His Eagle Eyes on Me

Avery felt suffocated under Elliot's fiery yet solemn gaze.

"Are you talking about leaving the recital early today?" Avery began to explain after a moment's hesitation." My friend texted me saying that she wanted to take a photo with you after the show. I figured that you wouldn't like taking photos with strangers, and I didn't want to explain to her why we were there together." sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Why not?" Elliot asked, his voice as cold as ice.

"It wouldn't exactly be a quick conversation, would it? Besides, you and I are too different from each other. Not only in status but also... in age. Would you be willing to hang out with my friends? We can be pretty immature... Wouldn't it be annoying if they bothered you because of our relationship? Wouldn't you rather have one less thing to have to worry about?" 2

In truth, the true reason why she did not want him to meet her friend was because they could get a divorce at any moment. There was no guarantee that they were going to spend the rest of their lives together. If Avery revealed her relationship with Elliot to her friend, and they got divorced the next day... How humiliating would that be? 1

It would be better to wait until everything was settled.

Avery's detailed and patient response calmed Elliot down quite a bit. 1

Her concern was not unreasonable. 1

He had no interest in any of her friends.

Apart from Avery, he had no intention of getting to know anyone younger or more immature than he was.

"You should go back to your room," Elliot said through thin lips.

let out a sigh of relief as

banana, then stubbornly shoved

I think they taste better than normal bananas. Try it," Avery

Elliot hesitate, but

the banana from her hand and took a

at first, but sweetness slowly filled his mouth

sour, and starchy, and very different

inside," Avery said with a sparkle in her eyes, then added, "Thank you for taking me to the recital

rushed back to her room before she could get

Elliot was puzzled.

her

could have at least waited until he finished eating before

late morning the next day that Mrs. Cooper noticed that Avery had not

was waiting for, but Mrs. Cooper guessed that he wanted to have breakfast with

and did not receive a response,

and announced, "Madam Avery is hunched over asleep on her

her sentence, Elliot had already gotten up from the sofa and was making his way

up from the chair and

deep sleep that she