When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Chapter 56

“Stop acting like a baby,” Avery said in a low and gentle voice as she wiped down Elliot’s face. “Do you think I want to care for you like this? You stink of booze… Aren’t you a clean freak? Was that all an act? | wouldn’t even bother helping you if your legs weren’t still recovering.”

The sound of her voice calmed Elliot’s breathing, and he was overcome by a sudden wave of drowsiness.

Her voice was like a hypnotic lullaby.

Once Avery finished wiping Elliot down, she pulled the covers over him and tucked him in.

By the time she cleaned up in the bathroom and returned to the bedroom, he was already fast asleep.

She finally let out a huge sigh of relief.

She sat down on the edge of the bed and glanced around the room.

The memory of how her every move was monitored and recorded by surveillance cameras for the first three months she was there sent a shudder down her body.

The cameras were probably gone by now.

Elliot was erratic and bad-tempered, but he was not a pervert.

and retrieved her pillow

woken up several

completely sober, so he did not notice

up spending the

the warm morning sun crept in through

the bed. Her arm rested on his chest,

him up and that was when he noticed Avery’s peaceful

strange feeling washed over

a minute after he had opened

crackled in the air around them. Elliot’s eyes were still

quickly realized the awkward

not seem bothered by it, she decided to casually dismiss the whole thing and

you have a good night’s sleep?” Elliot

so,” she said with flushed cheeks as she immediately moved her leg away, then

shower last night. Aren’t you going to have

her from

out of bed

moment he was out of sight, Avery picked up her pillow