When His Eyes Opened (Elliott and Avery) novel Chapter 1004

Chapter 1004

 "Mr.Foster had been drinking, and he is drunk.I tried talking to him but he ignored me.It was like he lost his soul."

Mrs.Scarlet was very worried.

"I thought the two of you got into a fight again so I called to find out what happened."

Avery said, "Oh, he probably went to entertain some clients today and drank too much."

That comment reassured Mrs.Scarlet.

"As long as the two of you didn't quarrel, all is well.I'll go upstairs to check on him later."

Avery said, "I'll call him and speak to him!"

"Sure thing."

Avery hung up and called Elliot.

In the master bedroom, Elliot stared at his phone with bloodshot eyes.

His mind was blank.

He had drunk a bit too much, and while his senses were still there, he might not be able to control them as well as he would like.

He was afraid that if he answered the phone now, he would start spouting nonsense.He walked into the bathroom and splashed some water onto his face.

His phone continued ringing.

It looked like she was not going to give up and would continue calling till he answered.

He came out of the bathroom after washing his face, picked up his phone, and accepted the call.

"Elliot, who did you see? Why are you drunk?"

He could hear the concern in her voice.

"Mrs.Scarlet said that you looked like you were having an out-of-body experience.Are you still there?"

He held the phone.He was there, but his eyes were steeped in ice.

"It's still there.I saw a few old buddies of mine today whom I hadn't seen for a long time.I was happy and had a little too much to drink."

"Oh...you scared the hell out of Mrs.Scarlet.She thought we had a fight.You don't have much tolerance for alcohol.Try not to drink too much next time," said Avery.

"Do you want me to come over? The children are asleep, and I can drive there."

"There’s no need."

"I have a headache," he said.

"I haven't been this drunk in such a long time, so I'm not quite used to it.Don't worry about me.I'll be fine after a night's sleep."

"Well, I won't come then."

She could not hide the disappointment in her voice.She had offered him her company.She had thought he would be happy.She had not expected him to reject her offer.

"Can he hear how unhappy I am?" she thought.

After a few seconds of silence, he said, "You told me once that irrespective of who I am, neither you nor the children would leave me.Did you really mean that?"

The topic took quite a turn,  he was taken aback for a moment.

She said, "Yes.Why are you bringing this up?"

"I suddenly remembered it, and I just wanted to know whether you meant it."

"Why don't I believe that you're drunk?"

He sounded normal to her.

Maybe, just a little colder than usual, but no different than how he usually sounded.