His Eagle Eyes on Me

It was Sunday, and Avery did not get out of bed until it was ten thirty in the morning.

It was the first time she had slept in at Elliot's house.

When she walked out of the room, the group of men in the living room shifted their gaze toward her. 1

Avery was dressed in a loose nightgown with her disheveled hair falling to her shoulders, framing her clean, spotless face, i

She did not expect Elliot to have guests that day. 1

Elliot and his guests stared sternly at her as if they did not expect her to suddenly appear. 2

Something snapped in Avery's head. 1

When she realized the awkward situation she was in, she instantly turned around and made her way back to her room. 1

At that moment, Mrs. Cooper walked over and pulled her in the direction of the dining room. 4

"You must be hungry, Madam. You were sleeping soundly when I went to your room earlier, so I didn't wake you." 1

"Those people... Who are they?" Avery stammered.

"They're friends of Master Elliot. They came to visit him. Don't worry. It's fine even if you don't greet them,

"answered Mrs. Cooper. 5

"Okay," Avery responded. 2

She did not even greet Elliot when she saw him, why would she greet his friends? 2

If she had known that he was having guests over, however, she would have woken early and spent the whole day out. 1

Elliot's friends in the living room were very interested in Avery.

"Elliot, why's that young girl staying with you? Is she a caretaker? Or maybe..."

"We're all adults here. Elliot is a man, after all. It's normal to have a young lady in his house! Ha ha!" 3

When Elliot did not respond, everyone shut their mouths and dropped the subject. 4

"Do you guys know Avery Tate from Tate Industries? They say she's Jack Tate's daughter-" 2

"I know. She called me Friday night asking for an investment, but I hung up before she could finish talking." 2

"She really is something. What does her father's debt have to do with her? She must be insane for jumping into this mess!" 2

new product, but it's a total bust! A self-driving system might sound cool, but the conditions are complicated and

the dining room, Avery listened to the discussion in the living room

with breakfast, she took her laptop and

had limited abilities. She needed to

around four in the

coffee on the table after reading its contents and

signed

He wanted to learn more about it and

was filled with

from the

interested in working with Tate Industries, he could have just set up a meeting at

Avery replied

this a

reply came shortly

the sense of humor, Miss Tate. Here's

file attached to the email.

Avery opened the file, her

of a bank account showing he had close to two hundred

the image and did the calculations in her head many times before she was able

her heart raced. Her hands were trembling as she typed her

pretty good at editing pictures, but isn't this going overboard? Who would have two

about you send over your bank account number, and I'll

is a bank account number to steal all

not respond to Avery's last

for a while, Avery sent him a screenshot

that cou only receive funds,

he turned

pursed her lips and waited for a

notification on her

notification and saw that Mr. Z had wired over eight hundred

... 4

cafe that Avery was at half an hour

this Mr. Z really

is from him." 1

Shaun was ecstatic. 1

should set an appointment

she said, "All he gave me was an address and asked me

me, too. I'll go with you on Friday," Shaun

"Okay," Avery responded. 2

to temporarily put the issue of Tate Industries' impending doom aside.

wonder about the identity of Mr. Z, and where he

Did he have too much money on his hands, or was he really that interested in Tate Industries? 3 Whatever it was, Avery thought it was incredible.

in the blink of an eye.