Chapter 43
When His Eyes Opened
Why was Elliot asking about art galleries and recitals?
What led to this massive change in taste?
âPick something that a woman in her early twenties would like,â Elliot said.
Chad finally understood where all of this was going.
âOf course, sir. Iâll send you the tickets once theyâre booked.â
Elliot was not in his office at Sterling Group the next morning.
Ben and Chad seized the opportunity to gossip about their boss.
âMr. Foster might as well have told me straight up that he wanted to take Avery out,â Chad said with a
chuckle. âI wonder what happened between them. I didnât expect things to progress so quickly. I
thought they were getting a divorce!â
Ben was analyzing the situation, then said, âIâm guessing they slept together. Elliot is a stone-cold
b*st*rd, but after getting a taste of Avery, I bet he couldnât control his urges even if he hated her to
death.â
âChelsea would lose her mind if she found out,â said Chad.
âDonât tell her. Sheâs spent the past few nights getting drunk, hoping that Elliot would feel bad for herâ¦â
Ben sighed. âWho wouldâve thought that she would lose to Avery Tate.â
âFate is a mystery to us all. I wonder why Mr. Foster postponed his whole schedule today,â Chad
mused.â
âDonât look question his personal matters,â Ben advised.
Chad shook his head and said, âI wouldnât dare.â
There was a lecture by internationally renowned neurology expert, James Hough at Avonsville
University that day.
Avery arrived at the auditorium early that morning to get a spot.
The talk went on from 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. that morning.
Once the lecture ended, Avery rushed toward the exit.
She greatly admired Professor Hough and wanted to take this rare opportunity to meet him and ask
him a question.
She followed the professorâs entourage all the way to the administrative building, where she noticed a
black luxury sedan parked at the entrance.
Luxury cars like this were a rare sight no matter the time and place.
Moreover, it was the exact same model as the one Elliot owned.
It was too bad that she did not remember his number plate, so there was no way of confirming whether
the car was his or not.
âWhy would he come here anyway?â Avery mumbled to herself, then walked into the administrative
building.
Avery was approaching the Deanâs office when she noticed the man standing in front of the entrance to
b e Elliotâs bodyguard.
Holy crap!
Does this mean that the car she saw really was Elliotâs?
What was he doing here?
Why would he come to the medical college?
Avery was curious and walked straight toward the office entrance.
âMiss Tate?â
The bodyguard recognized her and reached out to grab her.
âWhat are you doing here?â he asked.
âI should be asking you that question. This is where I go to college. Is Elliot here?â
She shook off the bodyguardâs grip and looked into the room.
There were three people in there, namely Professor Hough, his assistant, and Elliot. Was Elliot here to
see the professor? What for? Was he sick?