Aunt Jade had been whispering in his ear to disown her. That had crossed his mind, but what would mother say? In all honesty, their mother might have had several panic attacks. Was this seriously what Avril had wanted for her family? It hurt him to even consider the possibility that she would wish to hurt them like this. Half of him just wanted to send her away. Wanted to avoid her until he could bring himself to even glance her way again.

Focusing on his work and his responsibility with Rosie, he had tried to put Avril to his furthest thoughts. It seemed that she wanted her own space. Not that such an idea had really bothered him at the time. The only times he checked in with how she was doing had been through the household staff. It was easier for him that way.

Watching her as she stood there for a few moments, he raised an eyebrow slightly before she spoke. "Do you even realize how worried we all were? What you put our siblings through? Our whole family through?" He stated bluntly. The sorry had been welcome, but her defensive statement at the end was not.