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.

Ben said was true, then developing the new product

“If

Elliot’s expression was cold as he said, “This proves that women are obstacles on

plan on going through with it? Should

and said icily, “Don’t you have work to do? Do you have that much free

Just a friendly reminder, though. Shouldn’t you do something about that bruise on your neck? If I didn’t know better, I’d think you got scratched by a cat. It looks like you two

out!”

Ben immediately hurried

Fifteen minutes after Ben had left, Chelsea

you busy, Elliot? I have something outside of work to talk to you about,” she said as she walked in and closed the door behind

the emails in his inbox and said, “I’m busy right now. You can talk about non-work related

froze for a moment, but she stubbornly walked over to his desk and said, “I’ll just

brought in to Elliot and said, “Take a look

chair across from him,

think hard to

of jealousy rose inside of

last night?” she exclaimed with a slight tremor in her voice. “Elliot, she’s not worth your

“Shut up!”

furrowed brows reflected his