When Mike realized he said something wrong, his hand shot up to cover his mouth.

"You've been infiltrated!" Avery sighed.

"No way! He hasn't been asking about us recently," Mike said as he rolled his pale blue eyes. "I'm sure! He's not as good a drinker as I am. I get him drunk every time we drink together. He isn't capable of getting anything out of me."

Avery did not doubt the veracity of his words.

She was just worried that he was hiding something from her, or that someone had managed to get plenty of information out of him.

"If you fall for Chad's pillow talk—"

A pained expression appeared on Mike's face.

Then, he changed the subject and said, "Are you planning on continuing to help Shea unconditionally? It's a huge loss to not ask Elliot Foster for medical fees!"

Avery shook her head and said, "There won't be a next time. It's not that I won't help her. It's just that her condition is too severe, and there are limits to my abilities. There's no telling what would happen t