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 was not the

of us should be careful about picking the correct wife,” Ben sighed. “If Jack Tate hadn’t had

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

you plan on going through with it? Should

icily, “Don’t you have work to do? Do you have

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 had a steamy

out!” Elliot

immediately hurried out of

had left, Chelsea knocked

you busy, Elliot? I have something outside of work to talk to you

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

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

to Elliot and said, “Take

on the chair across from him,

to think hard to

jealousy rose inside of

exclaimed with a slight tremor in her voice. “Elliot, she’s not

“Shut up!”

Elliot’s furrowed brows reflected