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.

all you think about?” Avery retorted. “Back when Cole was pursuing me, he would write me love letters every day. On the weekends, he would take me to

thinks about is getting into a woman’s pants that his business is a mess,” said

When I was sixteen, I liked guys with good grades. At seventeen, I was 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

he snapped his cigarette in half; his eyes were cold.

pursed her lips and

not return to her room but walked to

to eat, Mrs. Cooper?” she

else and not her that had just gotten into a

prepared dinner

phone, and saw a series of text

him. He’s a little too soft for me. He didn’t seem to be that into me either, but said that we

don’t give him much spending money! How could he possibly have two

get to the bottom of

(Long story. I’ll tell you once I’ve

away after

hand clenched

the living room and

she talked

a text: [I can’t talk right now. Let’s talk on campus

and forth in his room in