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 in the living

with breakfast, she took her laptop and went to

She needed to focus

email around

of coffee on the table after reading

was signed

new product. He wanted to learn more about it and would invest if the meeting went

mind was filled

knew nothing about this person apart from the fact that he went by Mr.

working with Tate Industries, he

some consideration, Avery replied

a

reply came shortly

of humor, Miss Tate. Here’s proof

file attached to the

Avery opened the file, her

bank account showing he had close to two hundred million

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

and her heart raced. Her

but isn’t this going overboard? Who would have two hundred million in

would it take for you to believe me? How about you send over your bank account

advanced into? All you need is a bank account number to steal all

respond

Avery sent him

only receive funds, so it did not matter if he turned out

pursed her lips and

a transfer notification on her phone shortly

the notification and saw that Mr.

…

cafe that Avery was at half an hour

Z really send you eight hundred

Shaun and said, “This balance of eight

Shaun was ecstatic.

set an appointment with him and talk

as she said, “All he gave me was an address and asked me to meet him on Friday

me, too. I’ll

“Okay,” Avery responded.

Z’s appearance allowed Avery to temporarily put the issue of

she could not help but wonder about the identity of Mr.

Did he have

was, Avery thought