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 was

why did he not

company in which we are sitting right now,” said the lawyer. Then, after a brief pause, he added, “Your father planned to leave the company to you, but the company is currently operating at

glanced at the lawyer

also inherit his debt. You may have to sell off all of the properties and cars that were mentioned

Avery was stunned.

and

of her father’s assets, it still would not cover a hundred and twenty-five

a sullen expression. “However, I hope you will seriously consider this. This

Wanda and Cassandra?” Avery asked after taking a

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

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

we manage to get a loan, once we launch the new product, we’ll be able to alleviate our financial

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

it to you, we can find another investor. We have to try. If

……

president’s office on the top floor of Sterling

sun, Elliot’s chiseled

was holding a document that his assistant, Chad

Tate industries are currently facing a debt of a hundred and twenty-five million dollars. Jack Tate’s wife and youngest daughter took an early flight out of the country this morning. It doesn’t look like they will

had asked him for information on Tate Industries, so he figured that his boss was interested in the

a bet,

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

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 he’ll at least lend some of it

head and said, “I doubt she has the guts to do

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

a bet

should we bet

lose, you have to buy coffee for everyone in the president’s

“Okay.”

……

called up every major

not as simple as

banks, two of which