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 on

she could not see his features, but his

won’t do anything illegal even if you force me to,” she said

doubt a weak little lady like you would

that, he untied Avery’s hands and connected

detector. You have to answer my questions truthfully. You won’t get past this test, otherwise. If

gazed at the machine, stayed silent for a moment,

I won’t

said the man, then began the test. “What’s your

“Avery Tate.”

the code to the safe before

“No.”

she answered, the man glanced at the

the indicators were within the normal parameters, proving that

Forrance Villa tonight? Who invited

Avery remained silent.

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

you’d get shocked by my answer,” Avery

Fosters?”

“Who?”

Elliot Foster?” Avery