When His Eyes Opened

Chapter 44 

The bodyguard yanked Avery out of the way, causing everyone in the office to look toward the door.

When Elliot recognized Avery’s slender figure, he got up from his seat and said, “What are you doing here?”

Avery shook off the bodyguard’s grip once again, smoothed her clothes, and walked into the office.

“I’m here to see Professor Hough,” she said, then looked curiously at Elliot and asked, “Are you here to see him, too?”

Professor Hough examined the two, then adjusted his glasses, and asked, “Do you two know each other?”

Avery was about to tell the professor that they were acquaintances, but Elliot was one step ahead of her.” Professor, please keep the matter we talked about private.”

“Of course,” answered the professor. “It’s doctor-patient confidentiality.”

“I’ll be off, then,” Elliot said.

The professor nodded in response.

toward the exit. When he walked past Avery, he glanced at her, but said

was a little

he not

the professor?

Miss?” asked the professor, refocusing Avery’s attention on him. “I have to leave i n about ten minutes. Did you have

your previous clinical cases. I got all of the information online, and since there weren’t many details on the internet, I had to come to my own conclusion for a lot of the cases. I was hoping that you could take a look at it and let me know if there are

the document from Avery’s

the car, he glanced over

a

was an art student. Was the report

his phone and

she was an art student, but what

student. I confirmed

into her at

you mean the medical

“Yes.”

Chad said, then added after a brief pause, “I’ve sent you the reservations for the recital. It’s going to be