When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Chapter 19

It was Sunday, and Avery did not get out of bed until it was ten thirty in the morning.

It was the first time she had slept in at Elliot’s house.

When she walked out of the room, the group of men in the living room shifted their gaze toward her.

Avery was dressed in a loose nightgown with her disheveled hair falling to her shoulders, framing her clean, spotless face.

She did not expect Elliot to have guests that day.

Elliot and his guests stared sternly at her as if they did not expect her to suddenly appear.

Something snapped in Avery’s head.

When she realized the awkward situation she was in, she instantly turned around and made her way back to her room.

At that moment, Mrs. Cooper walked over and pulled her in the direction of the dining room.

“You must be hungry, Madam. You were sleeping soundly when I went to your room earlier, so I didn’t wake you.”

“Those people… Who are they?” Avery stammered.

“They’re friends of Master Elliot. They came to visit him. Don’t worry. It’s fine even if you don’t greet them,” answered Mrs. Cooper.

“Okay,” Avery responded.

She did not even greet Elliot when she saw him, why would she greet his friends?

If she had known that he was having guests over, however, she would have woken early and spent the whole day out.

Elliot’s friends in the living room were very interested in Avery.

“Elliot, why’s that young girl staying with you? Is she a caretaker? Or maybe…”

“We’re all adults here. Elliot is a man, after all. It’s normal to have a young lady in his house! Ha ha!”

When Elliot did not respond, everyone shut their mouths and dropped the subject.

“Do you guys know Avery Tate from Tate Industries? They say she’s Jack Tate’s daughter—”

“I know. She called me Friday night asking for an investment, but I hung up before she could finish talking.”

“She really is something. What does her father’s debt have to do with her? She must be insane for jumping into this mess!”

“Young people are reckless like that! I looked into their new product, but it’s a total bust! A self-driving system might sound cool, but the conditions are complicated and uncontrollable. Whoever invests in it would be an idiot!”

……

the discussion in the living room with mixed

breakfast, she took her laptop and went to a nearby cafe to work on her

She needed to focus on her

received a new email

table after

was signed ‘Mr.

in Tate Industries’ new product. He wanted to learn more about it and would

was filled

this person apart from

with Tate Industries, he could have just set up a meeting at the

some consideration, Avery

a new

Z’s reply came

the sense of humor, Miss Tate. Here’s proof of my

was an image file attached to the

Avery opened the file, her eyes

was a screenshot of a bank account showing he had close to two hundred million dollars in his

did the calculations in her head many times before she was able

cheeks flushed and her heart raced. Her hands were trembling as she typed her

overboard? Who would have two hundred million in

take for you to believe me? How about you send over your bank account number, and I’ll bank in a deposit of intent of cooperation to

techniques have advanced into? All you need is a bank account number

did not respond to Avery’s

a while, Avery sent him a screenshot of an account

it did not matter if he turned out to

her lips and

notification

and saw that Mr. Z had wired

…

that Avery was at half an

this Mr. Z really

said, “This balance of eight hundred thousand is

Shaun was ecstatic.

set an appointment with

on her face as she said, “All he gave me was an address and asked me to

great! Send the address to me, too. I’ll go

“Okay,” Avery responded.

temporarily put the issue

but wonder about the identity of Mr. Z,

hundred thousand dollars, and he had never even met her. Did he have too much money on his hands, or was he really that interested

Avery thought it