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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 251
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 251
“Have some water, Elliot!” Zoe said as she placed his head higher on the pillow and brought him the bottle of water, “You must be feeling lousy. Here, drink and you will feel better.”
Back at the banquet hall, Avery felt a lot sober. But it felt worse than being drunk. She knew she can no longer be entangled with Elliot anymore. Nothing good will come out of this.
“Zoe was such a snob!” Tammy walked to Avery and comforted her, “Don‘t bother with her words. She should look into a mirror herself.”
Avery carried her purse and prepared to leave as she said, “I’m only mad at myself.”
“You didn‘t do anything wrong,” Tammy said.
“I‘m being ridiculous,” Avery muttered to herself, “I still think we could be together one day… Tammy, please give me a good scolding if I still see him in the future!”
Tammy nodded, as she wanted the best for her friend. “I‘ll get you home!” Tammy held her up and said, “Don‘t worry about the rest of them, Jun will make the necessary arrangements.”
They went down on the elevator. Avery spotted Elliot‘s car. “Oh dear, look at you! You can‘t even let go of the sight of his car,” Tammy turned over and mocked Avery, “I heard that Zoe got a room in the hotel. Elliot was too drunk tonight, nothing will happen between them tonight,” she added.
“Was the added imagination necessary?” Avery asked.
“Tighten your seatbelts now!” Tammy teased her and then continued, “Get some sleep tonight. Avery, you deserve better.”
Avery felt touched. Her phone rang as she was about to say something. It was Mrs. Cooper calling. Avery felt weirded but she answered it anyway, and before Mrs. Cooper could say anything, she heard a loud cry.
It was Shea crying on the other end of the phone. Tammy was about to start the car engine when she heard the crying sound from the phone.
“Avery, I can‘t get through Master Elliot. I had no choice but to call you… Shea kept crying for Master Elliot as she missed him all day. She wouldn’t calm down. Is Master Elliot there at your party? Can you pass on the message to him?” Mrs. Cooper sounded anxious.
Just as Avery swears off seeing Elliot forever.
“Tell her you can’t,” Tammy reminded Avery.
She couldn’t form the words out of her mouth even when she wanted to. The crying sound was
painful to the ears
“I‘ll go get him,” Avery hung up as soon as she reassured Mrs. Cooper.
Tammy was about to lecture Avery. “I‘ll go back by myself later, go home and get some rest, Tam,” Avery said as she’s fully sobered up now, though her eyes were red and voice hoarse, “I know what I‘m doing.”
She got down and closed the door behind her.
Tammy thought of what Jun said as she watched Avery walk back into the hotel. Either they get back together, or they will be enemies for life.
Avery checked with the receptionist for Zoe’s room number.
It was Room V906.
Avery took a deep breath and pressed the doorbell. There was no answer.
She tried again, no response.
As she was leaving, the door opened ajar. Elliot appeared with his shirt all buttoned wrong, his chest flushed red from the overconsumption of alcohol. His brows furrowed due to the migraine in his head. He grabbed Avery into his arms as his red eyes set sight on that familiar face.
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 252
Avery’s nose felt a sharp pain as Elliot pushed her face into his chest. She checked out the room with her red nose and teary eyes.
Where’s Zoe? Why was Elliot left alone in the room? Wasn‘t she supposed to be taking care of her drunk boyfriend?
She pushed him away with her hands, but Elliot embraced her tighter than before.
“Don‘t leave me, Avery…” He lifted her up midair and begged with his voice, “I miss you so much… I‘ve missed you every day…”
Elliot muttered as he carried her into bed. Avery’s heart ached as she saw him like that. He was completely drunk! They said drunk words were sober thoughts.
Does it mean he had a place for her in his heart?
He pressed his body against her on the bed. He stared into her eyes lovingly. “Let go of me, Elliot Foster!” Avery breathed in and placed both her hands on his face, trying to wake him up, “Shea was crying at home because she needed you. Mrs. Cooper called me and she wants to…”
He pressed his lips against hers before she could continue.
Did he just ignore the part where she mentioned Shea? Didn‘t he care about her? Usually, he gets anxious upon hearing the name Shea, what‘s with him tonight?
She bit hard on his lips. The faint scent of blood lingered in between them.
“Elliot Foster, do you know what you‘re doing now?” Avery cried out with tears streaming down, “Shea is crying at home! Can you hear me? She‘s waiting for you to get home!”
Elliot pursed his bleeding lips as he gulped. His tears started falling down as Avery thought he was going to speak
His tears fell on her cheeks. “I heard, I heard! Avery, I’m not going home tonight. I’m staying with you…” His voice was determined though it was coarsened.
All of her defenses broke down as he said it. They kissed again.
Avery didn’t push him away. She had no energy to defend him anymore. She kept replaying the scene of his crying face. It was all too painful to bear.
How did they end up here?
Zoe came back with the shirt she bought from a menswear store.
As she walked back into the room, she heard moaning sounds coming from the bedroom.
Her shopping bag dropped on the carpet. She couldn’t believe her ears. She walked towards the
Her shopping bag dropped on the carpet. She couldn‘t believe her ears. She walked towards the door that was left slightly ajar. As she opened the door wide,
Elliot was on the bed with… Avery. They were in the middle of it.
Avery again! Zoe’s hand curled into a fist, her face darkened.
How she wished she could walk in and pulled on Avery‘s hair and chase her out of the room.
Alas, Elliot was on top of her. Wasn‘t Elliot dead drunk? She had to pull Elliot away first if she wanted to chase Avery off.
Zoe wouldn‘t dream of doing that.
She felt helpless, and she was only able to watch them from afar…
Zoe’s tears fell off silently. She felt so wronged! She wants to turn away and leave, but she couldn‘t. Everything must fall according to plan.
Else, all her efforts in months will be gone down to train. She clenched her teeth and close the bedroom door.
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 253
Zoe did not want to hear anymore.
The sound of Elliot and Avery getting on was reminding her, so what if you‘re Elliot‘s girlfriend? He‘ll always love Avery no matter what!
She sat on the sofa. She felt part of her died today and her body froze.
At 2 a.m. in the morning, the bedroom door was finally opened. Avery dragged her body out of the room. She stood frozen as she saw Zoe.
“Miss Tate, how did my boyfriend fare?” Zoe‘s voice trembled as she looked at Avery full of hate, “Can’t believe I left him for no longer than 20 minutes and you snuck in. You knew he was drunk and yet you seduced him! Oh, you‘re cheap!”
Avery tried to explain but nothing will make sense.
She can‘t believe she would be the other woman. It was hypocritical of her.
“I‘m so sorry,” Avery said. “What‘s the use of saying sorry?” Zoe felt tears streaming down from the corners of her eyes. “At least I got together after your divorce. Miss Tate, I‘ve never hurt you before. Why did you hurt me?” Zoe cried.
“I‘m sorry.” Avery walked to her side and apologized again.
“I‘ll pretend nothing happened tonight. You can‘t tell anyone about it, including him! I will tell him the same when he wakes up,” Zoe mocked Avery as she looked up at her, “Who knows, he might not even remember anything. He was drunk after all.”
“Alright.” Avery left as she said.
She walked out of the hotel room and felt a sharp breeze of the wind. She hugged herself for warmth, looked up, and breathed deeply.
She felt confused and agonized. Yet she wasn‘t allowed to talk about it to anyone. Avery sat by the roadside. She did not feel like going home or getting a room from this hotel.
She‘ll just sit here for the night! Tomorrow is a new day, and she could start fresh again.
The next morning at 8 a.m., in Room V906, Elliot got up with a pounding migraine from drinking too much. He looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings and was alerted by the woman beside him.
A naked woman with dark ebony hair. There’s a mole on her shoulder blades. The mole was obvious against her fair-skinned body.
back! He sat up and realized he was naked too. Memories slowly came back to him.
Avery came to him last night, and he couldn‘t control himself and they did it.
Where’s Avery?
He got off the bed and got dressed. As he was about to awaken the woman beside him, Zoe woke up. She rubbed her eyes and smiled at him, “You got up? Why don‘t you come over and get some sleep?
Elliot was completely dumbstruck. He froze as his eyes were filled with shock and disappointment!
Zoe? Did he mistake Zoe for Avery?
“Elliot, what‘s going on? Last night… you carried me to bed… I didn’t get in by myself…” Zoe explained as she held up the sheets with both hands covering herself.
Elliot’s palm curled into a fist. He quietly uttered, “I‘m sorry.”
He really took Zoe for Avery by mistake! How could he make such a huge mistake?
“Why are you apologizing? I‘m your girlfriend, and you‘re my boyfriend, This is a common thing to happen between us right?” Zoe said as she tried to squeeze out some tears.
She felt a huge wave of relief in her mind.
Seemed as though Elliot really forgot who the woman was in bed with him last night. Take that, Avery Tate! You‘ve lost him forever!
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 254
“I‘m sorry, Doctor Sanford,” Elliot said as he immediately calmed down his nerves. He went back to his usual cold self and added, “It was my mistake last night, I need to calm down now.”
He left the room as he said it.
Zoe stood frozen. She thought her tears will soften him up, and that Elliot will take her into his arms and comfort her.
Why on earth was he still acting so cold? And just took off like that?
He wasn‘t like this last night with Avery.
Zoe wiped her tears off her face. Though she was heartbroken last night, at least there was a positive outcome for her. She looked for her phone and dialed Cole‘s number.
“I‘ve succeeded,” said Zoe. “Congratulations, Dr. Sandord! Let me know if I can be of any help in the future. I‘ll be here for you,” said Cole with a laugh.
Zoe‘s heart turned sour as she heard that from Cole. If only Elliot was half as obedient as Cole to her. “Tell me, do I look like a man? Your uncle never batted an eye on me,” said Zoe. “He had zero reaction even when I had no clothes on,” she added.
Cole laughed even harder as he heard that from her, “My uncle is abnormal! Dr. Sanford, He should seek medication as he‘s the ill one.”
Zoe thought that was mockery, and she said sadly, “He was completely normal last night when he was with Avery!”
“Oh…” Cole toned down his voice, and said, “No man can refuse Avery, she‘s a real beaute.”
“Did you just say I‘m not as pretty?” Zoe asked,
“No, Dr. Sanford! You have a great body and a pretty face. Both of you are beautiful! I mean, maybe, men prefer Avery who‘s more seductive yet innocent–looking…”
Zoe hung up. She didn‘t need to hear more.
She knew Avery was younger and prettier than her. She doesn‘t even wish for Elliot‘s heart, as long as he was hers.
In another room of the hotel, Chad woke up looking for his glasses. He was blind without them. As he felt a warm body with his hands, he gasped! “Who‘s that?” Chad asked nervously.
He had too much to drink last night. He couldn’t recall how he got here last night. He needed to look for his glasses and check what was going on.
Mike yawned and kicked him with his leg and said, “What the hell are you waking so early for? It’s a weekend! “Where are my glasses? Where did you hide them?” Chad could see a shadow moving in front of him.
“Why would I want your glasses for? Just say it if you want my help! Say please! If you just say please…” Chad kicked Mike down the bed before he could finish his sentence.
“You shameless prick! Why are you on my bed?” said Chad fuming with anger. “Darn it! I was going to ask how did you end up on my bed! I can‘t remember a thing since last night as I got too drunk,” Mike got hold of Chad‘s collar and they fought on the bed.
Avery was woken by a phone call. She spent the night on the bench at the bus stop. She took out her phone as she heard the ringing tone and put the phone close to her ears. Her fingers touched her ears, and her skin felt hot.
Avery had a fever.
“Avery, they beat me up again!” Mike cried from the phone, “I slept with Chad again last night as I got too drunk! How could they blame me if I blacked out?”
Avery held up her head and breathed in deeply, “If you think you‘re innocent, just call for the cops this time.”
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 255
Mike coughed and said, “There’s no need to get the cops involved! Avery, where are you right now? You sounded weak and exhausted.”
Avery stood up with the support of the pillar next to her and lied, “I’m at home.”
“Oh, were you still sleeping? Get back to bed! I‘m fine, just feeling wronged… Chad blames me for everything, he’s so unreasonable!” Mike felt better after a rant session with Avery.
Avery got a cab and headed home.
She popped a fever pill and fell asleep in her bed. Laura didn‘t manage to ask what happened to
her.
At the old mansion, Elliot had been in the shower longer than an hour. He was still thinking about last night, and couldn‘t accept that it was Zoe. He could settle Zoe anytime, but how could he face Avery?
He was more certain than before that he was still very much in love with Avery.
He couldn‘t lie to himself that he was unable to forget about her.
Elliot got out of the bathroom and stumbled upon Mrs. Cooper and Shea. “Master, Shea waited for you all night,” Mrs. Cooper said.
Yes! Elliot recalled Avery came over to his room and told him to go home to Shea! He felt a sharp ache against his heart. Did she or did she not come last night?
He remembered clearly that she did. The thought of them intimate on the bed…
How did Zoe end up on his bed?
“I couldn‘t reach you last night, so I called Avery for help. She promised to look for you, but you didn’t come home last night… She didn‘t manage to get you.” Mrs. Cooper said to Elliot.
Shea cried till 3 in the morning, and only stopped because she was exhausted. As was Mrs. Cooper.
Elliot was shocked. His eyes looked down and uttered, “She found me… I heard her informing me…”
Mrs Cooper said, “Oh? Then you must be too drunk to come home. I’ll go get you some aspirin to sober up.”
She left Elliot and Shea in the room. He looked at Shea, her eyes still swollen from all the crying last night. “Shea, why did you cry last night? Did you miss big brother?”
Shea looked down and shook her head, “I‘m afraid of them… They hit me…”
Elliot embraced Shea in his arms and asked, “Did you have bad dreams last night? They are already dead. Now, Shea, I will protect you forever! No one is going to bully you from now onwards!
“But…you weren’t here last night.” Shea sobbed.
“I’m so sorry, Shea.” Elliot felt a heartache against his chest.
He got dressed as Shea fell asleep. Elliot was experiencing dream-reality consutions. He needed to talk to Avery.
VENNER
At the Starry River Villa, a black rolls–roice was parked right at the entrance. Laura shut down the entrance as soon as she saw his car.
“Grandma, why did you close up the door?” Layla asked confusedly.
Laura’s face was grim, “Elliot Foster is outside, you‘re not allowed to open the door! Understand?”
Layla nodded her head vigorously and went looking for her brother. Elliot looked at the closed entrance. He took out his phone and dialed Avery‘s number.
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 256
“Sorry, the number you have dialed cannot be reached, please try again later.”
Avery had switched off her phone.
Elliot scowled. Despite being physically close to her, he felt as though they were miles apart.
Both Layla and Hayden were in the mansion when she told him that Elliot was here. Hayden immediately went to his room to retrieve his drone the moment he heard her.
“Hayden! What are you doing?” Layla‘s eyes widened as she watched him in confusion.
“I‘m chasing him away!”
“Oh! Hayden, do you need my help?” Layla desperately wanted to help.
Hayden brought over a soft pipe and passed it to her.
Elliot stood majestically outside the door of the mansion. He was unwavering in his determination to see Avery today.
Twenty minutes later, a drone slowly flew down from the second floor balcony.
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When the bodyguard saw the drone, he frowned, “What in the world?!”
The bodyguard would not have picked up on it if it had been a normal drone, but this one was flying straight at them, and it had a pipe attached to it.
Elliot looked up and spotted the drone as well.
The drone was flashy with its colorful and stylish design.
Just as Elliot was trying to figure out who was controlling the drone, they heard a ‘beep‘, and a stream of water trickled down from above.
The drone hovered over Elliot‘s head. The pipe was attached to the indoor tap, and it was there to drench Elliot with water.
“Crap!” The bodyguard immediately started dragging Elliot toward the car. “Avery is such a spiteful woman to have used such a trick!”
Elliot refused to get into the car and shook off the bodyguard‘s hand. “It‘s not her doing. She is not this childish.”
Though he could not see who was controlling the drone, he could guess that this was probably Hayden’s doing. If Hayden could master the art of hacking, controlling a drone would have
been easy for him.
The drone continued to follow Elliot. It moved when he did and stopped when he stopped. Water from the pipe continuously rained down on him. Soon, his hair and clothes were completely drenched.
Furious, the bodyguard said, “I‘m going in!” “Stop!” Elliot commanded.
If his bodyguard had barged in, it would have served to only deepen Laura’s resentment, and he did not want to be in conflict with Avery and her family.
“Damn it! This has to be that brat, Hayden! I‘m going to beat the crap out of him the next time I see him!” cursed the bodyguard as he searched the car for an umbrella. Unfortunately, they had not brought one.
When Laura saw what was happening outside from the first–floor window, she immediately went upstairs.
“Hayden! Get that drone back here right now!”
Hayden frowned and refused to take his hand off the controller.
Elliot had not left, and he wanted to chase him away.
Layla held the pipe and explained sweetly, “Grandma, we are making the bad guy Elliot go away!”
Laura went and turned off the tap, before saying to Hayden with a stern expression, “Hayden, if you don‘t bring that drone back, I‘m going to tell your mom right now.” Though Laura did not wish to see Elliot, she could not allow the two children to act so insolently.
Hayden immediately guided the drone back while Laura glanced through the balcony window.
Elliot was soaking wet, but he remained standing as his bodyguard helped wipe off the water with tissue paper.
Laura scowled. She struggled to decide whether she should go outside and apologize for what the children had done.
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 257
She simply could not find a way to change her views on Elliot.
“Mr. Foster, let’s go back!” the bodyguard said. “Your clothes are wet. If we don’t go home and get you changed, you will catch a cold.”
It was early autumn, and even with the sun above their heads, the temperature had dropped significantly
“I‘m not cold,” Elliot said in a steady and calm voice.
Seeing how stubborn he was, the bodyguard realized that Elliot was not going to change his mind and resorted to waiting alongside him.
Shortly after, a red Porsche Kayenne slowly drove toward. It stopped beside Elliot. The car window rolled down, and Mike poked his head out.
“Hey, why are you here?” Mike was shocked to see Elliot drenched from head to toe. “Did it rain?”
The bodyguard glared at him impatiently, “It‘s that brat Hayden‘s doing!”
“Oh… As expected of Big H! He always has the guts to do what I wouldn’t dare to!”
The bodyguard could only stare daggers at him. Mike cleared his throat and got out of the car. “You two look so silly standing here! Allow me to invite you in!”
With that, he strode toward the mansion‘s entrance.
After a few moments of hesitation, Elliot followed.
Mike keyed in the password and unlocked the gate.
When Laura saw Mike leading Elliot into the house, her expression darkened, but she did not say a word.
“Laura, I‘ll just take him to get a change of clothes. I won‘t stop you if you want to chase him out after that,” said Mike to Laura.
Laura nodded, and so, Mike brought Elliot up to the second floor.
Hayden and Layla heard the sound of footsteps and immediately ran to stand outside the door of their mother’s room.
“We are going to protect Mom! We won‘t let that jerk near her!” they thought.
When Elliot reached the first floor, he instantly spotted the two children, who were standing before a door. The look of determination on their faces betrayed their mother’s whereabouts.
Elliot realized that was Avery’s room, but he did not go over.
“Elliot, your assistant is way out of line!” said Mike as he led Elliot to his room. “And so is your chief financial officer! What the h*ll! The two of them ganged up nst me! The wound on my face has barely healed and now, I‘m bleeding again!”
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The siblings sighed a breath of relief when they saw Elliot entering Mike’s room. They opened the door to the master bedroom and snuck in.
Ever since Avery took the medicine, she had been sweating profusely; but the more she sweated, the colder she felt. Even with the blanket, she felt as though she was standing in
snow.
Layla and Hayden stepped toward the bed, and they were both terrified when they noticed Avery shivering like a leaf caught in a gale.
Hayden placed his hand on her face and realized her skin was burning hot.
“Layla, stay here with Mom! I‘ll go get Grandma!” Hayden said, before rushing out of the room.
He ran downstairs and brought Laura with him. When Laura saw the state Avery was in, her face paled in fear.
“Mike!” Laura came out of the room, calling for Mike. “Avery is running a fever! We need to send her to the hospital!”
Mike darted for the door at the sound of Laura‘s voice, but Elliot beat him to it. By the time they were in front of Avery‘s room, Elliot had shoved Mike aside and entered the room.
Avery’s mind was foggy, so she had no idea what was happening when Elliot picked her up.
Her head hurt and her body felt heavy. For a moment, she wondered why she was still feeling horrible after having taken her medicine.
“What‘s going on? She was just fine when I called her this morning.” Mike followed Elliot downstairs. “Laura, stay home and watch the kids, I will drive Avery to the hospital!”
“Drive safe!” Laura said as she sent them off.
Elliot carried Avery into his black Rolls–Roice, and his bodyguard instantly drove off.
Mike was left standing alone outside, thinking, “What‘s going on? Did Elliot just kidnap Avery?”
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“Mike, hurry up and catch up to them!” shrieked Laura.
“Ohh!” Mike snapped out of his daze and drove after them.
Laura sighed in relief.
“Grandma, is Mom going to be okay? I’m so worried about her!” Layla asked as her eyes grew red with tears. She grabbed onto Laura’s blouse
Laura lifted her up. “Your mom is just down with a fever. It’s nothing to worry about. Once she is in the hospital, the doctor will help her, and as soon as her fever comes down, she will be okay.”
“Oh… but why did Elliot come here?” Layla could not help but have a bad feeling about it.
Laura frowned. “I‘m not sure either, but I don‘t think he will do anything while your mom is sick.” Elliot had wrapped Avery in her blanket before he carried her down. Despite Laura’s prejudice toward him, she could not say that he had done anything wrong.
One could always tell from the smallest details as to whether a man truly cared for a woman. No matter how many women Elliot had out there, he still had feelings for Avery, and because of that, Avery should be safe with him.
In the hospital, Elliot carried Avery into the emergency room, and by the time Mike caught up to them, Avery was already on an IV drip.
“Elliot Foster! You run too damn fast!” Mike panted. “Give Avery back!”
The emergency room had run out of beds, and Elliot held Avery in his arms. He gave Mike a cold glare and said, “Get out of the way!”
“I‘m in your way? If it wasn‘t for you shoving me aside, I would have brought Avery here myself!” Mike probed his hands on both sides of his waist and retorted. Comment by Sharayu Tang: Hi, could you please tell me what this sentence means? Thank you. Comment by Lam Venise: I‘m sorry, it‘s supposed to be ‘propped‘, as in the person rest their hands on their hips
The patients around them were starting to pay attention to them.
“Are you trying to be the face of tomorrow’s headlines?” Elliot said sharply. “Pipe down!”
Mike looked around him, before reluctantly quieting down and sitting down next to Elliot.
“Why are the people around you so violent?” Mike touched the wound at the corner of his mouth. “I had too much to drink last night and someone put me in the same room as Chad. It’ s not like it‘s my fault.”
Elliot cast him a sidelong glance. Mike was fair-skinned, so the bruise looked obvious.
“Why didn‘t you just hit them?” Elliot retorted.
“There were two of them, how could I?” “Don‘t you know how to call the police?” Elliot said.
“… Why is he saying the same thing as Avery did?” Mike thought to himself.
“It‘s not that they punched me that hard… I am just pissed!” Mike continued complaining,” Chad, that bstrd, he better hope he doesn’t run into me when he is alone!”
“Are you interested in Chad?” Elliot frowned. “Keep your dirty mind away from Chad!”
“What? How am I dirty–minded? Speak for yourself! You are the one cheating on three women at the same time! I am far from dirty when compared to you!”
Mike’s voice was loud, and people began to stare at them again. Feeling as though his pride had been dragged across the floor, Elliot gave his bodyguard a look, and the bodyguard immediately dragged Mike outside.
The world finally quieted down. Shortly after, a few medics hurried over and led Elliot to a private room. He carried Avery into the room and set her down on the bed, before stretching out a hand to test her temperature.
Her fever was beginning to come down.
He frowned as he saw her pitiful condition. After a while, he stepped toward the balcony and made a call.
Zoe went straight into the study room once she had returned home from the hotel. Not only did she need to find the doctor who had treated Shea, but she also had to work on finding a cure for Shea.
Suddenly, she heard knocking on the door.
“Come in,” she said.
At home, a bodyguard and nanny tended to her needs, and apart from them, there was no one else to bother her. The bodyguard stepped into the room and walked directly toward Zoe.
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 259
“Dr. Sanford, the boss asked me to pass this to you.” The bodyguard handed a check to Zoe.
Zoe accepted the cheque and glanced at the number written on it, before snorting.
“How generous of him! We slept together for one night and he is giving me five million.” She set the cheque on the table with a bitter smile. “Apart from this cheque, did he tell you anything else?”
The bodyguard shook his head.
Zoe’s heart ached as she thought to herself, “Who exactly does Elliot think I am?! A prostitute? He just pays me off after sleeping with me! I suppose the only difference is that I’ m getting paid way more than a prostitute would!”
Zoe gritted her teeth and threw a medical book on the ground. “Does he know what it means to respect someone?”
“Dr. Sanford, he already gives you enough respect. Otherwise, you wouldn‘t even get a penny out of this,” the bodyguard said expressionlessly. “That‘s just because I am still useful to him!” she shouted, red–eyed.
“If it wasn‘t for that, he would have chased you out long ago,” said the bodyguard. He was simply informing her of the truth of the matter. “Miss Tate never asked for money from the boss, and she is exceptionally obedient.”
“So you are saying that I‘m asking for too much?!”
“You might as well spend more time fawning over Madam Rosalie,” said the bodyguard before leaving the room.
Zoe felt like she just had an epiphany. She realized that she had made Elliot dislike her the moment she asked him to be her boyfriend.
The bodyguard was right, she should not push him too far, and she should approach the
Back in the hospital, Avery felt much better once her fever came down. She woke up from her slumber and looked around the strange environment that was her ward before turning her attention warily to her bedside.
Elliot sat there wordlessly as he watched her.
“Why is he here? Why am I in a hospital?” she thought.
“I—” She opened her mouth to speak but her voice was hoarse, and her throat felt as if
someone had ripped it apart.
Elliot poured some warm water into a glass before he helped her up and pressed the glass to her lips.
As she drank the water, memories of last night flooded her mind.
“Do you want more?” he asked.
Avery shook her head and pulled her blanket higher. “Why are you here? Who sent me to the hospital?”
They were the only two people in the room. Elliot might have been the person who had taken her to the hospital, but she could not remember what had happened.
“Mike is outside.” Elliot‘s heart twitched in pain at the wariness on her face. “Avery, I came looking for you to ask you something.”
“Oh? What is it?” She observed him calmly with nothing but clarity and coldness in her eyes.
“Did you come looking for me last night?” He stared intently at her face, not allowing the most minute changes in her expression to escape his notice. “I remember you coming to me
“No.” She interrupted him decisively. “I had too much to drink last night and haven‘t been feeling well since. How could I possibly go looking for you?”
“Really?” he swallowed as he muttered sorrowfully. “But I remember that you came to me saying that Shea was crying,”
“If you remember it so clearly, why bother asking me? This just proves that you have a bad memory,” said Avery, calmly denying his delusion.
Elliot rose from the chair. All the confusion and sorrow drained from his face.
“If that‘s the case, I’m sorry for the trouble!” he said in a voice even colder than hers.
Avery’s heart ached, but she did not dare to let it show on her face.
“Did something important happen last night for you to come all the way here to ask this question?” She looked at him curiously while trying to keep up her carefree charade.
She had thought that he would leave in frustration, but he did not; instead, he looked directly at her and said, “I slept with Zoe. Is that something important?”
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 260
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 260
Avery’s eyes darted away for a brief moment, but then, she started chuckling, “Is this the first time you two slept together? It has been a long time since you went public with your relationship. How innocent.”
Elliot‘s expression darkened. “Speaking as if you have plenty of experience. Have you slept with any other men besides me?”
She beamed at him, “Of course!”
Hayden was a “man” too, after all.
The composure on Elliot‘s face faded.
“Avery Tate! I will be damned if I come looking for you again!” he said through gritted teeth before storming out of the room.
Avery watched as he disappeared, and the smile on her smile collapsed.
It was good that he would not come looking for her again. That way, they could both live their separate lives, but why did she not feel happy about it at all?
She held onto the blanket and took a deep breath. It still smelt like him.
The door swung open, and Mike strode in.
“Avery, did Elliot do anything to you? Damn that guy! I was supposed to send you to the hospital, but he beat me to it!” Mike walked toward the bed and sat down before reaching over to touch her forehead. Her skin was cool to the touch, which meant that the fever had broken.
“He was the one who sent me here?” Stunned, Avery‘s lashes shivered.
“Yeah! He went looking for you at your house, and Hayden soaked him in water. He was drenched from head to toe, so I took him inside to change. That was when we discovered that you had a fever,” explained Mike. “What did he say to you just now? He looked so angry when he left!”
Avery could not be bothered and simply said, “He didn‘t say much. Why is my blanket here as well?”
“Elliot carried it over! He‘s strong! I couldn‘t even catch up to him while he was carrying you.”
Avery did not want to hear any more of Elliot and glanced at the IV bag on the side. “There’s still one bag left. I will sleep for a bit.”
“Sleep!” Mike helped tuck her in.
Three days later, the sales department of Tate Industries received an order for drones.
“Sterling Group wants to buy our drones!” The manager of the sales department checked the order over and over again and reported it immediately after making sure that there was no mistake.
Mike took the information about the order and went directly to Avery.
“Sterling Group‘s purchasing department has ordered five thousand Storm series drones from us,” Mike exclaimed. “What do they plan to do with so many drones?”
Avery took the order form from his hand and had a look.
“Our Storm series drone‘s selling price is set at nineteen thousand nine hundred and ninety nine per unit. Five thousand units will cost them ninety–nine million nine hundred and ninety –five thousand dollars!” Mike took a deep breath and said, “Why don‘t we upcharge them? If we charge them twenty thousand dollars per unit, we will earn more than one billion dollars from this order alone.”
Avery thought that she heard him wrong. She had originally thought that they ought to give discounts to clients with such big purchases.
“You can‘t be thinking about giving him a discount, can you? Avery, do you think that Elliot Foster would care about that money? Aren‘t you underestimating his wealth?” Mike took the order form back and said, “It‘s a big order; I need to check with Chad.”
Avery watched as Mike left, and her brain started to run at high speeds. Elliot must know that his company was about to make a purchase worth a billion dollars. Furthermore, it was a bulk order.
She glanced at the calendar on her desk. The Autumn Festival was approaching. Could Elliot be planning to give a drone to each of his employees as a gift? Mike headed back to the office and called Chad using the intercom.