Robert Tinder cautiously takes the divorce agreement. He's perplexed by the situation. For years he watched Avery pine after Evan, but now it seems that the tables have turned. Evan suffers terribly and Avery, oblivious or indifferent to the pain she causes, ignores and rejects him. Robert watches as Avery walks from the room and he sighs heavily.
"Why has Mrs. Howel changed so much in such a short period?" Robert wonders, "And what will Mr. Francis Howel do if he finds out?"
Avery exits the villa and sees a small jet waiting on the front lawn. The thorn flower on the fuselage makes it clear that the jet belongs to the Howels' fleet. With a casual glance, she looks back at the villa and sees the same thorn flower embedded in the wall. She frowns and wonders who kidnapped her. She was convinced it was Leonie, but now she's not so sure.
