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.

intention of getting to know anyone younger or more immature

to your room,” Elliot said through thin

relief as if

then stubbornly shoved

Goldfinger bananas today. They’re my favorite. I think they taste better than normal bananas. Try it,” Avery urged with a look of

bruised skin on the banana made Elliot hesitate, but he did

the banana from her

at first, but sweetness slowly filled his

sour, and starchy, and very different from

her eyes, then added, “Thank you for taking me to the recital today. We

rushed back to her room

Elliot was puzzled.

this her

sincerity, but she could have at

Mrs. Cooper noticed that Avery had not come

waiting for, but Mrs. Cooper guessed that he wanted to

and did not receive a response, she opened the door

announced, “Madam Avery i s hunched over asleep on her desk. I think she stayed up all night. Maybe you should go ahead and have breakfast without her,

had already gotten up from the sofa and was making his way toward Avery’s