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!”

……

listened to the discussion

she took her laptop and went to a nearby cafe to work

had limited abilities. She needed to

email around four

table after reading its contents and

signed

He wanted to learn more about it and would

mind was filled

person apart from the

was really interested in working with Tate Industries, he could have

consideration, Avery replied to the

a new

reply

humor, Miss Tate.

file

her eyes instantly widened

image was a screenshot of a bank account showing he had close to two

did the calculations in her head

cheeks flushed and her heart raced. Her hands were trembling

good at editing pictures, but isn’t this going overboard? Who would have two

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

this what scamming techniques have advanced into? All you need is a

did not respond

sent him a screenshot of an account

that could only receive funds, so it

and

notification on her

the notification and saw that Mr. Z had wired over eight hundred thousand

…

the cafe that Avery was at

on, Avery? Did this Mr. Z really send you

Shaun and said, “This balance

Shaun was ecstatic.

company is he from? You should set an appointment with him and talk face

“All he gave me was an address and asked

the address to me, too. I’ll go with you on Friday,”

“Okay,” Avery responded.

allowed Avery to temporarily put the issue of Tate Industries’

she could not help but wonder about the identity of Mr. Z, and where he

even met her. Did he

it was, Avery thought