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-”

getting into a woman’s pants that his business is a mess,” said Elliot, cutting her off.

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

in half; his eyes were cold. “Go back to

lips and stood

her room but walked to the dining room because

to eat, Mrs. Cooper?”

someone else and not her that had just gotten

prepared dinner for

table, pulled out her phone, and saw a

I’m not that into him. He’s a little too soft for me. He didn’t seem to be that into me either, but said that we should go out

much spending money! How could

dinner with him this weekend! I have to get to the bottom of this! Also, why did you

replied: (Long story. I’ll tell

Avery right away after receiving

hand clenched her

room

hear everything if she talked

Tammy a text: [I can’t talk

Elliot paced back and forth in his room in a gray,