When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Chapter 20

Avery felt like someone was strangling her.

She felt suffocated as the world began to spin around her.

How could Elliot be Mr. Z?!

Mr. Z sent her eight hundred thousand dollars and wanted to invest in Tate Industries. How was it possible that Elliot would do that?

However, if he was not Mr. Z, then what was he doing there?

Her mind spun as she looked at the man before her. His wheelchair, dark shirt, and unusually fair skin told her that the man in front of her was no other than Elliot Foster.

Avery let out a cold breath and subconsciously took a few steps back, but the door to the private room was closed.

“Leaving before saying hello?”

Seeing her so nervous made Elliot press his lips into a thin line.

“What are you doing in a place like this?”

Avery raised her hand to push a strand of hair behind her ear. She forced herself to stay calm as she said, “I… I’m here to have dinner with some friends.”

“This is a bar.”

“Oh…”

Avery glanced around the private room. It was a large room that was lavishly decorated, but she felt like she was in hell and could not settle down.

“I… I think I came to the wrong place. I’ll go look for them now.”

“Avery Tate,” Elliot hissed. His voice was as cold as ice. “Did you not take what I said this morning seriously?”

“I heard you,” Avery said, “but I have no reason to live my life by your words.”

She remembered what happened last time like it was yesterday.

She had not drunk that night, but he had insisted that she had dressed like a prostitute so that she might go out drinking with other men.

Avery’s reply made Elliot raise his thick brows.

He knew she was different from other women. She had her own opinions, and she did not back down in the face of power. Most importantly, no matter how sternly he warned her, she would never take his threats seriously.

Which also meant that she did not take him seriously at all.

Elliot picked up a glass of wine and took a sip.

doing here? Didn’t you say you were going to the old mansion

what he was doing in the

ask if he was Mr. Z,

she had no idea what his answer would

Mr. Z, how would they

would she deal with the blatant lie she had told him that

“Come and drink with me,” Elliot ordered as

Avery raised

was he

read his eyes, nor could she read his heart. All she wanted to do was leave that

to open the door but noticed that it was

no way of opening that door no matter how

going on, Elliot? Let me out!” she snapped as her cheeks flushed

a threatening tone. “Did you not hear me, or are you

cold sweat dripped down her back, and her ankles

drink, then she would drink

could not drink right

She could not drink even if he

so there

could only walk toward him and try

said as she stood next to him and lowered her gaze. “I had something to do today, but it wasn’t something on campus. I made an appointment to meet someone tonight. He agreed to invest in my

is he?” Elliot asked as he raised his gaze and stared at her

“I don’t know

even know his name, but you came to

“Shaun came

“Where is he,

“Stuck in traffic.”

child. Even if I am your wife, I have my own space and social life.

Elliot picked up his glass

not help but be distracted by the sensual movements of his

Would he get drunk, drinking like

would he get home if

as she was lost in thought, Elliot’s big hand clasped around

the time she noticed the pain, he had already yanked her over and

was soft, but Avery was still

What did he

she a toy that he could throw around as he

to have her

and got

with her, then

of her eye, she saw a tall figure looming over her and blocking the

was