When His Eyes Opened

Chapter 7

The computer was not password protected, and it started up in no time.

It was so quick that Avery’s heart skipped a couple of beats.

She took a deep breath, plugged in the USB drive, then logged into her email.

Once she was logged in, she quickly sent the file to her classmate.

It was strange how smoothly everything went.

She managed to successfully send off the file before noon.

Avery did not dare linger another moment in the study. While she was about to shut down the computer, her hand trembled and she accidentally opened up a file.

The file suddenly popped up on the screen, and she stared curiously at the contents with wide eyes.

……

Avery emerged from the study five minutes later.

Mrs. Cooper let out a sigh of relief and said, “See? Didn’t I tell you that Master Elliot wouldn’t be back anytime soon?”

Avery was a mess of emotions. It felt like she had discovered Elliot’s dark secret.

She should not have used his computer in the first place.

“Are there surveillance cameras in the study, Mrs. Cooper?” Avery asked.

“There’s one outside the study,” replied Mrs. Cooper.

Avery’s face turned pale.

“Then he’s sure to find out that I was in his study.”

“Just tell him about it yourself when he gets back later. You took less than ten minutes. I don’t think he’ll be mad,” consoled Mrs. Cooper.

Avery’s phone beeped, and she pulled it out to see a notification for a wire transfer.

Her classmate banked in three hundred and twenty dollars to her account.

only took her two hours, and

calmed the anxiety in

she did not mean to

gets

divorce, anyway. Once that was over, their paths would never cross

secrets he had would have nothing to do with

room after lunch and shut the

of her vanity, glanced down at her flat belly, and whispered softly, “I don’t want to get rid of you either, little one, but your life will be much more difficult than

was due to the drowsiness that came with the pregnancy,

footsteps outside the room jolted Avery

could pull herself together, the room door burst

fearful expression on her face, “Did you touch something on

heart was

he home? Did he

was a nervous wreck as she said, “Didn’t you say you were just sending a file? Master Elliot said you touched something else. He’s throwing a fit in the study right now! I really don’t know how I can get you

her heart thumped violently in

on her mind at that moment: She was

the divorce because Elliot was probably

welled up

mean to mess with his stuff. My hands were shaking when I tried to shut it down, and I

but there was nothing

me just now. I might not even be able to keep this job

was willing to accept her punishment, but she could not drag Mrs. Cooper down

out of the room and decided to explain herself to

elevator doors opened on the first

floors,

cautiously watched the wheelchair-bound Elliot. His expression was dark and terrifying, and there was a

be mad about what happened, but

working this morning, so I used your computer without permission. This had nothing to do with Mrs. Cooper. She tried to stop me, but

of the

pushing Elliot’s chair when they reached the living room, and Avery raised her gaze to

slightly reddened. It looked like she

nasally when she

everything, didn’t you,” Elliot said in a low and deep voice that chilled her to the

relaxed, but

to the wheelchair at that moment, he