Chapter 504
When His Eyes Opened
It was noon in the city of Zirconia as a bulletproof car slowly made its way into the base of the Border
Control Force.
Avery sat in the car and curiously looked out at the scenery outside the window.
There were no colossal skyscrapers here. They were far from the hustle and bustle of the city. The only
things here were the most pristine beauty of nature and the soldiers that defended the31 country.
âMiss Tate, weâre far away from the city here. The environmentâs a little rough, so you might have a
tough time the next couple of days,â said the director of the logistics department, Sean Tennant.
âItâs no trouble at all. Itâs our companyâs honor that you chose our28 products.â
Sean laughed and said, âWe compared several of the drones produced by local companies and your
companyâs products turned out to be the best in the end. Our deputy director, Mr. Lowe, demanded that
we use your drones!â
Avery felt slightly embarrassed as she said, âItâs always been our goal to produce the best89 products.â
âBy the way, Miss Tate, you mentioned on the phone that we could add some functions to drones
based on our needs⦠When do you think is the earliest youâd be able to deliver the goods?â
âWeâll first have to see what kind of functions youâd like to add, then Iâll have to discuss it with my
director of operations,â Averyec said.
âAlright. Letâs get something to eat for now. Mr. Lowe will meet with you later.â
âAlright.â
After lunch, Mr. Lowe took Avery out for a stroll. As they walked, they talked and discussed their plans.
The base was massive. After a while of walking, Averyâs belly began to ache before her legs did. She
had made a last minute decision to come here, so she did not inform anyone at the base that she was
pregnant.
However, now that she could no longer take another step, she had no choice but to reveal her condition
to Mr. Lowe.
When Mr. Lowe heard that Avery was pregnant, his eyes immediately shot to her abdomen.
She was wearing a plain pair of jeans and a long sleeved t-shirt. It was not a loose t-shirt, so it showed
her flat belly. âYouâre barely three months pregnant, arenât you, Miss Tate? Youâre not showing at all!
Why didnât you just rest at home? You could have sent someone else to come here!â Mr. Lowe,puzzled.
Avery felt embarrassed to say that she had decided to come here on a whim in an effort to avoid Elliot.
âIâm just three months pregnant now. My checkup yesterday showed that everything was going well.
Besides, Iâm usually working anyway, so I wanted to come here personally with the hopes of improving
our collaboration,â Avery explained after she composed herself.
âI can tell youâre very serious about your work, Miss Tate. Tell you what, Iâll call for a car and show you
around the base,â suggested Mr. Lowe.
âThat sounds perfect. Thank you!â
At four in the afternoon, Avery woke up from her nap and began to work. She opened up her laptop,
typed up a document that included the points that Mr. Lowe had requested earlier and sent it to Mike.
Mike replied to her email right away.
Mike: [How much longer do you plan on keeping your phone turned off?]
Averyâs cheeks flushed in embarrassment. Avery: [I didnât notice.]
Mike: [Turn it on now, then!]
Avery took a look at her phone, then put it back down.
Avery: [Why should I? I donât need to use my phone here]
Mike: [Donât you want to make a video call with the kids tonight?]
Avery: [I can use my laptop for that.]
Mike was completely defeated.
After a moment of silence, he sent another email.
[By the way⦠Elliot Foster came by this morning looking for you, then he used Chad to threaten me
and forced me to tell him where you were⦠So⦠Heâs gone to look for you.]
Avery: [â¦]
Mike: [He took the 1 p.m. flight out earlier, so he should arrive at the Zirconia Airport around 4.30 p.m.
in the afternoon⦠Then, heâd be in Zirconia in about half an hour. Prepare yourself! I donât think heâll be
able to get into the base, but isnât there a saying in Aryadelle about how money makes the world go
round?]
Avery: [â¦.]
The sound of someone knocking on her door drained the color from Averyâs face and left her in a daze
of horror! Was he not supposed to arrive in Zirconia at 4.30 p.m. later?!