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?

wanted to ask what he was doing

he was Mr. Z, but she did not dare

 This was because she had no idea what his answer

was Mr. Z, how would they proceed to

with the blatant lie she had told him

Elliot ordered as he glared

 Avery raised

he trying

I don’t drink,” she replied. She could not read his eyes, nor could she read his heart. All she wanted to

to open the door but noticed that it was locked from

was no way of opening that door no matter how much

 “What’s going on, Elliot? Let me out!” she snapped as her cheeks flushed with

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

 Avery’s cold sweat dripped down her back, and her ankles

could drink, then she would drink with him to his

could not drink

drink even

door was locked, so there

only walk toward him and try

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

as he raised his gaze and stared

 “I don’t

even know his name, but you came

 “Shaun came

is he,

 “Stuck in traffic.”

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 to interfere in

 While she spoke, Elliot picked up his

but be distracted by the sensual

get drunk, drinking like

get home if he

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

had already yanked her over and thrown

couch was soft, but Avery was still

did he think

a toy that he could throw

not allowed to have her

gritted her teeth and got up

reason with her, then there was no point

eye, she

 Elliot was standing