When His Eyes Opened (full chapter)

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-”

is getting into a woman’s pants that his business is a mess,” said

was into basketball players. I

up!” Elliot roared as he snapped his cigarette in half;

lips and

to her room but walked to the dining room

anything to eat, Mrs. Cooper?”

calm and nonchalant as if it were someone else and

prepared dinner

out her phone, and saw a series of text messages

that into me either, but said that we should go out for dinner next time, probably

parents don’t give him much spending money! How could he possibly have two hundred

[l’m going to have dinner with him this weekend! I have to get to the bottom of this! Also, why did you have

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

called Avery right away after receiving

hand clenched

at the living room and

she

declined the call and sent Tammy a text: [I can’t talk right now. Let’s talk on campus

and forth in his room in a gray,