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When His Eyes Opened Chapter 651
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 651
She could only remember fragments; she recalled receiving messages from Tammy, saying that she had a surprise for her and asking her to hurry over. However, she couldn’t find Tammy when she arrived.
After that, she started feeling extremely light-headed and fell asleep.
The room she woke up in was not the room she walked into earlier that evening.
‘Who moved me to another room?’ She thought. Unsettled, she took her purse and hurried outside the room. As soon as she was out of the hotel, she called 46 Jun.
“Avery, Tammy lost her phone. If someone calls or messages you asking for money, don’t do it!” Jun said.
“Oh… When did she lose her phone?” Avery’s blood ran34 cold.
“Around three in the afternoon. Did you receive weird messages?”
Avery took a deep breath. “Is Tammy with you right now? I need to talk tocd her.”
“Oh, okay. She’s upstairs. I’ll go find her.”
Shortly after, Jun passed the phone toge Tammy.
“Avery! My phone was stolen! Damn that thief! I reported it to the police but they said that it’s going to be very hard to find it. I’ve been so caught up with this the entire morning. I have too much personal information on my phone..” Tammy whined.
“Your phone is with me,” Avery said in a cold voice, “someone texted me with your phone yesterday in the afternoon and fooled me into going to Caesar23 hospital.
“Huh?! Why would the thief lure you to the hotel? Avery, are you okay? You are scaring me!”
“I’m fine.” Avery still felt a little dizzy. “I didn’t see anyone when I arrived at the hotel. I was probably drugged and fell asleep. Other than feeling a bit dizzy, I feel alright.”
“Hurry and go get checked in the hospital! That thief is so weird.”
“Yeah, don’t worry. I will head to the hospital right now. Also, don’t tell anyone about this just yet, I don’t want Elliot to worry,” Avery said.
“Okay, I won’t.” Still concerned, Tammy asked, “which hospital are you going to? I will go look for you now.”
“There is a hospital for traditional medicines near the hotel.”
“I will go to you right away.”
The next day, in Sterling Group.
Ben had not been able to sleep the entire night and stormed directly into Elliot’s office as soon as he arrived into the office in the morning.
“Elliot, I am not giving money to Avery on your behalf anymore.” Ben stepped towards the office desk and said, “she can earn money on her own and she doesn’t need your money.”
Elliot gazed up in confusion. “What’s wrong with you?”
“Nothing. I just checked and you don’t have much money left, anyway. There’s no need to drain yourself over a relationship,” Ben said with a cold expression and an even colder voice.
“She is the mother of my child. It’s only natural that I spend money for her.” Elliot noticed that Ben was upset and asked once again, “what exactly is wrong with you?”
“If you have to ask, then I’ll tell you the truth!” Ben slowly began to lost his temper. “I hate Avery. That woman isn’t worthy of the way you treat her! So what if she can give birth? Other women can do the same! I’ve seen pathetic pursuers before, but none as lowly and egoless like you! The more you put up with her, the less respect she shows you! Is this fun for you?”
Ben felt much better after speaking his thoughts; but on the other end of the desk, Elliot’s expression instantly darkened. The pen he was holding dropped onto the desk as he stood up from his chair and strode towards Ben, before grabbing him by the collar.
“Repeat what you just said!”
“I won’t pay Avery another penny on your behalf! You can either get a new Chief Financial Officer, or give up on Avery Tate!” Ben swallowed hard and gritted out, “dump her as soon as she gives birth to the baby!”
“Ben, don’t f*cking push me! I will never give up on Avery!” “Then you are doomed!” Ben cursed, “that woman is going to ruin you!”
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 652
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 652
When Chelsea heard that Ben and Elliot were fighting, she hurried over and by the time she arrived, the fight had stopped because Chad got between them to break them apart.
Chad had been accidentally struck for trying to stop the fighting; his spectacles were shattered and there was blood on his face.
“Outside, now, Ben!” Chelsea commanded coldly before dragging him outside.
Once Ben was out of the room, Chad glanced over at 46 Elliot.
It had been Elliot who was hitting Ben and Ben did not fight back at all, which brought Chad to the conclusion that Ben had somehow provoked Elliot, or Elliot would not have attacked him. However, the two had been best friends for years and had never even argued much, let alone physically harming one another.
“Mr. Foster, what happened?” Chad asked as he white-knuckled through the pain on his face.” Did Ben do something? Did he betray34 you?”
Elliot clenched his fists and went back to sit down on the chair. “Get out!”
His head was throbbing as he struggled to understand what had happened between Ben and Avery. He would not have been so furious if only Ben could tell him what was wrong withcd Avery.
Chad strode out of the office and walked straight towards Ben and Chelsea.
“Everything I said to you last night just went down the gutter!” Chelsea scolded Ben. “Are you trying to make everyone aware of what happened? What good does this do for Elliot? I’m so disappointed in ge you!”
Ben took out his phone to check the wounds on his face with the camera, and did not seem affected by Chelsea’s words.
“I can’t get over it unless I spill it all out,” he said pathetically, “don’t worry. I didn’t mention last23 night.”
Chelsea sighed a breath of relief. “Your face is swollen. You should go get your wounds looked
at.”
“Oh. You are not coming with me?” Ben asked gloomily.
“You got what you deserve, so no,” she said, before turning to walk towards Elliot’s office.
Ben sighed and stepped towards the elevator, while Chad caught up to him.
Chad was also wounded on the face, so the two went to have their injuries treated together. The atmosphere was slightly awkward inside the elevator.
“Ben, what’s going on with the two of you? I asked Mr. Foster about it just now, but he won’t say a thing,” Chad asked gingerly, “what’s so severe that can’t be resolved by just talking with one another? Fighting would affect your friendship.”
Ben did not want to tell Chad about it, as he felt that Chad was on Avery’s side in some way.
The elevator arrived at the first floor and the door slowly opened.
Ben’s phone rang and he took it out to realize that it was a call from Avery.
He had called her the night before but her phone had been switched off, and she had now called him back
He accepted the call and heard Avery’s casual voice saying, “I didn’t get your call last night, Ben. Is there something you need?”
“I saw a woman last night in Caesar Hotel and she looked a lot like you, so I called you to make sure,” Ben said emotionlessly.
Chad was surprised by how cold Ben’s attitude was towards Avery.
“I was in that hotel last night,” she said.
Just as she thought Ben was going to ask why she was in the hotel, he said, “then there’s nothing.”
With that, he hung up.
Chad was confused. “Ben, I know that you are in a fight with Mr. Foster, but you don’t have to vent your anger on Avery, do you?”
“You have it the other way around, but don’t ask me why I am in a fight with Elliot because of her. Don’t ask,” Ben said in a cold tone.
“Oh. I won’t ask.” Chad didn’t know what happened, but judging from Ben’s reaction, the situation was bad.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 653
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 653
Avery held onto her phone thoughtfully.
She could sense Ben’s change in attitude towards her. He had always been polite with her, but he sounded as though he was reluctant to talk to her and appeared to despise her in the phone call just now.
Was it because she was in Caesar Hotel the night before? But she hadn’t done anything in the hotel, so why would Ben be angry with her? Perhaps he thought that it was inappropriate for her to be in a hotel on her own?
Up until this point, Avery still couldn’t make sense of why the thief would call her to the hotel. The thief had not done anything to her and simply put her to sleep with46 sedatives.
She went to the hospital for a check-up the day before and luckily, the dose was minimal and had no effect on her body.
Meanwhile, in Sterling34 Group.
Chelsea brought a cup of coffee and set it down before Elliot.
“Elliot, I talked to Ben just now,” she said, “he thinks that you are giving too much and getting too little in return; aside from that, your work is being delayed because of her all thecd time…”
“It can’t be because of that,” Elliot scowled and argued, “there has to be another reason that causes his sudden hatred towards Avery.”
Chelsea suddenly felt a little scared as she studied the distrustful expression on Elliot’s handsome9e face.
No matter the time and occasion, this was a man who remained highly alert and defensive; it was extremely difficult to lie to him.
“I heard that you were in a gathering with him last night?” Elliot looked up and stared sharply at23 Chelsea.
“Yes. I wasn’t feeling so well last night, so I asked for his help to keep my client’s company. Both of us had a bit too much to drink.”
“Nothing else happened?” Elliot stared at her face, trying to determine if she was lying.
“Nothing… Elliot, why don’t you get back to work first? Once the two of you calm down, you should talk.” Worried that Elliot would notice something was wrong, Chelsea changed the topic and said, “by the way, Nora’s injury has mostly recovered, so I will tell her to come to work tomorrow.”
Elliot turned his attention back to the computer screen. “Go back to work.”
Chelsea stepped out of his office and the mask she had been wearing on her face cracked. Despite the fact that Nora had saved Elliot and that she looked far more beautiful than Avery, Elliot did not waver.
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‘Does he not even care about women’s faces? But what if Avery’s face is ruined? Will he still love her then?’ She thought.
A week later, the entertainment show that Layla and Eric had gone on was aired. Because of how popular Eric was, the show was instantly the talk of the town and Layla became famous because of it as well.
Layla was adorable-looking and though she was not particularly lively, she was sharp tongued. As soon as the show was aired, she instantly became the sweetheart of the country.
‘I want a daughter like that! Her parents must be really good-looking! Layla is so pretty!’
‘Not only is she pretty, she is so cool as well! She’s so smart! I love her! Ohhh! This makes me want to have my own daughter!’
‘Wake up! You can’t give birth to a baby as cute as Layla!’
‘It’s not an exaggeration to say that Layla looks much better than some actresses, is it?’
‘How can you even compare Layla to those plastics? Set Layla apart from them! Hmph!;
As Layla became famous on the internet, some of the netizens began researching her parents. However, the production team was extremely discreet about this, so no one could find any information despite their effort.
Coincidentally, a sex tape of a couple appeared on the internet. The resolution of the video was poor but it was clear enough for one to notice that the woman on the video was naked and had dollar bills all over her body.
The side of her face was directed at the camera and everyone could tell that it was Avery; aside from that, her swollen belly and her moaning voice were further proof that it was her.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 654
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 654
Avery was already seven months along her pregnancy. The further along she was, the more easily she felt exhausted.
She remained at home to be with her children ever since Layla came home from taking part in the entertainment show.
Summer holidays would be over soon and under Layla’s relentless begging, Avery decided to take her to Bridgedale for a few days and pick Hayden up along the way.
As the two travelled to Bridgedale, the sex tape had gone viral throughout the country; wherever the video couldn’t be posted, censored screenshot was46 posted.
‘I didn’t think that a woman as rich as Avery Tate would sell her body for money! She is heavily pregnant right now, isn’t she scared of having a miscarriage?’
‘How do you know if she did it for the money? She is definitely not short of money! Haven’t you heard that most of the wealthy people are perverts? She has to be doing that for34 thrills!’
‘Ugh, my eyes! This woman looks tamed, who knows that she is this slutty in private! I wonder if the man in the video is the father of the baby. It would be interesting if he is not!’
‘He’s definitely not the father! Wealthy women like her couldn’t possibly stay put! She didn’t get married when she got pregnant simply because that’s more convenient for her to fooled around!
‘Her skin is so fair! Even with her swollen belly, I can tell that she has a really good figure. She’s my type!
‘I heard that she had a thing with Elliot Foster, the president of Sterling Group, as well! Can that man in the video be Elliotge Foster?’
‘No way! The belly of that man in the video is so big that he has to be a gross obese man! Elliot Foster has a good figure!’
‘I just can’t understand why she won’t go for a better-looking man when she’s this rich… Doesn’t Eric Santos like her? She has really weird 23 standards!’
‘F*ck! Can you leave Eric out of this sort of scandal? Our Eric is super innocent. He blushes even when he’s just talking to women, so Avery can just scram!’
Ben was the first to see the scandal and the video. He had learnt Avery’s true face a week ago, so he did not doubt whether the video was real when someone started speculating about Avery’s video in the chat group.
Someone in the group inspected the video closely and compared the content to Avery in
reality, before posting a summary.
‘1. The voice of the woman in the video sounded exactly like Avery; I’m sure anyone who has ever heard Avery’s voice would be able to tell;
2. Comparing both women’s side profiles, they look practically identical;
3. The pregnant belly. I’m pretty sure that everyone who has seen Avery lately knows that she is pregnant. There might be a woman in this world that resembles her, but she couldn’t be coincidentally pregnant at the same time, right?
4. Their purses. Not sure if you guys realize it, but there is a purse on the nightstand. Avery had carried the same exact bag before.’
Ben sighed heavily after reading the message.
He had intended on exposing Avery in front of Elliot once she delivered the baby; he had not imagined that Avery would record herself with another man. Recording the video was bad enough, but why would she show it to everyone?
Outside the door of the President’s office, Chad roughly went through the video and felt as though the sky was crushing down on them. He didn’t dare to study the face of the woman in the video, but could tell from the woman’s voice that it was Avery.
He couldn’t imagine what drastic drama would unfold when Elliot saw the video. Another two months and the baby inside Avery would be due.
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 655
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 655
Which meant that she could go into delivery at any moment; however, what had happened was a rope around the baby’s neck that could potentially kill it.
If Avery was living such a messy private life, it can’t be certain if Elliot would still want the child.
Chad stood before the office door, unable to summon the courage to step in, as he couldn’t bear to witness Elliot’s reaction.
On his way to find Ben, he spotted Ben stepping out of the46 elevator.
“Ben, have you seen the news? Chad asked awkwardly, “the news about Avery.”
“What do you think?” Ben scowled furiously. “I found out a week ago! Why else would I be that34 angry?”
Chad was taken by surprise. “How did you find out, Ben?”
“Why don’t you go ask Mike? Considering how close he is to Avery, he must have knowned everything!”
Chad felt slightly dazed. Every time Mike mentioned Avery to him, he would make it sound as though Avery was a little girl that needed to be taken care of. Mike couldn’t lie, which meant that not even Mike knew that Avery had been fooling around in private.
Chad returned to his own office and calledge Mike.
Mike picked up the phone immediately and blurted out, “I know what you are about to say. I saw the video. F*ck it, that’s definitely not Avery! That woman’s moan was too lecherous! Avery couldn’t possibly do that!”
“Have you heard her moaning before, and if so, how? Have you slept with her before?!” Chad23 deadpanned.
“F*ck! What the f*ck do you think you are talking about? Do you have a death wish?” Enraged, Mike desperately wished that he could throw a punch at Chad through the phone.
“Well, then what proof do you have that says that woman isn’t Avery? I watched the video and that looked and sounded exactly like Avery,” Chad said in a tortured tone, “where is Avery? I want to hear it from her.”
“She took Layla to Bridgedale this morning! They haven’t even landed yet!” Mike was breathing heavily. “That’s not Avery. I’m sure of it. Avery isn’t that kind of woman. I trust her and so should you!”
Chad massaged the bridge of his nose in despair. “‘This isn’t something that can be resolved even if the two of us believe in her. The main issue is my boss… He is going to find out about
this soon. If he doesn’t believe Avery, then she’s done for!”
“What do you mean, done for? So what if that woman in the video was indeed, Avery? Avery isn’t married to him, and he has no rights to get involved!” Mike said casually.
“But Avery is still pregnant with his child! Mr. Foster is definitely not going to let her go. Just tell her to hide for a while in Bridgedale and don’t come back until after she gave birth!” Chad suggested
“What are you talking about? The woman in that video is not Avery!” Mike repeated the same sentence over and over again.
Just then, Chad heard noises from the president’s office and hung up, before striding up to the office and leaning against the door to listen.
Inside the office, Ben found the video and shoved his phone towards Elliot’s face to force him to watch it.
“This is the woman that you have been treating like your treasure,” Ben sneered sarcastically and gritted out, “I came across the scene where she was fooling around with this man a week ago in the hotel. I heard with my own ears when she said that she went out looking for other men because you can’t satisfy her in bed.”
Elliot froze as though someone had pressed on the ‘stop’ button; though his expression was calm, darkness had filled his eyes.
After a long while, he swallowed hard and argued in a hoarse voice, “Avery wouldn’t betray me! That’s not her!”
“Wake up already! That is her!” Ben shattered all hope for Elliot and said, “you can keep the baby she is carrying, but do not ever touch that skank ever again!”
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 656
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 656
Anger was boiling within Elliot’s eyes. The word ‘skank’ was like a sharp blade that was sent piercing through his heart. To him, Avery had always been the purest, most innocent person in the world, so she couldn’t possibly be the woman in the video.
However, no matter how reluctant he was to admit it, the woman’s face and voice, along with her pregnant belly were all proving Elliot wrong.
“I’ve known you for almost twenty years now, Elliot, do you think I would hurt you?” Ben saw the pain in Elliot’s eyes and felt sorry for him. “If you don’t believe me, you can go ask Chelsea. We ran into the scene together that night. Do you know why we held back from telling you about it? It’s because we wanted Avery to give birth to your child and we didn’t want to cause any trouble at this time… But it turns out that Avery is shameless enough to record a tape like this!”
“Don’t you think that the video is blurred out?” Elliot’s senses and urges were playing a tug of war within him and tore him apart as they did. “That video has to be46 fake!”
Ben had never seen Elliot like this.
Elliot was never afraid of adversity or failure. They had encountered dangerous situations countless times before, with the company almost going bankrupt in the most difficult moment. Elliot came close to bearing a tremendous debt, but didn’t even flinch at the34 time.
Who would have thought that a man like that would struggle to accept the fact that Avery had cheated on him?
“Let’s say the video is fake. So is the voice I heard in Caesar Hotel fake as well?” Ben pressed on sarcastically. “I went to the reception to check right away that night and Avery was indeed in the hotel. I called her that night but her phone was turned off. She didn’t call me back until the day after and she admitted herself that she was in Caesarcd Hotel!”
Ben spoke quickly and his words were piercing. “That bed in the video is one of the beds in Caesar Hotel!”
Elliot’s eyes reddened. He supported his head with pale fingers and sank into silence as he suffered through excruciatingge pain.
A voice inside his head told him to believe in Avery unconditionally; but there was also another voice that told him to give up and accept the reality.
He could feel himself being torn apart little by23 little.
Ben didn’t want to say anything when he saw how hurt Elliot was, but he knew that if he didn’t take this opportunity to make Elliot give up on Avery, he would soon find a way to help Avery dodge the bullet.
“Elliot, Avery has never cared about your feelings. Think about all the things she has done so far, she has been placing herself first. She knows how to manipulate you and she has succeeded.”
As no one could get in touch with Avery, everyone who knew her was having a panic attack.
Tammy held onto her phone and frantically tried to explain to Jun, “that woman in the video is definitely not Avery! Avery was in Caesar Hotel that day because the thief used my phone and messaged her! The thief tricked her into going to the hotel!”
“Yeah? Did the thief trick her into sleeping with him as well? According to the video, she seems to enjoy it though!”
“Jun Hertz! What are you saying?!” Tammy’s face was flushing in rage. “That’s not Avery!”
“Who is it, then? Nora? Nora isn’t pregnant, though. The woman in the video was heavily pregnant,” Jun tried to reason with her, “I don’t want to believe that it is Avery, but that’s her
voice!”
Tammy’s eyes reddened. “The thief tricked Avery into going to the hotel that day! They even gave her sedative to put her to sleep. I was the one who accompanied Avery to a bodycheck in the hospital. She didn’t want Elliot to worry and asked me to keep it a secret!”
“I see. Then the sedative they used on her might be aphrodisiac as well.”
“…I told you that isn’t Avery!” Tammy burst into tears.
“Tammy Lynch, can you just grow up already? If you really don’t think that’s Avery, why are you even crying?” Jun said calmly, “I can believe her for your sake, but Elliot won’t, because it’s Avery we are talking about!”
An hour later, all videos related to Avery had been completely removed from the internet; screenshots and wordings related to the video were also banned. However, this could not stop the netizen’s curiosity. ‘How much did Avery spend to stop the speculation? It sure is nice to be rich!’
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 657
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 657
‘So everyone knows that Avery went fooling around with another man despite being pregnant, right?’
A friend of mine who works at the airport told me that Avery flew overseas earlier this morning. I assume that she did so to hide until the storm passes!’
“I’m so scared! My friend posted a screenshot of Avery’s video and his account was blocked. Will mentioning Avery Tate’s name itself become a taboo soon?’
The netizens had been correct. Half an hour later, the words ‘Avery Tate’ had been completely banned from the internet, which only provoked the netizens further and soon, Tate Industries became the top most searched 46 topic.
Mike stared at the comments on the internet coldly with his blue eyes.
He should have accompanied Avery to Bridgedale, but with what was happening in Aryadelle, he had more reasons to stay and make sure that the company operated as per34 usual.
“Mike, um…” Shaun opened the door to Mike’s office awkwardly and asked, “is… President Tate okay?”
“She went tocd Bridgedale.”
“Oh… Is she okay?”
Mike lifted an eyebrow. “It’s bad enough that the others won’t believe her, but you are her Vice -President, do you not know what kind of a person shege is?”
“Of course I believe in President Tate!” Shaun declared, “I’m just worried about her seeing all those comments online… The way those people talk is just too nasty!”
“I’m deleting them.” Mike took a sip of his coffee and said, “if there’s nothing else, please get out for23 now!”
“Oh… I will arrange a meeting with the other managers to remind them that we should all believe in President Tate…”
“There’s no need. Even if Avery wants to date a different man every single day, that’s her private life. So long as she pays her employees on time, she is a good boss.”
“You are right, Mike!” Shaun suddenly felt a rush of confidence. “It’s not like President Tate is some actress, why should we be so judgemental on her private life? Those people online must have too much time on their hands!”
Once Shaun went out, Mike picked up the phone and called Avery.
Apart from him, no one else would believe that Avery was not the woman in the video. The reason why he chose to believe in her was because not only was she a good friend to him, but
also a source of mental support.
Before knowing Avery, Mike’s world had been empty and colorless; she was a ray of light that shone into the darkness of his world and gave him the motivation to live a better life.
The call was almost answered instantly right after he dialed the number.
“Mike, I just got home.”
Avery’s tone was calm, so it was likely that she had yet to find out about what happened.
“Oh.” After a moment of hesitation, Mike faked a casual tone and said, “are you getting messages from a lot of people?”.
“I haven’t checked my messages yet! Layla said she’s hungry, so we are about to head out for some food.” Avery was sensitive enough to notice something was wrong. “What happened?”
“Take Layla to eat first! We can talk after you are done.” Mike didn’t want to ruin her appetite.
Curious, Avery asked, “tell me right now. Did something happen to the company or…?” “It’s you,” Mike interrupted her and said, “something happened to you.”
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 658
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 658
Avery thought that she was dreaming, as she struggled to understand what Mike has just said,
She was sitting at home so what could possibly happen to her?
Mike did not get any response from her and asked, “Avery, when you went to Caesar Hotel back then, did you meet with a man for ‘that’ kind of thing?”
“What kind of 46 thing?”
“It’s that… kind of thing…” Mike couldn’t bring himself to be too direct, but she soon realized what he was referring to from the way he was stuttering.
“What makes you say that?” She walked towards her room with the phone in her hand. “Mike, what exactly34 happened?”
“I’ll send you a video. Check and see if that’s you in it.” Worried that she might get upset after watching it, he hastily added, “I know that you are not the woman in the video, but the resemblance is just too uncanny…”
At this point, Avery could roughly guess what had happened. She hung up and opened the video Mike sent her after taking a deepcd breath.
The voice of the woman in the video was the first thing she heard and the familiar sound made her hair stand,
‘How can this be? What does this woman sound exactly like me?’ Shege thought.
Suddenly, she was reminded of what Zoe said before she committed suicide. She said that after her eyes were gouged out, she heard Avery’s voice. Perhaps it was not a hallucination, but the
truth.
Everyone had thought that Zoe went mad, but she didn’t; the one that was insane was the person who had been plotting in the dark to defeat23 Avery.
She studied the woman in the video and soon realized that not only did they have similar voices, but faces as well.
She instantly thought of Nora and the possibility of it being her, but when Avery looked down and saw the pregnant belly of the woman in the video, she saw stars.
‘How can this be? Can it be that it’s really me in that video?’ She thought.
However, she had not noticed any sign of being raped that night in Caesar Hotel; apart from feeling dizzy, she did not suffer from any other discomfort.
The woman in the video had her eyes open and was moaning loudly, which proved that the woman was awake at the time.
It couldn’t be Avery, as she was put to sleep and was incapable of doing anything at all.
But if that’s the case, what other explanation could there be for the video of a woman that looked and sounded like her, while being pregnant at the same time as her?
Her phone rang and pulled her back from her thoughts.
She answered the call and heard Mike’s voice, “Avery, have you watched the video? Doesn’t she look like you?”
“That’s not me,” her voice was cold and trembling, “someone is imitating me!”
“I thought so!” Mike said furiously, “that guy in the video is almost as fat as a pig. You couldn’t possibly take an interest in a guy like that!”
“Mike, can you find the person who posted the video?”
“I tried and found that the video first appeared on an oversea pornography website, but the user who uploaded it had already cancelled their account.”
“Is it speculating in Aryadelle already?” Avery lowered her gaze and took a deep breath in despair.
Even Avery herself had thought that she was the woman in the video, so it’s only natural that the others believe the same thing. She didn’t care if she was misunderstood by the others, but what about Elliot?
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 659
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 659
She couldn’t bring herself to imagine Elliot’s reaction after watching the video. Avery hoped that he would trust her unconditionally, but she also knew that Elliot was a man of reason, Until she could provide actual proof that said she was not the woman in the video, she didn’t dare to anticipate his trust.
“Yeah,” Mike sighed and said, “this sort of scandal travels fast. I’ve already gotten rid of the video and all related discussions, but everyone knows.”
All strength was drained from Avery’s legs and she almost fell to the ground.
“Avery, if that’s not you, then we need to find that woman in the video, otherwise she will keep imposing as you do something else!” Mike gritted out, “don’t read the local news. Those people are too nasty and I don’t want you to get 46 angry.”
“How do we find her?” Avery clenched onto her phone tightly as her head started to pound.” Who is that woman?!”
“I would say that I suspect Nora most,” Mike analyzed, “she went through plastic surgery to look like you to the extent that you two look identical. It’s not difficult to figure out what she is trying to do, so I won’t be surprised if she ends up doing something34 extreme.”
Avery, too, felt the same, but they had no proof unless Nora tried to imitate her in public.
“Avery, just stay in Bridgedale first. I will check Nora’s schedule for the past week,” Mike said, “before I find something, don’t comecd back.”
“Why can’t I come back? I’m not the woman in the video. I’m not ashamed and I don’t need to hide!” Avery had finally lost control of her emotions.
Once a woman was pregnant, the hormones within her body would become unstable, making it more difficult for her to control her temper compared toge before.
Avery wouldn’t have reacted so dramatically had she not been pregnant.
“That’s not what I mean, Avery. I am just worried that you will be affected by all the talk in Aryadelle if you come back now,” Mike explained, “you need a good rest right now. The baby will be coming in two months’ time. We need to prioritize the baby over23 everything.”
“I won’t be affected by what they say. I know that it’s a trap, so why should I have to get mad over it?” Avery slowly began to calm down. “Riling myself up will only make the culprit happy.
“I’m glad that you understand.” Mike relaxed and asked, “by the way, has Elliot contacted
you?”
“I don’t think so.” Avery didn’t recall seeing any message from Elliot when she checked for Mike’s message.
“Oh… I wonder what he thinks about all these. Take Layla out for food! I will call Chad and ask about it.”
After hanging up, Avery stepped out of her room with a face as pale as a ghost. When she saw Layla, she readjusted herself and her lips curled into a smile. “Darling, let Mommy take you to
eat.”
In Aryadelle, Elliot’s bodyguards returned swiftly from Caesar Hotel with the guest lists of all hotel guests from a week ago, where Avery’s information had been found and highlighted in red on the document.
“Mr. Foster, the hotel’s data shows that Miss. Tate reserved a VIP room in the hotel restaurant that night, before reserving room 609 to rest,” the bodyguard said as he glanced over at Elliot nervously.
Elliot sat behind his desk with light casting on him from behind; his expression was cold and dark. The bodyguard felt as though Elliot would throw the coffee mug across the table at any moment.
“Also… Miss. Tate left the hotel at eight that night. She was in such a hurry that she didn’t even go to the reception to collect her deposit,” the bodyguard continued, “when the cleaners went up to the room, they found a… used…condom on the bed…”
The bodyguard started to stutter near the end and his voice weakened.
The coffee mug on the desk flew across the room without warning. Following a ‘baam!’, it landed on the ground and shattered into countless pieces.
Everyone in the room held their breath, not daring to make a sound. Just then, the ringing of a phone pierced through the air…
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 660
When His Eyes Opened Chapter 660
It was Chad’s phone.
Everyone turned their attention onto Chad and he immediately started sweating nervously.
He took out his phone and saw that it was a call from Mike. He wanted to answer but didn’t dare to. If he rejected the call, he would miss out on a chance to gain more important information about Avery.
After a few moments of hesitation, he answered the call under everyone’s watchful46 eyes.
“Chad, how did your boss react after watching the video?” Mike asked.
Chad glanced over at Elliot at Mike’s word and noticed the dark expression on Elliot’s face; his eagle-like eyes were so sharp that they could34 kill.
Chad held onto his phone and escaped the office hastily.
“F*ck! What kind of stupid question is that? How else do you expect him to react?” Chad sighed a long breath after exiting the office. “Have you managed to get in touch withcd Avery?
“I did.” Mike desperately wanted to tell Chad the exact words Avery had said, but he knew that Chad wouldn’t buy it without proof, so his tone became slightly gloomy. “I told you that it’s not Avery.”
“She said it’s not her?” Chad swallowedge hard.
“Yeah! She said that someone imitated her. Chad, you guys might not know what kind of a person Avery is, but I do. She is not the kind of woman that fools around. Apart from work, she spends most of her time taking care of the kids and reading medical books. She has no other hobby,” Mike said, before remembering why he had called Chad in the first place. “So how did your boss react?”
“He is furious,” Chad lowered his voice and said, “Mr. Foster didn’t believe that the woman in the video is Avery as well, because he trusted Avery, just like you do. Unfortunately, Ben was in Caesar hotel a week ago and happened upon the scene where Avery was being intimate with another man. He said that he was just outside the door that night and heard 23 everything.”
“Well, did he go in?”
“No. If he did, words would have gotten to Mr. Foster and Ben meant to keep it a secret until Avery gives birth.”
“If he didn’t see it with his own eyes, then there is a possibility that it’s not Avery!” Mike argued, “if Nora can make herself look so much like Avery, is it so weird that she could imitate Avery’s voice as well?”
Chad was shocked. “Have you read too many novels? Do you think it’s that easy to imitate someone’s voice in real life?”.
“I’ve never seen it, but I know it’s possible,” Mike said calmly.
“What about the pregnant belly of the woman in the video?” Chad took a deep breath and asked.
“Have you not seen any movies before? CG effects and make-up can easily make that happen,” Mike deadpanned, “you should tell Elliot what I just told you.”
“I don’t dare to! Ben is certain that Avery is the woman in that video and he wants Mr. Foster to cut all ties with Avery. What’s worse is that my boss sent his men to Caesar Hotel to get the guest list for the past week… Avery’s booking record has been shoved to his face and they even found a used condom in the room she stayed in…”
Just then, the elevator door opened and Tammy and Jun stepped out of it.
Tammy was rushing forward and Jun tried to slow her down. “Slow down, Tammy! Let me just check to see if Elliot is around…”
“I saw Chad! Elliot is definitely around!” Tammy said, before struggling out of Jun’s restraint.
Chad walked up to them and asked, “why are the two of you here?”
“I’m here to see Elliot,” Tammy cut to the chase and said, “I know what’s going on with Avery.
Chad was stunned.