His Eagle Eyes on Me novel Chapter 968

The doorbell to Avery's room rang a while later.

Avery heard it, but she did not feel like opening the door nor did she want to know who was on the other side.

She felt hollow. It was as if she was floating on the surface of a body of water but could not drown no matter how much she wanted to.

She wondered for a moment why she felt this hopeless. She wondered if she still harbored delusions about Elliot.

Despite all the times he had lied to her, she had never really learned her lesson.

Otherwise, she could have immediately left after he revealed his plan.

The doorbell continued to ring and it gave Avery a splitting headache.

She had a feeling that whoever was ringing the doorbell would not cease until she opened the door.

She held onto the edge of the bed for support, got to her feet, then dragged herself toward the door.

When she opened the door, a tall, familiar silhouette appeared before her.

The moment Avery saw Elliot, she took a step back on reflex.

"Avery! You got it wrong!" Elliot's heart ached at the sight of Avery's red, swollen eyes. "I wasn't in the room this entire time. Someone called me out for drinks after I sent you to your room, so that's where I went."

He strode into her room, then shut the door behind him.

Avery suddenly smelled the alcohol on him.

She examined him closely as she blinked.

His clothes were clean and had practically no wrinkles on them, but his brows were furrowed, and his expression was serious." Tammy called me and gave me an earful! That’s how I found out what happened!"

Avery suddenly turned around in embarrassment.

It was hard for her to tell if he was telling the truth or not.

"The woman who entered my room was Mr. Goldstein’s niece. I've only met her a few times and we're not close at all. We've never had any private interactions before. If I was in the room at the time, I definitely

wouldn’t have opened the door for her." Elliot walked over to face Avery, placed his hands firmly on her shoulders, and did not let her escape.