When His Eyes Opened (Avery and Elliott)

Chapter 51 

Avery felt suffocated under Elliot’s fiery yet solemn gaze.

“Are you talking about leaving the recital early today?” Avery began to explain after a moment’s hesitation. “My friend texted me saying that she wanted to take a photo with you after the show. I figured that you wouldn’t like taking photos with strangers, and I didn’t want to explain to them why we were there together.”

“Why not?” Elliot asked, his voice as cold as ice.

“It wouldn’t exactly be a quick conversation, would it? Besides, you and I are too different from each other. Not only in status but also… in age. Would you be willing to hang out with my friends? We can be pretty immature… Wouldn’t it be annoying if they bothered you because of our relationship? Wouldn’t you rather have one less thing to have to worry about?”

In truth, the true reason why she did not want him to meet her friends was because they could get a divorce at any moment. There was no guarantee that they were going to spend the rest of their lives together.

If Avery revealed her relationship with Elliot to her friends, and they got divorced the next day… How humiliating would that be?

It would be better to wait until everything was settled.

Avery’s detailed and patient response calmed Elliot down quite a bit.

Her concern was not unreasonable.

He had no interest in any of her friends.

to know anyone younger or more

your room,” Elliot said through

relief as if she

a banana, then stubbornly shoved it

They’re my favorite. I think they taste better than normal bananas.

the banana made Elliot hesitate, but

took the banana from her hand and took

first, but sweetness slowly

whole, it was sweet, sour, and starchy, and

then added, “Thank you

to her room before

Elliot was puzzled.

her so-called

but she could have

late morning the next day that Mrs. Cooper noticed that Avery had not come down for breakfast, and Elliot was stubbornly waiting in

what he was waiting for, but Mrs. Cooper guessed that he wanted to

door and did not receive

in the room, she quickly entered the living room and announced, “Madam Avery i s hunched over asleep on her desk. I think she stayed up all night. Maybe you should go

up from the sofa and was