Take the kids to school. I’m sure he has a reason for being here.”

As Laura led the children past Elliot, he noticed Layla’s face.

It was true that Layla looked similar to Avery.

Layla’s glistening wide eyes had a hint of hostility in them, and she glared at him when they walked past.

He wondered what thoughts could have been instilled in her for her to despise him to this extent.

Avery approached Elliot soon after. 

“Why are you here this early in the morning?” 

Elliot looked at Avery‘s cool, clean face, then asked with a complicated expression on his face, “Is she your biological daughter, Avery? She looks a lot like you.” 

“Did you come by just to look at my daughter?” 

“Who‘s her father?” Elliot asked in a raised voice. “Since she‘s already in preschool, she‘s definitely more than three years old.” 

It seemed like Avery could not get away with saying that Layla was adopted. 

Her daughter resembled her too much. Layla looked exactly like her when she was a little girl. It was as if someone had created Layla out of the same mold that had been used to create Avery.

“That‘s right. She‘s my biological daughter, but you‘re not the father,” Avery answered with a smile. “I found a random sperm donor from a sperm bank abroad to fulfill my wish to become a mother.”

What a wish!

Avery’s words rendered Elliot completely speechless.

“If that‘s the only reason you’re here, then you can leave now,” Avery said curtly.

Elliot’s face turned cold as he said, “That man who lives in your house is gay.” 

The smile on Avery’s face froze.

“How did you know that?” 

It was impossible to find any information on Mike online. 

Mike was the world’s most notorious hacker.

No one was able to find out his personal information unless he revealed it.

Elliot felt a sense of relief.

“Do you have too much time on your hands, Elliot? How‘s your girlfriend’s wound? How’s Shea recovering? With all these women waiting for you to dote on them, there’s no reason for you to waste what little energy you have left on me. Do you think there could be anything left between us?”

Avery gave Elliot a hard shove, then turned and walked back into the front yard.

“Avery! My relationship with Shea isn‘t what you think it is!” Elliot called out at Avery’s slender back as his fists tightened. 

Avery gritted her teeth. 

How long had she waited for those words? 

She had given him countless chances to explain himself. 

Why did he not say anything before? What was he trying to salvage by telling her now? 

“Are you having fun messing with me like this, Elliot?” Avery turned and said mockingly several feet away from Elliot. “The one who you owe an explanation to and who you should feel responsible to is Zoe Sanford! Not I!” 

Her words woke him up, but he did not agree with her last statement. 

“I‘m not obligated to explain to or feel beholden to any woman unless I feel I am. You know I don‘t love Zoe.”