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.

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

load of superficial bullsh*t to me! It’s precisely because all he thinks about is getting into a woman’s pants

been this mature and successful? When I was fifteen, I liked guys who were cute. 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

as he snapped his cigarette in half; his eyes were cold. “Go back to

pursed her lips

room but walked to

there anything to eat, Mrs.

it were someone else and not her that had

immediately prepared

sat at the dining table, pulled out her phone, and saw a series of text messages

party’s over! I’m not that into him. He’s a little too soft for me. He didn’t seem to be that into me either, but said that we should go out for dinner next time, probably because of

spending money! How could he possibly have two hundred million?

going to have dinner with him this weekend! I have to get to the bottom of this! Also, why did you have

I’ll tell

Avery right away after receiving her

hand clenched her

at the living room and noticed Elliot

hear everything if she talked on the phone

declined the call and sent Tammy a text: [I can’t talk

shower that night, Elliot paced back and forth in