There were a dozen resumes.
They were all applying for the position of Elliot's assistant.
Avery casually opened one of the resumes to have a look. The candidate's education and work experience were excellent.
If this person were to hand in their resume to her, they would undoubtedly be able to continue straight to the interview.
She opened another resume. After going through it, her feelings were the same as when she had looked through the first one.
This candidate was as exceptional a lady as the first. If she wanted to be Avery's assistant, Avery would have barely had a reason to refuse.
Avery guessed that the rest of the dozen resumes were also excellent. If they were not, Elliot would not have sent them to her.
She was suddenly in a situation where she did not know whom to pick.
She let her mind go blank for a while, then realized that she still could not sleep. She unlocked her phone and continued looking at the resumes.
After going through the dozen resumes, her eyes were feeling a little sore. She rubbed them. Her eyes were dry and itchy.
She placed her phone down and planned to go wash her face before she went looking for the eyedrops in the study room.
When she went to the bathroom, Elliot woke up.
He opened his eyes and, through the dim light, found her.
"Avery, what happened? Are you feeling unwell?" Elliot groggily sat up. He supported his body with his arms.
"No, I was looking at the phone for too long. My eyes are a little itchy. I'm going to go get eye drops. Go back to sleep!" Avery switched off the bathroom light and walked over to him.
Elliot was afraid that she could not see clearly. He immediately switched on the lights by the side of the bed.
"Avery, did you not sleep at all?" Elliot looked at the time. It was already past midnight.
"I couldn't sleep, so I was looking at the resumes you sent me. All these people are excellent! They want to be your assistant. I doubt they would be willing to work for me!" Avery raised her concerns.
Layla would be furious, and it would definitely affect her studies.
Avery also did not want to see Elliot and Eric have a falling out. It would be hard for her to be stuck in the middle as well.
"Maybe my period is coming soon," Avery said, hurriedly coming up with an excuse. "My stomach is cramping."
Elliot immediately walked over to her side when he heard that. "Do you want to drink some hot water? I'll go get some for you."
"No need. If I drink water now, I'm afraid that I'll have to get up in the middle of the night." Avery reached her arm out and hugged him around his waist.
"Then, I'll give you a massage." He placed his huge palm on her abdomen, gently rubbing it.
Avery's abdomen was, in fact, doing just fine. However, Elliot's massaging had a hypnotizing effect.
Soon, she fell asleep.
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