When His Eyes Opened

Chapter 42 

Avery wondered if she would be his mistress if that woman was still alive.

If she was dead, then was she her replacement?

Either way, it made her heart ache and left a bad taste in her mouth.

While Avery was lost in thought, Elliot’s thoughts also wandered.

“Tell me, what exactly do you like about Cole?” he asked as he pulled out his cigarette box. His face was the epitome of an enigma.

“I don’t like him anymore,” Avery said coldly.

If they had not talked things out earlier, she might have continued to use Cole to anger him.

It was childish, but Elliot was always losing his temper over the smallest things.

If she did not retaliate, she would lose her mind.

“Is it because you realized he was nothing but a penniless loser?” Elliot asked as he held the unlit cigarette between his fingers.

every day. On the weekends, he would take me to art galleries and music

of superficial bullsh*t to me! It’s precisely because all he thinks about is getting into a woman’s pants that his business is a mess,” said Elliot, cutting her off. “What you consider wonderful was nothing

liked guys with good grades. At seventeen, I was into basketball players. I liked talented guys

as he snapped his cigarette in half; his eyes were cold. “Go

pursed her lips and stood

but walked to the dining room because

anything to eat, Mrs. Cooper?”

looked calm and nonchalant as if it were someone else and

immediately prepared

at the dining table, pulled out her phone, and saw a series of text messages from

little too soft for me. He didn’t seem to be that into me either, but said that we should

money! How could he possibly have

going to have dinner with him this weekend! I have to get to the bottom of this! Also, why

(Long story. I’ll tell you once I’ve found the

right away after receiving her

hand clenched

glanced at the living room and noticed Elliot was still

would hear everything if she talked

text: [I can’t talk right

back and forth in