When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Chapter 44

The bodyguard yanked Avery out of the way, causing everyone in the office to look toward the door.

When Elliot recognized Avery’s slender figure, he got up from his seat and said, “What are you doing here?”

Avery shook off the bodyguard’s grip once again, smoothed her clothes, and walked into the office.

“I’m here to see Professor Hough,” she said, then looked curiously at Elliot and asked, “Are you here to see him, too?”

Professor Hough examined the two, then adjusted his glasses, and asked, “Do you two know each other?”

Avery was about to tell the professor that they were acquaintances, but Elliot was one step ahead of her.” Professor, please keep the matter we talked about private.”

“Of course,” answered the professor. “It’s doctor-patient confidentiality.”

“I’ll be off, then,” Elliot said.

The professor nodded in response.

the exit. When he walked past Avery, he glanced at her, but

was a

he not answer

with the professor? What secret was he

him. “I have to leave

prepared and said, “I’m sorry for bothering you, professor. My name is Avery Tate, and I’m a senior in the medical college here at Avonsville. This is a paper I wrote on some of your previous clinical cases. I got all of the information online, and since there weren’t

Hough took the document from Avery’s hands and began

he glanced over at

Avery a medical

knew, she was an art student. Was the report he

pulled out his phone and

that she was an art student, but what

is, in fact, an art student. I

bumped into her at the medical

mean the medical department at

“Yes.”

a brief pause, “I’ve sent you the reservations for the recital.