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

woken up several

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

ended up spending the night in peace and

in through

sound asleep on the bed. Her arm rested on

up and that was when

feeling

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

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

quickly realized the awkward positions of her arm

casually

Elliot said in a husky voice.

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

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

rescued her from the

bed and walked

he was out of sight, Avery picked up