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.

think about?” Avery retorted. “Back when Cole was pursuing me, he would write me love letters every day.

into a woman’s pants that his business is a mess,” said Elliot, cutting her off. “What you consider wonderful was nothing but a

I liked guys with good grades. At seventeen, I was into basketball players. I liked talented

in half; his eyes were cold. “Go back to

lips and stood

but walked to the dining room because she was still

anything to eat, Mrs. Cooper?”

and nonchalant as if it were someone else and not her that had just

prepared dinner

at the dining table, pulled out her phone, and saw a series

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 pressure

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

with him this weekend! I have to get to the bottom of this! Also, why

I’ll tell you once I’ve

called Avery right away

hand clenched her

living room and noticed Elliot was

would hear everything if she talked on the phone

a text: [I can’t talk right now.

back and forth in