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? Didn’t you say you were going to

was doing

if he was Mr. Z, but she

she had no idea what his

Mr. Z, how would they proceed to discuss business

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

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

raised

 What was he trying to

She could not read his eyes, nor could

tried to open the door but noticed that it was locked from the

way of opening that door no matter how much strength she put into

out!” she snapped

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

dripped down her back, and her ankles

would drink

could not

 She could not drink even

so

only walk toward him and try

lied 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. I made an appointment to meet someone tonight. He agreed to invest in my father’s

he?” Elliot asked as he raised his gaze and stared

don’t know

his name, but you

came

is

 “Stuck in traffic.”

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

spoke, Elliot picked up his

help but be distracted by the sensual movements

get drunk, drinking

would he get home if he got

thought, Elliot’s big hand clasped around

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

 The couch was soft, but

 What did he think

a toy that he could throw

allowed to have her own thoughts and

her teeth and got up

 Since he was unwilling to reason with her, then there

corner of her eye, she saw a tall figure

 Elliot was