When His Eyes Opened

Chapter 51 

Avery felt suffocated under Elliot’s fiery yet solemn gaze.

“Are you talking about leaving the recital early today?” Avery began to explain after a moment’s hesitation. “My friend texted me saying that she wanted to take a photo with you after the show. I figured that you wouldn’t like taking photos with strangers, and I didn’t want to explain to them why we were there together.”

“Why not?” Elliot asked, his voice as cold as ice.

“It wouldn’t exactly be a quick conversation, would it? Besides, you and I are too different from each other. Not only in status but also… in age. Would you be willing to hang out with my friends? We can be pretty immature… Wouldn’t it be annoying if they bothered you because of our relationship? Wouldn’t you rather have one less thing to have to worry about?”

In truth, the true reason why she did not want him to meet her friends was because they could get a divorce at any moment. There was no guarantee that they were going to spend the rest of their lives together.

If Avery revealed her relationship with Elliot to her friends, and they got divorced the next day… How humiliating would that be?

It would be better to wait until everything was settled.

Avery’s detailed and patient response calmed Elliot down quite a bit.

Her concern was not unreasonable.

He had no interest in any of her friends.

no intention of getting to know anyone

should go back to your room,” Elliot said through

let out a sigh of relief as if she

peeled a banana, then stubbornly shoved

these Goldfinger bananas today. They’re my favorite. I think they taste better than normal bananas. Try it,” Avery

banana made Elliot hesitate, but he did

the banana from her hand and

sour at first, but sweetness slowly filled his mouth as he continued to chew on

sour, and starchy, and very different from

added, “Thank you for taking me to the recital today. We

finished her sentence, then rushed back to her room before she

Elliot was puzzled.

this her

felt her sincerity, but she could have at least

in the late morning the next day that Mrs. Cooper noticed that Avery had not come down for breakfast, and Elliot was

what he was waiting for, but Mrs. Cooper guessed

and did not receive

she quickly entered the living room and announced, “Madam Avery i s hunched over asleep on her

up from