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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 521
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 521
“Okay… Yes, Sir! Let’s go play with Shea!” Layla dragged Hayden and headed in Shea’s direction. “She said she’ll take us out to play! She’s getting the bodyguard to drive us!”
At five in the afternoon, Elliot helped Avery down the stairs.
As everyone else watched the warm and harmonious sight between the couple, all kinds of thoughts began to fill their minds.
An hour was usually enough for an afternoon nap. Two hours was considered too long for a35
nap.
However, Elliot and Avery had spent the entire afternoon resting upstairs.
How was it possible for them to nap for thate8 long?
They were all adults, so everyone had an idea of what happened without having to ask.
“Weren’t you guys playing poker?” Avery blushed from everyone’s gazes, and simply came up with a79 subject.
“We stopped playing at four in the afternoon and started helping Chad make dinner! Were you two really sleeping so soundly upstairs that you couldn’t hear anything?” Tammy asked with an expression filled with suspicion.
Avery’s cheeks turned even87 redder.
“We really were sleeping. What else do you think we were doing?”
Tammy burst into hearty laughter as she pulled Avery to her side, then turned to Elliot and said, “Hurry up and give Shea a call and tell them to come back for dinner, Mr. Foster! She took the kids out to play for the whole afternoon and hasn’t returned7a yet.”
Elliot immediately pulled out his phone and called Shea.
Tammy dragged Avery outside to have a private conversation.
“Tell me the truth, Avery Tate. Did you two make up?! Did you?”
Tammy’s feelings were rather complicated.
Back when Elliot was dating Zoe Sanford, she wanted to stab the dirtbag to death.
Now, watching him turn over a new leaf made her feel like it might not be too bad to give him another chance.
However, she felt that giving him that chance this simply might be going too easy on him.
“It depends on how you define ‘made up’. If you mean restarting a family, then it definitely isn’t that,” Avery said, then looked toward the gates to see if the children were back
“Fine! Even if you don’t get remarried, would you say you’re dating as boyfriend and girlfriend?”
“I wouldn’t,” Avery said. “I think we’re in an amicable co-parenting relationship.”
“I think he’s changed a lot over the years,” Tammy said. “He didn’t used to like kids, but he seemed pretty good with Layla and Hayden today.”
“You can’t judge a person by their behavior at one moment.”
“That’s for sure. His real test begins when your baby’s born.” The mere thought of it pleased Tammy. “Consider this his karma! Ha ha ha!”
Elliot walked over after his phone call.
“What’s got you two laughing so happily?”
His sudden appearance shocked Tammy so much that she thought her heart was going to jump out of her chest.
She escaped back into the house in a flash.
“Are they arriving soon?” Avery asked as she looked up at Elliot.
“Yes, they’re on their way back now.”
“I have a question, Elliot,” Avery said as she recalled his relationship with Zoe. “Would you be upset if Zoe is dating someone new now?”
Elliot laughed out loud and said, “I’d wish her happiness.”
“I see. What if that someone was your nephew?”
The smile on Elliot’s face froze.
“Did they get together?”
Avery felt the tension emanating from his body. Worried he would lose his appetite for dinner, she shook her head and said, “It was hypothetical.”
“If they really are dating, not only would I give them my blessing, I’d also give them a big fat check,” Elliot said delightedly.
Avery had no response.
The children returned soon after, and she took them inside the house.
Elliot trailed along behind them.
He pulled out his phone and sent out a text. (Look into the relationship between Zoe Sanford and Cole Foster!]
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 522
After dinner, Layla held Avery’s hand and said with a tired face, “Mommy, I want to go to bed … Give me a bath…”
The nanny immediately rushed over to help.
Layla threw a tantrum because of her fatigue.
“I want Mommy to give me a bath…” she35 sobbed.
Tammy walked over with a smile and said, “Layla, your Mommy’s belly is going to grow even bigger soon. She won’t be able to give you a bath by then!”
Layla froze for a moment, then stroked Avery’s flate8 belly.
“Your Mommy’s belly is going to grow this big,” Tammy said as she gestured at Avery’s abdomen.
Layla’s jaw dropped in shock as disbelief washed over her little79 face.
Tammy carried Layla upstairs and said to Avery, “Go take a break, Avery!”
Avery was a little worried and wanted to go up with87 them.
Elliot grabbed her arm and said, “Come outside with me.”
“What is it?” Avery said as she walked ahead of him. “Shea should be tired, too. You should head7a home.”
“The bodyguard will take her home.” Elliot held her hand and led her outside. “Let’s go for a walk.”
Summer was just around the corner. The days were becoming longer and the weather was getting warmer.
The gentle breeze outside was a welcomed comfort.
The two of them slept for a while that afternoon. Elliot guessed that Avery would not be tired, so he wanted to take her out to relax.
Avery thought he meant they were going to take a simple walk around the neighborhood, but he ended up opening the door to his car.
“Didn’t you say we were going for a walk? Where do you want to go?” she asked as she stood in front of the car door, puzzled.
“Let’s go shopping.” His tone was casual and light.
Avery knew Elliot did not like to shop.
.
He decided to take her shopping to make her happy.
Even if that were the case, he should have at least discussed it with her first.
“You’re weird,” Avery said, but hopped into the car anyway.
After Elliot got into the driver’s seat, Avery asked, “Where are we going to shop? I’m pregnant, so I can’t walk for too long.”
“I know.” Elliot never once forgot that Avery was carrying their child. “We’ll come home when you feel tired.”
They made their way to the city’s most popular street for luxury goods.
Every shop on this street sold high-end, designer brands.
The average crowd stayed away from it because of its exorbitant prices, which was why the street seemed secluded compared to the other shopping areas.
Avery was pregnant, so Elliot would not take her anywhere too crowded.
“I have plenty of clothes, Elliot… I don’t lack anything… If you feel like shopping, then let’s go look at some menswear!” Avery said as her eyes landed on the men’s clothing store right in front of them.
“We’ll take a look at everything,” Elliot said plainly. Sometimes, the quieter things were, the bigger the matter.
Elliot looked completely fine, but Avery began to feel uneasy.
When Tammy got home at 9 p.m. that night, she sent Avery a text. Tammy: (Where did Elliot take you? Are you home yet?] !
Avery did not reply to the text until half an hour later.
Avery: (I just got home.]
Tammy: (Holy crap! You shopped for that long? Can your body handle it?]
Avery: [You might not believe me, but we didn’t really shop. We only shopped for under half an hour, then went and got something to eat.] Tammy: [… Didn’t you two just have dinner earlier?)
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 523
Avery: (Maybe he figured I need to eat more because I’m eating for two now.]
Tammy: (Hahaha! What did he buy for you? Send me photos!)
Avery took a photo of that night’s haul and sent it to Tammy.
Tammy looked at the photo, then immediately called35 Avery.
“Why did he buy jewelry again? Haha! Do men like giving the women they love jewelry?” she laughed.
Avery held her head in her hand and said, “He had ae8 motive.”
Tammy froze, then asked, “What motive?”
“It’s because of an event next79 Monday.”
Avery truly experienced how petty a man could be that night.
She had declined the clothes and jewelry, but Elliot insisted on buying them for87 her.
When she asked for his reason, he gladly gave it.
Back when Avery attended the meet-and-greet at the hotel with Eric Santos, they had both worn cream sweaters and were mistaken as lovers. The necklace she wore that Eric gave her also caused quite a bit of7a controversy.
All of this was in the past, but Elliot never got over it.
During their shopping spree, he picked out a dress for Avery and got a matching outfit for himself.
He also bought her a beautiful gemstone necklace.
The color of the gemstone was exactly the same as the cufflinks he got for himself!
Not only did he want to wear a matching outfit with her, he also wanted their accessories to match.
All of this was because there was going to be a contract-signing event on Monday between Tate Industries, Sterling Group and the Border Security Force.
Tammy cackled upon hearing Avery’s story.
“I never knew he was this passionate! Why didn’t you refuse the matching outfits? If you did, I’m sure he would end up doing something even more shocking!”
“His donation to the Border Security Force this time is for the good of the country and its citizens. I don’t want to let such a small matter affect that contract.” “Hahahaha! This is hilarious! I don’t know how your dating life somehow involved the country’s affairs… The government should give you two a ‘best couple’ award…”
Avery blushed slightly, then changed the subject and said, “I accidentally saw a photo of Cole Foster and Zoe Sanford together today. I’m guessing Cole mistakenly posted it online. He deleted it right away.”
Tammy smelled something fishy going on and said, “Didn’t Zoe move into the old Foster mansion after she got pregnant? I bet they already had something going on back then!”
“I think there’s a possibility they got together much earlier on, too. They were really close in the photo I saw today.” Avery frowned and wondered, “Isn’t Zoe madly in love with Elliot? Why would she do this?”
Tammy took a sip of water, then mused, “Maybe it was because Elliot was too cold to her! I heard that they only slept together once the entire time they were together. It was on the night of your birthday party. The night Elliot got really drunk…”
Avery froze.
She remembered every detail of what happened that night.
Elliot had pinned her down on the bed and tormented her for a long time.
Zoe had watched everything from outside the room that night.
It was the first time in her life that Avery felt like a homewrecker being caught in the act!
She had never revealed the events of that night to anybody, because Zoe was Elliot’s official girlfriend at the time, and she was nothing but the third party who ruined their relationship!
“Are you sure?” Avery asked as she heard the feigned vagueness in her voice, but felt extremely nervous.
“I heard about it when my husband was drinking with Ben and the other… Elliot has a personal bodyguard who knows exactly where he sleeps every night. Ben’s in charge of that bodyguard’s salary, so Ben knows everything about Elliot’s private life.”
Tears rolled down Avery’s face when she heard Tammy’s answer.
Elliot might have been too drunk to remember anything about that night, but she remembered it very clearly!
He could not possibly have had any energy left inside of him to touch Zoe that night! It was even more impossible that she got pregnant with his child!
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 524
“Why aren’t you saying anything, Avery?” Tammy asked. “Do you think there’s a possibility that Cole was the father of the child Zoe was pregnant with before? After all, the chances of getting knocked up after sleeping together once are really low! Besides, if Zoe would date a major sc*mbag like Cole, it’s enough to prove that they’re the same type of people!”
Avery felt an ache in her heart, then croaked, “I’m not sure if they really are dating or not… I’m a little tired now, Tammy…”
“Okay. Hurry up and get some rest, then,” Tammy said.
Avery hung up the phone, then looked out the window into the night in a35 daze.
Tears fell silently down her face.
She had thought that Elliot and Zoe were just like other couples when they weree8 together.
He had thought that the child Zoe was carrying was the result of their many nights of loving passion.
What a79 joke!
In the past, most of the loathing she felt toward Elliot was because of his relationship with Zoe.
She despised and resented him to the point that she wanted to kill him87 herself.
No matter what Elliot said, she did not want to hear a word of it.
No matter what he did, she wanted nothing but to be free from7a him!
Her eyes were clouded by jealousy and hatred, and she ended up seeing him as an enemy.
All the times she had regretted meeting him, the countless sleepless nights she had stayed up cursing him…
Now, the truth was like a hard slap in her face!
Avery felt like her heart was about to break in half.
Elliot was not the dirtbag that people made him out to be, neither was he a two-timing bst rd.
All the cruel words she had said to him and her actions that hurt him made her feel an
unbelievable shame!
After a good cry, Avery lay in bed and stared blankly at the ceiling.
Now that her emotions were intact, her thoughts were slowly getting clearer.
It was no wonder Zoe miscarried!
The child she was carrying was never Elliot’s to begin with, so she would not have dared to give birth to it.
Her cruelty knew no bounds!
On the day she miscarried, she did not forget to plan an elaborate and entertaining act…
At the thought of this, a chill ran through Avery’s entire body.
She and Elliot were hardly considered fools, but Zoe had duped them both!
This was all in the past, but the torment that she and Elliot suffered because of it was engraved into their hearts!
Avery refused to let Zoe get away with this!
On Monday, Avery showed up at Tate Industries in a white dress.
An amethyst necklace was hanging from her neck.
The purple gemstone complemented her ivory skin and made her look exquisite.
“Is Miss Tate in a relationship? She’s dressed up so beautifully today!”
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“Hahaha! Sterling Group’s big boss, Elliot Foster got here at eight in the morning. Did you notice the amethyst necklace Miss Tate’s wearing? When I sent coffee over to Mr. Foster earlier, I saw that his cufflinks today were made of amethyst, too!”
“Oh my god! Are they going public with their relationship?!”
“Haha! Let’s hope they get together! That way, we won’t have to worry about Wonder Technologies anymore!”
That morning, news of Wanda Tate donating drones to hundreds of schools in the country’s rural areas made the headlines.
Before long, Tate Industries and Sterling Group also made headlines with their donation of military drones to the country’s Border Security Force.
The internet blew up in fervent discussions at the two pieces of news.
(I think Wonder Technologies should’ve donated something more practical to the schools! Those poor kids barely have enough to eat. What would they do with a bunch of drones?]
[At least Wonder Technologies donated something! However, I think Tate Industries is even more amazing! Working with the military is basically an official confirmation on the high
quality of their products!]
[Did any of you notice what the heads of Sterling Group and Tate Industries were wearing?]
[Whoa! Are those matching couple outfits?!)
[I didn’t expect to see something this sweet while reading the news…) That afternoon, lunch was on Avery and Mike.
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 525
Elliot, Chad and Ben never left since they arrived that morning.
They had spent their time touring Tate Industries.
At least, that was their excuse. Their true motive was to stay for lunch.
“Wanda Tate is a master of marketing,” Ben said with his phone in his hand. “She hit a brick wall running into us,35 though.”
“Even so, their sales aren’t bad,” Chad said. “There is still huge potential in the lower-income market.”
“They’re selling their products for cheap, after all! They’re losing money to earn a good reputation. The more they sell, the more money they lose… Their original plan was to quickly take over the market and run Tate Industries out of business, then monopolize the market and raise their prices,” Ben said. “Now, they’ve realized that Tate Industries isn’t as easy to bring down as they’d thought. Which is why they’re coming up with othere8 ideas.”
“Are they cutting down costs? Or are they planning on conquering the lower and middle income markets while continuing to make big promises to their investors, then get publicly listed?” Chad chimed in.
“All of that. They still have plenty of investors who believe in them.” Ben laughed, then said,” Wanda Tate really does have a knack for79 business.”
Avery was ordering dishes with the menu in her hands, but her ears were closely listening to their conversation.
Elliot noticed her absentmindedness, then leaned in and whispered in her ear, “You don’t need to be afraid of Wanda. She can’t touch87 you.”
Avery’s cheeks flushed.
“I’m not afraid of her. I’m trying to decide between getting orange juice or watermelonja
juice.”
“Get one of each, then.”
“Okay…”
Avery finished ordering, then handed the menu over to Elliot.
“You’re over three months pregnant now, Avery. How are you feeling?” Ben asked, shifting the subject to her.
“Apart from the occasional nausea, I don’t feel any differently.”
This pregnancy was more relaxed than her last.
“That’s good. Do you only have a day-time nanny at home right now?” Ben asked. “Shouldn’t you hire a live-in nanny later on in your pregnancy? Mike is a man, after all. It wouldn’t be too convenient for him to help out if anything happens to you…”
Elliot glanced at Avery from the corner of his eye. She responded calmly, “I’m still a long way from the late stages of my pregnancy. I’ll think about it later on.”
“Hahaha! I don’t know why you’re the one who’s pregnant, but I’m getting nervous. It’s as if the baby you’re carrying is mine…” Ben teased with a chuckle.
“You’ll scare the boss if you say that, Ben. He doesn’t want to have a baby with you!” Chad said.
Everyone burst into laughter, which immediately livened up the atmosphere.
Avery took advantage of everyone’s good mood to ask a question.
“What are men most afraid of? Is it losing money, or being cheated on?”
“Being cheated on!” Mike was the first to answer.
Chad nodded his head in agreement.
“I can accept getting dumped, but I can’t accept getting cheated on,” Ben answered.
Avery did not turn to Elliot, because his answer would most likely be the same.
She wanted to find the time to tell him about Zoe’s infidelity, but she was hesitating now.
How could someone as proud as him handle that kind of bombshell?
On Wednesday, Avery contacted Zoe, who had just returned from her vacation.
The two met at a cafe.
Zoe glared at Avery resentfully.
“Are you here to show off…”
Zoe began to speak, but Avery’s palm landed on her cheek in a hard slap!
“I know all about you and Cole. This slap is for the innocent child you murdered.”
Zoe held onto her cheek as her eyes widened dramatically!
How did Avery find out?
Who was the one who told her about it?!
“Elliot… He…” Zoe stammered, unable to let out a complete sentence.
“He doesn’t know. Let this disgusting matter rot in your hearts!” Avery picked up a napkin and wiped her hands. “If he finds out, he’d send the both of you straight to hell!”
Zoe’s face was a look of absolute terror as she slumped back into her seat.
Avery walked out of the cafe and drove the car toward the Starry River Villa.
There was an express delivery from abroad that required her signature.
She wondered why there was a package when she did not purchase anything. She had no idea who could have sent it, let alone what was in the package.
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 526
Avery parked the car at the villa’s entrance.
The delivery man was waiting for her at the front gate.
After she got out of the car and signed for the package, her phone rang in her bag.
She held the package in one hand and used the other to pull her phone35 out.
She answered the call after opening the front gate.
“Where aree8 you?”
Elliot’s deep, low voice came through the phone.
“At home,” Avery79 answered.
“Are you not feeling well?” Elliot asked with a hint of worry in his voice.
“I’m fine. I came home to grab a87 package.”
Avery walked past the front yard to the front door and opened it up.
Once she was in the house, she placed the package on top of the shoeza rack.
“What’s up?” she asked as she changed into her house slipper and walked over to the couch.
“Zoe Sanford is, in fact, dating Cole.”
Elliot’s bodyguard had brought Cole to him earlier. Cole confessed to everything, so Elliot made the call to Avery.
“How did you find out?” he asked.
“How did you confirm it?” Avery asked as her hand tightened around her phone.
“Cole told me. He said they started spending time together after I broke up with Zoe. They just recently confirmed their relationship.” Elliot’s tone was very calm. “I don’t care that he’s dating Zoe.”
Avery responded simply after hearing what he said.
If Cole had told Elliot that he not only cheated with Zoe on him, but also used him as a scapegoat during Zoe’s pregnancy, then Elliot would not be as composed as he was at that moment.
“It’s all in the past,” Avery said. She wanted the entire matter to come to an end.
Elliot never loved Zoe, and nothing ever happened between them. That was enough for her.
She did not want Elliot to suffer from gossip.
Even if he did not care about being cheated on by Zoe, he would still be made a laughing stock.
Elliot was silent for a few seconds, then said hoarsely, “I know you’re mad…”
“I’m not! I don’t care, and I’m not mad anymore. Let’s just leave the past behind,” Avery said lightly.
From the sound of her voice, it was as if everything really was fine.
However, Elliot felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.
He used to date Zoe, and she was even once pregnant with his child.
How could Avery possibly not care about that at all?
“I want to see you.”
Elliot was filled with guilt, and decided to make it all up to Avery.
“Sure. Where are you?” Avery asked.
“I’ll come over to your place.”
“If you’re at the office, then I’ll come to you! I don’t have much going on today.”
Avery did not want to disturb Elliot’s work.
Upon hearing her words, the knot in Elliot’s heart loosened as a smile appeared on his face.
“Okay. I’ll wait here for you.”
He hung up the phone, then checked the time.
If traffic was smooth, it would take about half an hour to get here from the Starry River Villa.
He stood up and began to make his way out.
Coincidentally, Chad needed to see Elliot and bumped into him while he was walking out.
“Where are you going, Sir?”
“I’m going to buy some stuff,” Elliot responded as he continued toward the elevators.
Chad froze for a moment, then followed after him. “What do you need? I’ll get it for you.” “I’ll go myself.” Elliot’s expression was relaxed. His tone was not exactly gentle, but it was very polite. “Leave the documents on my desk. I’ll take a look at them later.”
“Yes, Sir…” Chad saw Elliot’s good mood and decided to be nosy. “Did something good happen, Sir?”
Elliot tapped on the elevator button, then turned back with a smile and said, “Avery’s coming over later.”
Over at Starry River Villa, it had been ten minutes since the end of the phone call.
Avery was standing in her closet and still had not picked out an outfit to wear.
She had not even seen Elliot yet, but her heart was already racing wildly in her chest.
The dress she was wearing was pretty, but she felt that it was too plain.
She took out a dress that Tammy had picked for her, hesitated for a while, then decided to go ahead and wear it.
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 527
At the Sterling Group offices, Chad sat in Ben’s office with a cup of tea.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been Mr. Foster this happy!” Chad chuckled. “I stood guard at his office doors on purpose and saw him bring back a huge bag of fruit and snacks. Can Avery eat all of that? Hahaha!”
“Did Avery finally come around? Women are so difficult to figure out!” Ben said with furrowed brows.
“Could it be because Zoe Sanford and Cole Foster got together?” Chad guessed. “Apart from that, I can’t think of any other35 possibilities.”
“Let’s hope that’s the case.” Ben raised his own cup of tea and clinked cups with Chad.
Avery pulled up in front of the Sterling Group building half an houre8 later.
After his little tea session with Ben, Chad had been waiting at the building’s entrance.
When he saw Avery’s Rower, he immediately ran up to79 it.
Avery rolled down her window when she saw Chad approaching, then said, “Chad, the parking lot is full here. I’ll go find somewhere to park outside.”
Chad smiled and said, “You can just park anywhere in this huge spot right here! It’s fine to just park your car at the entrance,87 too.”
Avery was bewildered.
Chad waved his hand and directed her, “Just park right7a there!”
“That’s not a parking spot!”
“It’s fine! This entire piece of land belongs to Mr. Foster. You can park wherever you want.” Chad fawned. “Or you could come down and I can park your car for you?”
Avery shook her head in embarrassment and said, “It’s fine. I’ll park it myself.”
She parked the car, then opened the door and got out.
“You look beautiful today, Miss Tate!” Chad flattered her sincerely.
Avery was wearing a floral camisole with a matching fitted skirt.
The outfit showed off her ivory skin and slender figure, making her look sexy and bewitching
Chad was afraid that Elliot would not be able to hold himself back once he laid eyes on her.
Avery felt some regret.
She was only coming to see Elliot, so why did she go through the trouble of specially changing her outfit?
They had just met the day before, and it was not like they could not see each other every day.
What would people think of her showing up at his workplace dressed up like this?
“I…” Avery wanted to explain herself.
“It’s hot out here, Miss Tate. Let’s hurry inside! Mr. Foster has been waiting for you.”
Chad led the way with a grin.
Avery followed his lead straight to the company president’s office on the top floor of the building.
“Go on in! I’ll leave you two to it.” Chad led Avery right to Elliot’s office doors, then cleverly dismissed himself.
Avery knocked on the door, then pushed it open.
When her eyes met with Elliot’s, sparks flew as different types of shock appeared on each of their faces.
Avery saw Elliot sitting on the couch, and he was peeling grapes.
The plate on the table in front of him was piled up with peeled grapes.
He stared at her in surprise as his Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat.
“Aren’t you cold dressed like that?”
Avery forced herself to come up with an excuse and said, “Pregnant women get hot easily.”
Elliot wiped his hands down with a wet napkin, then walked over to her and led her into the room.
“I remember you liked grapes, so I peeled some for you,” he said as he sat her down on the couch.
The air was filled with an alluring mixture of his cologne and the fragrance of the grapes.
Avery uneasily picked up a grape and popped it into her mouth.
“How is it?” Elliot’s deep set eyes ogled at her demure face in anticipation.
His gaze made Avery blush, and a sudden surge of courage rose inside her.
She reached up to wrap her hand around the back of his neck, and planted her red lips on his
cold, thin lips…
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Half an hour later, the vice president of Sterling Group burst into Ben’s office.
“I’ve looked everywhere for you, Chad. I knew you’d be here!”
The vice president slumped down next to Chad.
Noticing the vice president dripping in sweat, Chad asked, “What happened? You’re making me think the company’s in some kind of35 trouble.”
The vice president poured himself a glass of water, then said, “Did the two of you know that Avery Tate was here? Why didn’t you tell me?” He drank the entire glass of water in one gulp.” Let me tell me, when I went to Mr. Foster’s office just now… Ah! Just the thought of it makes me want to bury myself in a hole! What the hell was that? I have a feeling I’m about to get fired.”
Ben and Chad weree8 shocked.
“Don’t tell me they were…” Ben began to say, but did not finish the rest of his sentence.
The vice president nodded furiously and said, “The worst thing about it was that I wasn’t the only one who saw it. I was with a whole team of people… All of them saw it, too… Honestly, I might as well just pack up my things and79 leave…”
He buried his face in his hands in agony.
Everyone knew that the president of Sterling Group, Elliot Foster kept his distance from87
women.
He had never brought a woman to the company before, let alone do anything with a woman in his own office.
However, everything changed7a today!
Never in his dreams did the vice president think that he would walk into something like this.
Elliot cared very much about his privacy, and was probably pondering on how to make him disappear into thin air.
Ben and Chad gazed at the vice president with sympathetic eyes. They wanted to share their opinions, but ended up unintentionally bursting into laughter instead.
“Stop laughing! I’m devastated right now! You shouldn’t kick a man while he’s down!” The vice president said dejectedly as he checked his phone to see if he had received any new calls or messages.
He had a feeling that Elliot was not going to go easy on him.
“Don’t be so pessimistic. I think you’ll be fine.” Ben took a sip of water to calm himself down.” If I were you, I’d go back to his office half an hour later and congratulate him.”
“Mr. Foster won’t be mad,” Chad said. “He’s in a good mood today. Even if you made a big mistake, he might be able to forgive you.”
“Are you sure?” mumbled the vice president. “When he noticed that I’d walked in earlier, his expression was really stern! He was furious!”
“Ahem… At the time… What were they doing?”
“Let me think… When I walked in, all I saw was something white… Oh, I think that was Miss Tate’s back…” The vice president tried his best to recall what he saw, then took a sharp breath and said, “Miss Tate was on top…”
Ben looked like he had choked on something.
“I can’t help you there.” He shook his head, then said, “I honestly didn’t expect that that was what you saw.”
Chad was also mortified. He could barely wrap his head around things.
“Since neither of you can help me, then I’ll just go and face my doom!”
The vice president stood up in misery and planned to go and beg Elliot for forgiveness.
“Hey! You should go later! What if they’re not done yet?” Ben said as he held him back
“Huh?” The vice president looked perplexed as he said, “How could they continue after I walked in on them? No way. Miss Tate actually screamed!”
Ben released his grip on him.
It was over!
“I suggest you beg for forgiveness from Avery Tate,” he said.
“That’s right,” Chad agreed. “As long as she forgives you, Mr. Foster would, too.” “Okay! I’ll go find Miss Tate right now!”
The vice president clenched his fists and walked out of the room.
The doors to the president’s office were wide open.
The vice president pretended to walk by and “accidentally” peeped into the room.
All he saw was Elliot working away behind his desk with a serious expression on his face.
There was no trace of Avery in the office.
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“No way,” the vice president thought to himself. “Did Avery Tate leave?”
He took a deep breath, then knocked on the open door to Elliot’s office.
Elliot looked up, saw who it was, then immediately said, “Come in and shut the door.”
The vice president was35 terrified!
Elliot’s tone was no different than usual, but there was something scary about the way he said the words “come in and shut the door”.
The vice president timidly walked into the door and closed the door behinde8 him.
“Where’s Miss Tate, Sir?”
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Elliot pushed the file he was working on aside, then said coldly, “Do you need to talk to her about something?” He paused, then continued ominously, “You scared her79 off.”
The vice president’s back broke into a cold sweat.
“I’m so sorry, Sir! I’ll go and apologize to Miss Tate right87 away!”
Elliot’s brows furrowed tightly as he asked, “Don’t you think you’ve embarrassed her enough?
The vice president humbly hung his head. His face said, “Do what you want with7a me.”
“I don’t want a word of this going out!” Elliot snapped.
The vice president nodded furiously and said, “Don’t worry! I won’t say a word!”
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“I’ve still got some work to do. Bring the others to come see me in thirty minutes.” Elliot’s tone returned to its usual calm.
The vice president let out an internal sigh of relief.
“It looks like the boss really is in a great mood today!” he thought.
Avery drove her car aimlessly on the road.
She had yet to calm down from her earlier fright.
How humiliating!
She never dreamed of anything like that happening in her life.
Sure enough, one should never act on impulse.
She called Tammy and asked her to come out and meet her.
They met at a cafe half an hour later.
Avery ordered some dessert.
Tammy watched as she ate slowly, then asked in confusion, “You didn’t call me out here just so I could watch you eat, did you?”
Avery stopped eating, then said, “I went to see Elliot just now.”
Tammy could not hold back her laughter.
“I was wondering why you were wearing this outfit today… You kept saying how it didn’t suit you before, but you look gorgeous in it! Hahaha! I bet Elliot was shocked to see you wearing this, right?”
Avery’s cheeks flushed as she said, “He stared at me like an idiot… It was such a huge difference!”
“Hahaha! Did the tyrannical president turn into a drooling idiot?” Tammy said as she imagined the scene in her head.
“Pretty much…” Avery took a sip of water as she tried to calm herself. “Then, we got on the couch in his office and…”
“Holy sh*t! That’s hot! Why do you look so miserable, though? Is he… impotent?!” Tammy exclaimed in horror.
If she was right, then she would definitely tell Avery to find another man.
Avery took a deep breath, then held her head in her hands and said, “While we were… In his office… A group of employees saw us.”
Tammy had her breath taken away.
“You two are incredible!”
“I’m never going to his office ever again.” Avery gritted her teeth and kicked herself. “Why didn’t I just agree when he said he would come see me at my place? Why did I have to insist on going to his office? Oh, right. I was worried it’d affect his work… Then again, it’s not like he could do any work with me there!”
“There’s no point in regretting it now, Avery! What’s done is done, just accept it! I bet this has already spread all over the company,” Tammy said, adding fuel to fire. “This type of gossip spreads like wildfire!”
Avery was stuck in a daze.
When she finally snapped out of it, she said, “By the way, did you buy someone online for me? I received a package from Bridgedale this afternoon.”
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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 530
Tammy shook her head and said, “Nope! Wasn’t there a sender’s name on the package?”
“I just glanced at it. I think it was the name of some company.” Avery then revealed the suspicious part of the matter and said, “I asked the delivery man to leave it at the neighborhood’s delivery counter or hand it over to the nanny, but he insisted on me signing for it personally.”
“Maybe it’s something expensive. You usually have to sign for something like that.” Tammy flashed a mysterious grin and said, “Could it be something from Elliot? Aren’t the two of you in the middle of a passionate relationship?”
Avery responded without hesitation, “It probably isn’t him. He’s never used a courier service to send me gifts. Even if it’s from abroad, he’d send it to his place and check it before giving it to35 me.”
“Tsk! Hearing you say all this is making me fall in love with him all over again. After all, he once was my dream man!” Tammy picked up her teaspoon and stirred her coffee, then said,” Have you completely gotten over things, Avery?”
Avery’s behavior today was like a young girl deep ine8 love.
Avery knew she could not hide it, so she nodded and said, “I’m letting bygones be bygones!”
“I respect your decision. Who could go through life without making some mistakes?” Tammy was happy for her friend. “I feel like you’ve turned into a different person after reconciling with him. Of course, he’s changed as well. Since you’re so happy together, then just stay together from now on! That way, your three children would finally have a complete home. How great is79 that?”
Avery lowered her gaze and said, “I’m not certain about the future, but I’ll definitely cherish our time together more than I did before. We’re not children anymore. Our kids are all grown up, too.”
She had given it a lot of87 thought.
At this point, marriage was not important to her and Elliot.
What they needed was the trust between family members, and not a marriage7a license.
At five in the evening, the nanny took Layla home from school.
While changing into her house slippers, Layla’s eyes landed on the package on the shoe rack.
“Whose package is this? What’s inside?” she asked.
“It’s your mother’s,” answered the nanny:
“Oh… I want to open it…”
Layla thought that whatever belonged to her mother was hers, too.
The nanny felt uneasy, then said, “Your mother will be home soon. Let’s wait for her to come back and open it up, okay? Or we could wait for your brother to come home and see what he thinks.”
Layla thought of how Hayden would be home soon, then nodded her head.
About ten minutes later, the bodyguard returned home with Hayden.
“Hayden! The nanny made me some really yummy pancakes today!”
Layla was holding a fluffy pancake in her hand, and was so happy that she utterly forgot what happened ten minutes ago.
As Hayden changed into his house slipper, he glanced at the package on the shoe rack
Avery rarely shops online, so they don’t usually receive packages.
“Hayden! That’s Mommy’s package. I want to see what’s inside! Let’s open it together!”
With her brother’s company, Layla was not afraid even if they got in trouble.”
“It’s Mommy’s. We can’t open it,” Hayden said.
“Mommy’s stuff is our stuff… Our stuff is Mommy’s, too!” Layla pouted, then said, “I really want to see what’s inside!”
Hayden was worried that his sister would touch the package, so he dragged her into the living room.
“We can only open it with Mommy’s permission,” he said.
“… I can open up whatever I want in the house.” Layla shook off her brother’s grip unhappily, then said, “Mommy won’t be angry at me!”
Layla rarely went against Hayden like this.
“Go and open it, then,” Hayden said coldly. “I won’t be your brother after that.”
Layla was speechless.
When Avery got home, she felt a weird atmosphere in the house.
The children did not run up to greet her like they usually did.
“Layla!” she called out as she changed into her house slippers. “Hayden! Mommy’s home!”
Layla and Hayden walked over from two different directions.
“Mommy, I fought with Hayden.” Layla ran up to her mother with reddened eyes and said, ” He said he won’t be my brother anymore.”
Hearing this, Avery turned to Hayden and asked, “What’s wrong Hayden? Did your sister upset you?”
Hayden pursed his thin lips and said nothing.
Layla impatiently dragged Avery to the shoe rack and said, “I wanted to open your package, Mommy, but Hayden wouldn’t let me… Mommy, you wouldn’t be mad at me if I’d opened it, right?”