Avery froze.

Her ex-husband had been here looking for her? Was it Elliot?

Mike pushed open the door to the mansion and helped Avery inside. He called Chad. "Why didn't you tell me that your boss was coming to Bridgedale?"

Mike suspected that there was an ulterior motive for Elliot's visit.

Shocked, Chad blurted out, "My boss is in Bridgedale?! I didn't know that! He just said that he needed a few days off. He didn't say anything about going to Bridgedale!"

"Crap! What's that old b*st*rd planning on doing now?!"

"If he hasn't told anyone about this, it means that this is a personal trip. With that said, he can't have any plans apart from seeing Avery, right?"

"He showed up at our door. It's a good thing that we were staying in a resort and haven't been home for some time."

"Damn, you have been at a resort? Why didn't you tell me?" Chad was shocked.

"What if you told your boss about it?"

"Do you really have that little faith in me?" Furious, Chad said, "If that's the case, don'