His Eagle Eyes on Me novel Chapter 1319

Perhaps she should not have been so pessimistic. If she could not find him, it would be just as difficult for the Goulds to find him as well.

After lunch, she returned to her room. Hayden had yet to contact her.

She took out the CT scan diagrams and inspected them closely. She noticed that the tumor in her brain had gotten bigger.

It was no wonder that Jed seemed devastated. Had she not told him that Hayden was missing in Ylore, he would have insisted on scheduling her for surgery.

At three in the afternoon, Elliot returned home after lunch.

He had a few drinks during lunch because Gary had invited a few clients of his to lunch and Elliot could not avoid drinking with them.

He headed straight to the bedroom as soon as he arrived home. He was feeling slightly dizzy, and he needed some rest so that he would have the strength to look for Hayden that night.

When he pushed open the door and saw Ruby lying on the bed, he froze.

"Elliot, did you drink?" Ruby set her phone down to study the blush on Elliot's face, and said, "My brother came to visit me earlier in the afternoon, and he told me that I could rest in the master bedroom."

"Yeah." He went to sit down by the bed and looked at her pale face. "How are you feeling today?"

"My wound still hurts a bit but I feel more energetic than yesterday," she said, "You shouldn't have drunk. You are taking medication. You could have told them that; it's not like they would force wine down your throat.”

"I want to take a nap.”

Taking the hint, Ruby sat up and moved to get out of bed.

"You are injured. Just lie down!" Elliot lay down next to her and closed his eyes.

Ruby did not dare make a sound and wordlessly watch him drift off to sleep.

Elliot did not know that she had been in love with him for years. By the time she realized that she had romantic feelings toward him, he had already returned to Aryadelle to start his business