When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Chapter 17

The car sped past Avery, leaving a trail of dust.

She lifted her head and saw the blurry tail lights of the Rolls-Roice in the darkness.

Was that Elliot’s car?

She wiped the tears off her face, calmed herself down, and walked toward the house.

She saw the car parked in the courtyard when she arrived.

She waited outside in hopes of going in after Elliot had gone to his room.

Her eyes stung. She looked up at the stars shining brightly in the night sky.

It was a beautiful spring night.

Before she knew it, she had been standing outside for an hour.

The driver had already moved the car into the garage.

The lights in the living room were still on, but there was nobody in sight.

Avery felt normal, so she walked slowly into the house.

On the veranda on the second floor, Elliot, dressed in a grey robe, was sitting in his wheelchair. The last dregs of wine sat at the bottom of his wine glass.

He had watched Avery the entire hour that she had stood outside in the cold.

He could not figure out the thoughts that would lead her to spend an entire hour out in the cold. She was so still that she could have easily blended in with the trees that stood next to her.

Elliot had met countless intelligent minds in his lifetime because they were the only people worthy enough to stand by his side.

However, Avery was an exception.

He did not consider her bright because she had provoked him despite knowing what kind of man he was.

She was an extremely foolish woman.

Seeing her miserable, however, affected his mood in a peculiar way.

It was a feeling that he had never felt before.

……

it was because of the cold wind, but Avery’s head felt heavy by

wrapped herself in it, and fell into a deep

sweated all night, ridding herself of

aside from feeling

took a shower, changed into clean clothes,

followed the smell of food to the dining room, and Mrs. Cooper immediately served

had breakfast?”

Elliot hasn’t come

and a piece of toast,

done eating

that afraid of him, Madam?” Mrs. Cooper

want to see him,” Avery said, then lifted her

after spending a little more time together,” said Mrs. Cooper. “Will you be coming

campus today, so I won’t be having dinner at

get the driver to take you there,” Mrs. Cooper said. She left, intending to inform

I’ll just take a cab. He

One for Master Elliot and one for the odd jobs. I’ll

not win against

on campus, Avery turned to the driver and said, “Thank you. You can head back now. I’ll find my

driver drove off, a young woman ran up to Avery, tapped her

bump in her best friend Tammy Lynch to be at the campus

‘Mr. Portia’ to you,” Avery said as they walked into campus together. “Tammy, I don’t think I can

because of

and said, “Actually, I never really wanted

right?” Tammy said. “When are you

Avery was taken aback.

mother of what

that she was dating someone but had no

breath and said, “Do you know what it feels like to have someone completely destroy your trust? I thought he was the best man

“Forget about that, Avery. We’re still young. Just think of it

off depending on myself than a

love-struck before summer break, but look at the

and said, “I just hope I can take care of myself after

know who’s at top of the class in both majors. The sky’s the

flushed at the

the evening, Avery and Tammy left the campus together. They had planned to have

at the campus gates, Tammy instantly pointed at the Portia parked by

off this morning? Is

remembered the