His Eagle Eyes on Me

Elliot reached his arm out through the car window.

Clipped between his slender fingers was a pack of tissue.

Avery was stunned. She was about to decline but ended up uncharacteristically accepting it.

"Thanks."

The warmth of his palm still lingered on the tissues.

Elliot quickly averted his gaze from her face and rolled up the window as the car sped off.

It was ten in the morning at Tate Industries, and all of its employees were working away at their respective stations.

It had been a month since the company had paid wages. However, Tate Industries was an old player in the industry. Even if all kinds of negative news were circulating on the internet, its employees refused to give up until the very last moment.

If she had not known about the company's many debts, Avery could not imagine that the calm atmosphere in front of her was an illusion.

She entered the meeting room with the company's vice president, Shaun Locklyn.

The lawyer went straight to the point when he saw

Avery and said, "I'm very sorry for your loss, Miss Tate. Your father entrusted me to announce his will, which I will do now."

Avery nodded lightly.

The lawyer opened up a file and said firmly, "Your father had six pieces of real estate which are respectively located in... Here is the file. Please go through it." Avery took the document and examined it thoroughly.

"Your father also had three parking lots," said the lawyer as he passed another document to her, "as well as eight shop lots, and twelve vehicles."

Avery knew nothing about the family's fortune.

First of all, she had no interest in it.

Second of all, her father had never explained it to her.

describing her father's fortune to her,

idea that her father

not sell them and use the money to treat his

the aforementioned assets, there is also the company in which we are sitting right now," said the lawyer. Then, after a brief pause, he added, "Your father planned to leave the company to you, but the company

at the lawyer and said,

"The current deficit is a hundred and twenty-five million. If you take over your father's company, you would also inherit his debt. You may have to sell off all of the

Avery was stunned.

and twenty-five

her father's assets, it still

debt would not fall on you," Shaun said with a sullen expression. "However, I hope you will seriously consider this. This company is your father's life's work. Do you really have the heart to watch it

about Wanda and Cassandra?" Avery asked

your stepmother! It's partly her fault that the company is in dire straits. She arranged for her brother to join our finance department a few years ago. He embezzled a lot of money from the company through the

I supposed to find all of that money-" 6 "Borrow it!" said Shaun. "We've reached the end of our new product research and development. If we manage to get a loan, once we launch the new product, we'll be able to alleviate our financial troubles

from? Who would be able to give me that much?" Avery said as she raised

won't give it to you, we can find another investor. We have to try. If we manage, then great. If we don't, then you can

president's office on the top floor of Sterling Group, the sun was shining through the spotless floor-to-ceiling

his back facing the sun, Elliot's chiseled features

document that his assistant, Chad

this morning. It doesn't look like they will be returning

is an impossible amount for

for information on Tate Industries, so he figured

a bet,

financial officer, Ben Schaffer, was stirring his cup of coffee

come to Elliot to ask for a loan. She's in a favorable position to enjoy certain benefits. If she asks Elliot for the money, I'm guessing he'll at least lend some of it to her." Chad shook his head and said,

coffee and chuckled, "You didn't see her last night. She smashed a bottle of wine from 1947 in front of our faces and went up against Chelsea. She might look gentle, but she's even more feisty than

a bet with you!"

we bet

buy you coffee for a month. If you lose, you have to buy coffee

Avery called up every

were not as simple as Shaun made it

called eight banks, two of which the company

did not dare give her

very promising product. I'll think of a way to set up a meeting with the managers of the other two banks. Go and put on

I need to dress up? Can't I just go like this?"