When His Eyes Opened

Chapter 36 

“Madam Avery hasn’t come home yet,” said Mrs. Cooper. “I’ve been waiting in the living room the whole time and I haven’t seen her all night.”

Elliot’s eyes turned dark.

If she did not come home, where could she have gone?

Did she lie to him about coming home to write her thesis?

“I’ll give her a call right now,” Mrs. Cooper said as she rushed toward the living room.

Avery had been abducted the moment she had set foot out of Forrance Villa, and now, she was on the other side of the city.

She had been dragged into a car, blindfolded, and her wrists were bound.

The car drove on for about an hour before coming to a halt.

She was taken into a room and thrown into a chair.

When her blindfold was taken off, she heard the unfamiliar voice of a strange man.

“Apologies, Miss Tate. We’re just doing our jobs. We won’t hurt you as long as you cooperate with us.”

room until her eyes fell

wearing a mask, so she could not see his features,

cooperate as long as you don’t hurt me. However, I won’t do anything illegal even

then said, “I doubt a weak little lady like

that, he untied Avery’s hands and

my questions truthfully. You won’t get past this test, otherwise. If you lie, you’re not leaving this place

gazed at the machine, stayed silent for a moment, then nodded

worry, I

said the man, then began the

“Avery Tate.”

father tell you the code to the safe before he

“No.”

man glanced at

of the indicators were within the normal parameters, proving that she was telling the

at Forrance

Avery remained silent.

snapped the man. “Don’t think too much about the questions, just give

worried you’d get shocked by my answer,” Avery said nonchalantly. “Do

Fosters?”

“Who?”

you know Elliot Foster?” Avery