When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Chapter 42

Avery wondered if she would be his mistress if that woman was still alive.

If she was dead, then was she her replacement?

Either way, it made her heart ache and left a bad taste in her mouth.

While Avery was lost in thought, Elliot’s thoughts also wandered.

“Tell me, what exactly do you like about Cole?” he asked as he pulled out his cigarette box. His face was the epitome of an enigma.

“I don’t like him anymore,” Avery said coldly.

If they had not talked things out earlier, she might have continued to use Cole to anger him.

It was childish, but Elliot was always losing his temper over the smallest things.

If she did not retaliate, she would lose her mind.

“Is it because you realized he was nothing but a penniless loser?” Elliot asked as he held the unlit cigarette between his fingers.

pursuing me, he would write me love letters every day. On the weekends, he

superficial bullsh*t to me! It’s precisely because all he thinks about is getting into a woman’s pants that his business is a mess,” said Elliot, cutting her off. “What you consider wonderful was nothing but

into basketball players. I liked talented guys when I was eighteen… I loved Cole. It’s all in the past, and I might hate him now, but I can’t pretend that all of that meant nothing.”

up!” Elliot roared as he snapped his cigarette in half;

pursed her lips

room but walked to the dining room because

eat, Mrs. Cooper?”

as if it were someone else and not her

Cooper immediately prepared

table, pulled out her phone, and saw a series of text messages from

be that into me either,

[He said his parents don’t give him much spending money! How could

to

replied: (Long story. I’ll tell you once I’ve found the

called Avery right away after receiving her

clenched her

the living room and noticed

hear everything if she talked

[I can’t

and forth in his room in a gray, silk