Chapter 768
A fter she left, Elliot called the family doctor once again and said, “I’m fine.
You don’t have to come now.”
The doctor was slightly confused.
“Mr.
Foster, I’m already on the waythere.
Why don’t I come and have a look?
” Elliot hung up. He reached up to touch his forehead a ndnoticed that his skin was slightly hotto the touch.
He did not realize that he had a fever before Avery arrived.
Though he did feel unwell, it did not affect his work; after Avery’s visit, however, he felt as though all strength had been drained from him.
He lied down on the bedand tried to empty out his emotions, but no matter how many times he tried, his effort ended in failure.
Whenever he tried to forget about what happened earlier, Robert’s face would appear in his mind.
Robert’s adorable, little face, and his bright, curious eyes were like a blinding rayof light that pierced through the darkness.
By the time the doctor arrived at Elliot’s mansion, Elliot’s had already drifted offto sleep.
The doctor touched his forehead and realized that Elliot’s temperature was exceptionally high.
He immediately took out the thermometer and checked Elliot’s temperature.
The screen of the thermometer showed that his body temperature had reached 38.
9 Celsius.
Normally, one would have to take medication for fever once their body tempera ture exceeded 38.
5 Celsius, but because Elliot was asleep, the doctor could only place him on fluid infusion.
The next morning, Elliot opened his eyes and his fever had been brought down.
His body no longer felt heavy and his headache had subdued.
Ever since Shea passed away, he had been drowning in sorrow, which ledto insomnia.
The lack of sleep had caused the headache in the end.
a Catching a cold this time had given him a good night’s sleep; he felt more energized and less depressed.
He lifted the blanket and sat up,be fore noticing the medi cine and note left on the nights tand by his doctor.
He picked up the note and saw that there was instruction on the dosage of medicine FIYKFX >aalso a reminder for Elliot to take care of himself.
Elliot setthe note down and got out of bedto open the curtains at the window.
It was not snowing, a ndthe snow in the yard from before was slowly melting away under the bright, golden light.
He turned around and walked into the bathroom.
After a shower, he changed into loose clothes and headed downstairs.
Mrs.
Scarlet saw Elliot coming down the stairs and went up to him.
“Sir, do you feel better now?
I should have known that you were sick when you lost your appetite an d refused to have nothing but soup last night.
This is my fault.”
“I’m better now.”
His throat hurt as though it had been cutwhen he spoke.
“That’s good to hear.
I’ve made some soup.
I’ll bring you some.”
Elliot strode into the dining room and as soon as he satdown, Mrs.
Scarlet seta bowl of warm soup before him, before stir frying some vegetables to serve with the soup.
Right before she was about to leave, Elliot asked, “were you the one who called Avery over last night?”
After a moment of hesitation, Mrs.
Scarlet nodded.
“There’s asaying that a doer must undo what he’s done.
When I saw how much you’ve been suffering, I thought that maybe if Avery takes Robert her e,you would be able to letgo once you see Robert.”
“Ittakes the right medicine to cure someone.
My medicine is Shea, not Robert,” Elliot said calmly, “Iwon’t neglect Robert, I just can’t love him the waya normal father would.”
Though Robert did not take Shea’s life, he was the reason why she was dead.
Mrs.
Scarlet’s eyes reddened.
“Iunderstand.
I won’t call Avery here again,” she paused for a moment, before continuing, “the doctor told me to remind you to take your pills.
Don’t forget to do so.”
“Yeah.”
After a fewmoments of silence, Mrs.
Scarlet added, “Mrs.
Cooper messaged me an hour agoand said that she had traveled to Bridgedale alongside Avery and Robert.”
Elliot’s hand on the spoon twitched at the words.
“Avery plans to spend the newyear with Robert in Bridgedale,” she continued, “both Hayden and Layla are still over here!
She didn’t even wait for those two… Was she provoked in any waywhen she was here last night?”
Mrs.
Scarlet knew that what she said would make Elliot uncomfortable, but she couldn’t help it.
After seeing Robert the night before, she had grown to love the child from the bottom her heart.