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.

that

he not sell them and

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

at the lawyer

million. If you take over your father’s company, you would also inherit his debt. You may

Avery was stunned.

and

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

sullen expression. “However, I hope you will seriously consider this. This company is your father’s life’s work. Do you really

about Wanda and Cassandra?” Avery asked after taking a deep

department a

placed her hands on her forehead, and her voice trembled as she said, “I don’t want to see my father’s company fall either, but where am I supposed

said Shaun. “We’ve reached the end of our new product research and development. If we manage to get a loan, once we launch the new product, we’ll be able to alleviate

would we ask for a loan from? Who would be able to give me that much?”

replied. “If the banks won’t give it to you, we can find another investor. We have to try. If we manage, then great. If

……

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

sun, Elliot’s chiseled

that his assistant, Chad Rayner, brought

Jack Tate’s wife and youngest daughter took an early flight out of the country this morning. It doesn’t look like they will be returning before the company’s troubles are settled. I think Miss

asked him for information on Tate Industries, so he figured that his

make a bet,

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

bet Avery Tate will come to Elliot to ask for a loan. She’s in a favorable position to enjoy certain benefits. If she asks Elliot for the money, I’m guessing

doubt she has the

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 even more feisty

make a bet with

should we

you lose, you have to buy coffee for everyone

“Okay.”

……

Avery called up every major

not as simple as Shaun made

eight banks, two of which the company still owed