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.

her pillow

up several times during the

he did not notice that there was someone else

spending the

morning sun crept in through the large windows,

asleep on the bed. Her arm rested on his

headache woke him up and that was when he noticed

feeling washed over

after he had opened

them. Elliot’s eyes were still bloodshot, but they were much more focused than the

quickly realized the awkward

it, she decided to casually dismiss the whole thing and slowly raised her leg off of

you have a good night’s sleep?” Elliot said in a husky

“I guess so,” she said with flushed cheeks as she immediately moved her leg

“You didn’t take a shower last night. Aren’t you going to have

rescued her

bed and walked into the

of sight, Avery picked up her pillow and