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 and

up several times

not completely sober, so he did not notice that there was someone else in bed

and Elliot ended up spending the night in peace and

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

rested on

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

feeling washed

after he had opened his eyes,

of embarrassment crackled in the air around them. Elliot’s eyes were still bloodshot, but they were much more

quickly realized the awkward positions of her arm and

as he did not seem bothered by it, she decided to casually dismiss the whole thing and slowly raised her leg

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

as she immediately moved

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

words rescued her from the

out of bed and walked into

moment he was out of sight, Avery picked up her