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

had woken up several times during

was not completely sober, so he did not notice that there

up spending the night in

next day, the warm morning sun crept in through the large

arm rested on his chest,

splitting headache woke him up and that was when he noticed Avery’s

strange feeling

than a minute after he had opened his eyes,

around them. Elliot’s eyes were

quickly realized the awkward positions of her

he did not seem bothered by it, she decided to casually dismiss

a good night’s sleep?” Elliot said in a husky voice. Avery’s leg froze

cheeks as

a shower last night. Aren’t

rescued her from

out of bed and walked into

was out of sight, Avery picked up