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-”

bullsh*t to me! It’s precisely because all he thinks about is getting into a woman’s pants that his business is a mess,”

good grades. At seventeen, I was into basketball players. I liked talented guys when I

Elliot roared as he snapped his cigarette in half; his eyes were cold. “Go

lips and

to her room but walked to the dining room because she was still

eat, Mrs.

and not her that had just gotten into

prepared dinner

pulled out her phone, and saw a series

seem to be that into me either, but said that we

give him much spending money! How could he possibly have two

to the bottom of this! Also,

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

Avery right away after

hand clenched

glanced at the living room and noticed Elliot was still

everything if she talked

[I can’t talk right now. Let’s talk on

his shower that night, Elliot paced back and forth in his