When His Eyes Opened (Avery and Elliott)

Chapter 42 

Avery wondered if she would be his mistress if that woman was still alive.

If she was dead, then was she her replacement?

Either way, it made her heart ache and left a bad taste in her mouth.

While Avery was lost in thought, Elliot’s thoughts also wandered.

“Tell me, what exactly do you like about Cole?” he asked as he pulled out his cigarette box. His face was the epitome of an enigma.

“I don’t like him anymore,” Avery said coldly.

If they had not talked things out earlier, she might have continued to use Cole to anger him.

It was childish, but Elliot was always losing his temper over the smallest things.

If she did not retaliate, she would lose her mind.

“Is it because you realized he was nothing but a penniless loser?” Elliot asked as he held the unlit cigarette between his fingers.

“Is money all you think about?” Avery retorted. “Back when Cole was pursuing me, he would write me love letters every day. On the weekends, he would take me to art galleries and music recitals. We would have the most wonderful conversations-”

thinks about is getting into a woman’s pants that his business is a mess,” said Elliot, cutting her off. “What you consider wonderful was nothing

this mature and successful? When I was fifteen, I liked guys who were cute. When I was sixteen, I liked guys with good grades. At seventeen, I was into basketball players. I liked talented guys when I was eighteen… I loved Cole. It’s all in the past, and I might

his cigarette in

pursed her lips and stood

room but walked to the dining room because she

eat, Mrs. Cooper?” she

calm and nonchalant as if it were someone else and not her that had just gotten into a

prepared dinner

sat at the dining table, pulled out her phone, and saw a series of text

soft for me. He didn’t seem to be that

said his parents don’t give him much spending money! How could he possibly have two hundred million? Did

get to the bottom of this! Also, why did

replied: (Long story. I’ll tell you once I’ve found

called Avery right away

clenched

at the living room and noticed Elliot was

if she talked on

text: [I can’t talk right now. Let’s talk

paced back and forth