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.

he asked as he placed the

drink. I

drink with

thing you were around to take care of

coughed, then said, "I didn't take care of him. He was fine after a

quiet even when he's drunk," Ben said. "He's not very good

likes expressing themselves more than

she noticed Elliot's change

fork and gobbled up her food to shut

less than five minutes and

leave and sighed, "Does she always eat that

"She does," Elliot responded.

anorexic? She didn't eat

actually anorexic wouldn't touch their food

I guess she's watching her figure to

think she cares about what I think

really cared about him, she

get enraged by her attitude, but his