His Eagle Eyes on Me

"Of course I know him! We used to go out for drinks together all the time! Did he tell you that he's really close to Chelsea?" Ben said as he deliberately mentioned the main point.

A hint of shock appeared on Avery's face as she said,' He said they weren't close."

"He lied to you, then," Ben said. "You have to really think about this. Why does he suddenly want to invest in Tate Industries? What's the catch?"

"Are you saying it could be a trap?" Avery asked.

Ben shook his head and said, "I'm just saying that you need to look at this from every angle. There's no such thing as a free lunch, and gold doesn't just drop from the sky. You and Chelsea just had a falling out very recently, and now her brother is interested in investing in your company. Aren't you worried?" 1

"I am," Avery answered.

"You have to think about this carefully... Anyway, let's eat," Ben said, then hollered, "Elliot! I'm done talking to your wife. You can come out now."

Avery almost choked at the sound of Ben calling her Elliot's wife.

Once she was seated at the dining table, Elliot chose a seat further away from her.

Ben brought over a decanter full of wine from the bar.

The wine was properly swirled.

the decanter on

head and said, "I don't drink. I need to work on

I'll drink with

drink for himself and Elliot, then said, "It was a good thing you

care of

even when he's drunk," Ben said.

I've never met anyone who likes

Avery said when she noticed Elliot's change

picked up her knife and fork and gobbled up her food to shut her little mouth

finished her food in less than five minutes and left

watched her leave and sighed, "Does she

"She does," Elliot responded.

She didn't

who's actually anorexic wouldn't touch their food

guess she's watching her figure

think she cares about

about him, she would not have

get enraged by her attitude, but his patience had