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,

a little

did he not answer

he have with the professor? What secret was he

me, Miss?” asked the professor, refocusing Avery’s attention on him. “I have to leave i n about ten minutes. Did you have a question to ask

is a paper I wrote on some of your previous clinical cases. I got all of the information online,

Hough took the document from Avery’s

Elliot was in the car, he glanced

a medical

she was an art

out his phone and called

that she was an art student,

student. I confirmed

“I bumped into her at

you mean the medical department

“Yes.”

look into it right away,” Chad said, then added after a brief pause, “I’ve sent you