When His Eyes Opened

Chapter 21

It was a long and painful night.

When it was all over, Avery was so tired that she passed out.

 The next morning, Elliot showed up at Sterling Group around ten in the morning as usual.

 Once he entered his office, Ben walked in.

 “I went to Twilight to see you last night, but I didn’t catch you. Did you and Avery Tate leave early?”

 Elliot raised his brows and said, “That’s what you’re here to talk about?”

 Ben smiled bitterly and placed the file in his hand on Elliot’s desk.

 “This is the financial reports for Tate Industries from the past few years. I took some time to look into it. They’re in pretty deep trouble.”

 Ben paused, then added, “Their finance director embezzled at least three hundred million dollars. I heard that he was Jack Tate’s brother-in-law.”

 Elliot’s eyes twitched slightly.

developing the new product was not

correct wife,” Ben sighed. “If Jack Tate hadn’t had an affair with Wanda Tate back then, the Tates wouldn’t

cold as he said, “This proves that women are obstacles on

Tate!” Ben said. “When do you plan on going through with it? Should we have a party to celebrate your return

“Don’t you have work

Shouldn’t you do something about that bruise on your neck? If I didn’t know better, I’d think you got scratched

 “Get out!” Elliot

 Ben immediately hurried out

Ben had left,

talk to

his inbox and said, “I’m busy right now. You can

but she stubbornly walked over to his desk and said, “I’ll just tell you

handed the file she brought in to Elliot and said, “Take a look at this. I’m sure

took a seat on the chair across from him, and her eyes immediately fell on the scratch on

to think hard to know what it

wave of jealousy rose inside of

sleep with Avery Tate last night?” she exclaimed with a slight tremor in her voice. “Elliot, she’s not

 “Shut up!”

brows