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.

as he placed the

drink. I need to

I'll drink with Elliot,

"It was a good thing you were around

care of him. He was fine

isn't a bad drunk. He's quiet even when he's drunk," Ben said. "He's not very

good at expressing himself! He loses his temper every time he's unhappy. I've never met anyone who likes expressing themselves more than he does." 1 Ben sat in stunned silence,

she noticed

picked up her knife and fork and gobbled up her

food in less than five minutes

leave and sighed, "Does she always eat

"She does," Elliot responded.

She didn't eat

wouldn't touch their food at

guess she's watching her figure to get

and asked, "You think she cares about what I

really cared about him, she would not have

enraged by her attitude, but his