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.

 Avery took a deep breath and asked, “What are you doing here? Didn’t you say you were going to the old mansion

he was doing in

he was Mr. Z, but she did not dare be

she had no idea what

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

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

drink with me,” Elliot ordered as he glared at her

 Avery raised

he trying

she replied. She could not read his eyes, nor could she read his heart. All she wanted to do was leave that place. “Enjoy

tried to open the door but noticed that it was locked

that door no matter how much

out!” she snapped as her

Elliot said in a threatening tone.

 Avery’s cold sweat dripped down her

she could drink, then she would drink with him

 However, she could not drink

drink even if he

door was locked, so

him and try to

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

raised his gaze and stared at her

 “I don’t

name, but you came to meet

came

 “Where is

 “Stuck in traffic.”

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

she spoke, Elliot picked up his glass and took another

not help but be distracted by the

he get drunk, drinking like

would he get home if he got

 Just as she was lost in thought, Elliot’s

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

was soft, but Avery

 What did he think she

she a toy that he could throw

not allowed to have

 She gritted her teeth and got

was unwilling to reason with her, then

Avery was preparing to stand up, from the corner of her eye, she saw a tall figure looming over her and blocking the light in

 Elliot was