When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Chapter 11

Elliot reached his arm out through the car window.

Clipped between his slender fingers was a pack of tissue.

Avery was stunned. She was about to decline but ended up uncharacteristically accepting it.

“Thanks.”

The warmth of his palm still lingered on the tissues.

Elliot quickly averted his gaze from her face and rolled up the window as the car sped off.

It was ten in the morning at Tate Industries, and all of its employees were working away at their respective stations.

It had been a month since the company had paid wages. However, Tate Industries was an old player in the industry. Even if all kinds of negative news were circulating on the internet, its employees refused to give up until the very last moment.

If she had not known about the company’s many debts, Avery could not imagine that the calm atmosphere in front of her was an illusion.

She entered the meeting room with the company’s vice president, Shaun Locklyn.

The lawyer went straight to the point when he saw Avery and said, “I’m very sorry for your loss, Miss Tate. Your father entrusted me to announce his will, which I will do now.”

Avery nodded lightly.

The lawyer opened up a file and said firmly, “Your father had six pieces of real estate which are respectively located in… Here is the file. Please go through it.”

Avery took the document and examined it thoroughly.

“Your father also had three parking lots,” said the lawyer as he passed another document to her, “as well as eight shop lots, and twelve vehicles.”

Avery knew nothing about the family’s fortune.

First of all, she had no interest in it.

Second of all, her father had never explained it to her.

Now that the lawyer was describing her father’s fortune to her, she could not help but feel a sense of unease.

had no idea that her father

fixed assets, why did he not sell them and use the money to treat his

Then, after a brief pause, he added, “Your father planned to leave the company to you,

at the lawyer and said,

father’s company, you would also inherit his debt. You may have to sell off all of the properties

Avery was stunned.

hundred and twenty-five

sold off all of her father’s assets, it still would not cover a

father’s debt would not fall on you,” Shaun said with a sullen expression. “However, I hope you will seriously

Avery asked after taking

her fault that the company is in dire straits. She arranged for her brother to join our finance department a few years ago. He embezzled a lot of money from the company through the years. We don’t even know where he’s run off to

as she said, “I don’t want to see my father’s company fall either, but where am I supposed

product research and development. If we manage to get a loan, once we launch the new product, we’ll be able to alleviate our financial troubles quite

able to give me that much?” Avery said as she raised her eyes

another investor. We have to try.

……

president’s office on the top floor of Sterling Group, the sun

his back facing the sun, Elliot’s chiseled features looked

a document that his assistant, Chad Rayner,

morning. It doesn’t look like they will be returning before the company’s troubles are settled. I think Miss Tate will most likely give

so

make a

financial officer, Ben Schaffer, was stirring his cup of coffee as his eyes narrowed like a

loan. She’s in a favorable position to enjoy certain benefits. If she asks

head and said, “I doubt she has the

of coffee and chuckled, “You didn’t see her last night. She smashed a bottle of wine from 1947 in front of our faces and went up against Chelsea. She might look gentle, but she’s

then. I’ll make a bet with you!” Chad

we

you have to buy coffee for everyone in the

“Okay.”

……

afternoon, Avery called up

as simple

of which the company still owed