When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Chapter 51

Avery felt suffocated under Elliot’s fiery yet solemn gaze.

“Are you talking about leaving the recital early today?” Avery began to explain after a moment’s hesitation. “My friend texted me saying that she wanted to take a photo with you after the show. I figured that you wouldn’t like taking photos with strangers, and I didn’t want to explain to them why we were there together.”

“Why not?” Elliot asked, his voice as cold as ice.

“It wouldn’t exactly be a quick conversation, would it? Besides, you and I are too different from each other. Not only in status but also… in age. Would you be willing to hang out with my friends? We can be pretty immature… Wouldn’t it be annoying if they bothered you because of our relationship? Wouldn’t you rather have one less thing to have to worry about?”

In truth, the true reason why she did not want him to meet her friends was because they could get a divorce at any moment. There was no guarantee that they were going to spend the rest of their lives together.

If Avery revealed her relationship with Elliot to her friends, and they got divorced the next day… How humiliating would that be?

It would be better to wait until everything was settled.

Avery’s detailed and patient response calmed Elliot down quite a bit.

Her concern was not unreasonable.

He had no interest in any of her friends.

getting to know anyone younger or more immature than

your room,” Elliot said through

let out a sigh of relief as if she

peeled a banana, then stubbornly shoved

I think they taste better than normal bananas.

but he did not

her hand

tasted a little sour at first, but sweetness slowly filled his mouth as he continued

sour, and starchy, and very different from the

her eyes, then added, “Thank you for taking me to the recital today. We didn’t get to stay until the end, but I still wanted

back to her room before she could get a response

Elliot was puzzled.

her

have felt her sincerity, but she could have at least waited until he finished

the late morning the next day that Mrs. Cooper noticed that Avery had not come down for breakfast, and Elliot was

say what he was waiting for, but Mrs. Cooper guessed that he wanted

Cooper knocked on Avery’s door and did not receive

i s hunched over asleep on her desk. I think she stayed up all night. Maybe you should go

she could finish her sentence, Elliot had already gotten up from the sofa