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!”

……

to the discussion in the living

laptop and went to a nearby cafe to work

moment, she had limited abilities. She needed to focus on her

new email around four in

of coffee on the table after reading

signed ‘Mr.

contents stated his interest in Tate Industries’ new product. He wanted to learn more about

was

apart from the fact that he went by

he was really interested in working with Tate Industries, he

Avery replied to

this a

Z’s reply came shortly

the sense of humor, Miss

was an image file

her eyes instantly widened in

showing he had close to two hundred million dollars in his

it was a tremendous sum, Avery stared at the image and did the

cheeks flushed and her heart raced. Her

going overboard? Who would have two hundred million in their

your bank account number, and I’ll bank in

advanced into? All you need is a bank account number

Z did not respond to Avery’s last

Avery sent

only receive funds, so it did not

lips and waited for

a transfer notification on her

saw that Mr. Z had wired over eight

…

arrived at the cafe that Avery was at half an

on, Avery? Did this Mr. Z

phone screen to Shaun and said, “This balance

Shaun was ecstatic.

from? You should set an

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

address to me, too. I’ll go with

“Okay,” Avery responded.

Avery to temporarily put the issue of

wonder about the identity of Mr. Z, and where he came

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

was, Avery thought it