When His Eyes Opened

Chapter 11

Elliot reached his arm out through the car window.

 

 

Clipped between his slender fingers was a pack of tissue.

 

Avery was stunned. She was about to decline but ended up uncharacteristically accepting it.

 

“Thanks.”

 

The warmth of his palm still lingered on the tissues.

 

Elliot quickly averted his gaze from her face and rolled up the window as the car sped off.

 

It was ten in the morning at Tate Industries, and all of its employees were working away at their respective stations.

 

It had been a month since the company had paid wages. However, Tate Industries was an old player in the industry. Even if all kinds of negative news were circulating on the internet, its employees refused to give up until the very last moment.

 

If she had not known about the company’s many debts, Avery could not imagine that the calm atmosphere in front of her was an illusion.

 

She entered the meeting room with the company’s vice president, Shaun Locklyn.

 

The lawyer went straight to the point when he saw Avery and said, “I’m very sorry for your loss, Miss Tate. Your father entrusted me to announce his will, which I will do now.”

 

Avery nodded lightly.

 

The lawyer opened up a file and said firmly, “Your father had six pieces of real estate which are respectively located in… Here is the file. Please go through it.”

 

Avery took the document and examined it thoroughly.

 

“Your father also had three parking lots,” said the lawyer as he passed another document to her, “as well as eight shop lots, and twelve vehicles.”

 

Avery knew nothing about the family’s fortune.

 

First of all, she had no interest in it.

 

Second of all, her father had never explained it to her.

 

Now that the lawyer was describing her father’s fortune to her, she could not help but feel a sense of unease.

 

idea that her

 

had all these fixed assets, why did he not sell

 

in which we are sitting right now,” said the lawyer. Then, after a brief pause,

 

glanced at the lawyer and

 

your father’s company, you would also inherit his debt. You may have

 

Avery was stunned.

 

and

 

father’s assets, it still would not cover a

 

Avery. That way, your father’s debt would not fall on you,” Shaun said with a sullen expression. “However,

 

Wanda and Cassandra?” Avery

 

mention your stepmother! It’s partly her fault that the company is in dire straits. She arranged for her brother to join our finance department a few years ago. He embezzled

 

as she said, “I don’t want to see my

 

product research and development. If we manage to get a loan, once we launch the new product, we’ll be able to

 

a loan from? Who would be able to give me that much?” Avery said as she raised her eyes

 

the banks won’t give it to you, we can find another investor. We have to try. If we manage, then great. If we don’t, then you can give up. What do you

 

……

 

on the top floor of Sterling Group, the sun was

 

facing the sun, Elliot’s

 

holding a document that his assistant, Chad Rayner, brought

 

of the country this morning. It doesn’t look like they will be returning before the company’s troubles are settled.

 

on Tate Industries, so he figured that his

 

make a bet,

 

Ben Schaffer, was stirring his cup of coffee as his eyes narrowed like a

 

position to enjoy certain benefits. If she asks Elliot for the money, I’m guessing

 

his head and said, “I doubt

 

from 1947 in front of our faces and

 

then. I’ll make a bet with you!”

 

we

 

I lose, I’ll buy you coffee for a month. If you lose, you have to buy coffee for everyone in

 

“Okay.”

 

……

 

called up every

 

simple as Shaun made

 

which the company still owed