When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Chapter 21

It was a long and painful night.

When it was all over, Avery was so tired that she passed out.

The next morning, Elliot showed up at Sterling Group around ten in the morning as usual.

Once he entered his office, Ben walked in.

“I went to Twilight to see you last night, but I didn’t catch you. Did you and Avery Tate leave early?”

Elliot raised his brows and said, “That’s what you’re here to talk about?”

Ben smiled bitterly and placed the file in his hand on Elliot’s desk.

“This is the financial reports for Tate Industries from the past few years. I took some time to look into it. They’re in pretty deep trouble.”

Ben paused, then added, “Their finance director embezzled at least three hundred million dollars. I heard that he was Jack Tate’s brother-in-law.”

Elliot’s eyes twitched slightly.

new product was not the only reason Tate Industries

careful about picking the correct wife,” Ben sighed. “If Jack Tate hadn’t had an affair with Wanda Tate back then, the Tates

said, “This proves that women are obstacles on the road

said. “When do you plan on going through with it? Should we have a

“Don’t you have work to do? Do you have that

about that bruise on your neck? If I didn’t know better, I’d think you got

“Get out!” Elliot

hurried

Ben had left, Chelsea knocked

of work to talk to you about,” she said as she walked in and closed

glanced at the emails in his inbox and said, “I’m busy right now.

Chelsea froze for a moment, but she stubbornly walked over to his desk and said, “I’ll just tell you now! This is more

and said, “Take a

him, and

have to think hard to know what it

jealousy rose inside of

Avery Tate last night?” she exclaimed with a slight tremor in her voice. “Elliot, she’s

“Shut up!”

Elliot’s furrowed brows reflected