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.

up and retrieved her pillow and blanket from her

woken up several times during the

notice that

and Elliot ended up spending the night in

the warm morning sun crept in through

sound asleep on the bed. Her arm rested on his chest, her slender

and that was when he noticed Avery’s peaceful face right

feeling washed over

minute after he had opened his eyes, Avery’s eyes slowly opened

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

very quickly realized the awkward

to casually dismiss the whole thing and

sleep?” Elliot said in a

with flushed cheeks as she immediately moved her

a shower last night. Aren’t you going

words rescued her from the

bed and walked into the

sight, Avery picked