e was forced to drag herself up against the headboard and reach to the bedside table to get some water

previous day's event, her breakup, and a very

r of her actions the night before and

herself as reality checked in. It felt like her warning alarms, which wou

him... was it because he's a stranger or is it something completely different? Aver

led as Ian's curls had gotten ev

and she realised it was his mom calling but Avery wasn't sure she could face him if sh

pped ringing but hers started

her purse as she left the room with Ia

as calling her. "What the fuck?" She mumbled as s

ne to her ears. "What do you want?" She dem

be there for your father. He's your dad, Avery; you can't keep ignoring hi

ther's mistress since

ll married to him at the time; her father kept snooping arou

had cheated on her mother with and because she was so strongly against it, her father decided he was going to wait until she accep

eading down to Rosie's vast living room, where the dining room could eas

to the emergency room... I don't think he has much tim

're

at you want to ask. You can check

d the news about how her dad was quickly rushed to the hosp

her heart

he knew so even after his diagnosis, Avery was certain he cou

s there for her, even when she spent the last 10 years of her

u

d her expression turn grave after see

re hurrying away from Rosie without

really was the end? Avery was filled with so

trayal because ever since he cheated, his relationship with her mother was never the same again

s long as he was able to give it, and even when people pointed at her and called her names, her father never held it against

m his father's personal caretaker after ar

to his room," Micheal in

and monitor him and yet he had to be rushed over to the hospital for em

the room to see Eloise helping her father into his

le as Avery sauntered into the room, won

father and his usually big bu

notice how much

nfusion stand equipped to his wheelchair to hold his drugs and whatever else was being passed int

er in their family home, she moved out even though she had promised to be wi

y you're just in time for breakfast." Her father gro

need to talk to you." Finn suggested and Avery nod

left it; not a single speck of du

rumbled her on the inside, even as she took a shower, and changed

almost dropped the glass of water she was having as s

she could stomach her food and not lose her appetite; the first few min

se raised h

... that's all that matters but that wasn't why I wanted t

I had a baby," Avery gulped

e one month I have left, I want you to also get to know your brother. I want you to get along. I know it's unfair making you do this but

ining room to whisper somethin

s just in

ned as they both didn't even g

oise said as she cleaned her hand before she stood, walked out of the house a

er... Ian," Eloise intr

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