Avery did not respond to Mrs. Cooper.

She should not have come here.

She should have listened to Mike.

Shea had her own phone. If Avery wanted to thank her, all she had to do was give her a call and ask to meet her.

Once Avery arrived on the ground floor, she walked over to the couch and picked up her bag.

At that moment, a black Rolls-Royce came to a halt in the front yard.

Elliot was home.

Avery was mortified.

If she had come down a minute earlier, she would not have run into him.

She was upset enough as it was and wanted to be alone to release her frustrations.

"Master Elliot's home, Avery!" Mrs. Cooper said.

"So what if he was home?" she thought.

Avery lowered her gaze and walked toward the front door with her bag.

Elliot had already noticed the Land Rover parked in the front yard.

He did not expect Avery to come here.

As he got out of the car, his deep-set eyes watched her as she walked out of the house.

Elliot walked over to Avery's car and waited for her there.