His Eagle Eyes on Me

"Can you sleep in peace not knowing what has happened?" Elliot asked. "You need to be here for the annual dinner, so go back to your seat! I will return once I have a handle on what has happened." Avery nodded. "Call Isaac and ask him out to a restaurant nearby. It's late, so don't wander too far."

"Yeah. I'll go now," he said and shot his bodyguard a look.

His bodyguard followed Elliot, and, once they left, Avery returned to her seat.

"Mom, where's Dad? Where did he go?" asked Layla, noticing that Elliot had not come back with her.

"Your dad needs to handle something."

"What's wrong? Is it dangerous?" Layla asked worriedly.

"It's not dangerous. I wouldn't have let him go if it's not safe," Avery reassured her. "If all goes well, he should be back soon."

As soon as Elliot walked out of the hall, he called Isaac.

Not sensing the crisis awaiting him, Isaac answered the call and asked brusquely, "Do you need something, Mr. Foster?"

need to talk to you

where. I will be there as

at the restaurant Elliot had reserved a

I thought that you were participating in the Tate

Something happened, so

happened?" Isaac asked. "What do you need me to

tightened his hold around his coffee mug and stared

at the mention

dark tone. "Even if I threatened to kill her, she wouldn't tell the truth because she is not afraid of dying. If you are as fearless as she is,

"Mr. Foster, can you tell me how you know about me and

asking the questions. You only

out to me through a common friend. She knew that I was coming back to Aryadelle and told me that she could help me get into the Sterling Group." Sensing the severity of the

wrists that he knew.

called her and told her not to contact me ever again. Mr. Foster, I really value this

you or the company. You can