Chapter 44 

The bodyguard yanked Avery out of the way, causing everyone in the office to look toward the door.

When Elliot recognized Avery’s slender figure, he got up from his seat and said, “What are you doing here?”

Avery shook off the bodyguard’s grip once again, smoothed her clothes, and walked into the office.

“I’m here to see Professor Hough,” she said, then looked curiously at Elliot and asked, “Are you here to see him, too?”

Professor Hough examined the two, then adjusted his glasses, and asked, “Do you two know each other?”

Avery was about to tell the professor that they were acquaintances, but Elliot was one step ahead of her.” Professor, please keep the matter we talked about private.”

“Of course,” answered the professor. “It’s doctor-patient confidentiality.”

“I’ll be off, then,” Elliot said.

The professor nodded in response.

toward the exit. When he walked past Avery,

was a

did he not

did he have with the

him. “I have to leave i n about ten minutes.

in the medical college here at Avonsville. This is a paper I wrote on some of your previous clinical cases. I got all of the information online, and since there weren’t many details on the internet, I had to

document from Avery’s hands

was in the car, he glanced

Avery a medical

he knew, she was an art student. Was the report he

pulled out his phone and called

background check you did on Avery before stated that she

fact, an art student. I

“I bumped into her

the medical

“Yes.”

brief pause, “I’ve sent you the reservations

“Got it.”

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