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

product, but it's a total bust! A self-driving system might sound cool, but

listened to the discussion in the living room with

laptop and went

she had limited abilities. She needed to

a new email around four in the afternoon.

coffee on the table after reading its contents

was signed 'Mr.

wanted to

was filled

knew nothing about this person apart from the fact that he

really interested in working with Tate Industries, he

some consideration, Avery replied to the email.

a

Z's reply came shortly

sense of humor, Miss Tate.

was an image file attached

her eyes instantly

a screenshot of a bank account showing he had close to two hundred million dollars in his checking

at the image and did the calculations in her head many

her heart raced. Her hands were trembling as she typed

overboard? Who would

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

have advanced into? All you need is a

Z did not respond to Avery's last

pondering for a while, Avery sent him a

cou only

not matter if he turned out to

her lips and waited

transfer notification

saw that Mr. Z had wired over eight

... 4

that Avery was at

Mr. Z really send you

thousand is from him." 1 Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh

Shaun was ecstatic. 1

company is he from? You should set an appointment with him and talk face

face as she said, "All he gave

address to me, too. I'll go

"Okay," Avery responded. 2

appearance allowed Avery to temporarily put the issue of Tate

about the identity of Mr. Z, and

given her eight hundred thousand dollars, and he had never even met her. Did he have too much money on his hands, or was he really

blink of an