When His Eyes Opened

Chapter 20

Avery felt like someone was strangling her.

She felt suffocated as the world began to spin around her.

 How could Elliot be Mr. Z?!

 Mr. Z sent her eight hundred thousand dollars and wanted to invest in Tate Industries. How was it possible that Elliot would do that?

 However, if he was not Mr. Z, then what was he doing there?

 Her mind spun as she looked at the man before her. His wheelchair, dark shirt, and unusually fair skin told her that the man in front of her was no other than Elliot Foster.

 Avery let out a cold breath and subconsciously took a few steps back, but the door to the private room was closed.

 “Leaving before saying hello?”

 Seeing her so nervous made Elliot press his lips into a thin line.

 “What are you doing in a place like this?”

 Avery raised her hand to push a strand of hair behind her ear. She forced herself to stay calm as she said, “I… I’m here to have dinner with some friends.”

 “This is a bar.”

 “Oh…”

 Avery glanced around the private room. It was a large room that was lavishly decorated, but she felt like she was in hell and could not settle down.

 “I… I think I came to the wrong place. I’ll go look for them now.”

 “Avery Tate,” Elliot hissed. His voice was as cold as ice. “Did you not take what I said this morning seriously?”

 “I heard you,” Avery said, “but I have no reason to live my life by your words.”

 She remembered what happened last time like it was yesterday.

 She had not drunk that night, but he had insisted that she had dressed like a prostitute so that she might go out drinking with other men.

 Avery’s reply made Elliot raise his thick brows.

 He knew she was different from other women. She had her own opinions, and she did not back down in the face of power. Most importantly, no matter how sternly he warned her, she would never take his threats seriously.

 Which also meant that she did not take him seriously at all.

 Elliot picked up a glass of wine and took a sip.

asked, “What are you doing here?

was doing in the

ask if he was Mr. Z, but she did

had no idea what

he was Mr. Z, how would they proceed to discuss business

he was not, how would she deal with the blatant lie she had told him

me,” Elliot ordered as he

raised her

 What was he trying

 “I told you I don’t drink,” she replied. She could not read his eyes, nor could she

the door but noticed that

opening that door no matter how much strength she put into

 “What’s going on, Elliot? Let me out!” she snapped

you to drink with me,” Elliot said in a threatening tone. “Did you not

dripped down her back, and her ankles

drink, then she would drink with him to his

she could not

 She could not drink even if he

 The door was locked, so

 She could only walk toward him

to you this morning,” Avery said as she stood next to him and lowered her gaze. “I had something to do today, but it wasn’t something on campus.

he?” Elliot asked as he raised his gaze and stared at her flushed

don’t know his

 “You don’t even know his name, but you came to

came

is

 “Stuck in traffic.”

 Avery took a deep breath, looked straight at Elliot with her watery eyes, and said, “I’m not a child. Even if I am your wife, I have my own space and social life. You have no right

spoke, Elliot picked up

distracted by the sensual

he get

get home if he

she was lost in thought, Elliot’s big hand clasped around

time she noticed the pain, he had already yanked her over and thrown her onto the

 The couch was soft, but

 What did he think

toy that he

to have her own thoughts

and got up from the

he was unwilling to reason with her, then

corner of her eye, she saw a tall figure looming over her and blocking the light in front

was standing