As loathing seeped out of Avery's eyes, she could not hold her voice back.

Mike and the two children simultaneously turned to look in their direction.

Elliot immediately pulled Avery toward her bedroom.

"What happened? Why are they fighting again?" Mike mumbled under his breath as he pulled out his phone and texted Chad.

Chad: [Watch the kids. Don't care about anything else.]

Mike: [No wonder you didn't want to come over tonight. Did your boss decide to let Chelsea Tierney go?"]

Chad: [Wat