The two women began to rebuild their relationship and Avery quickly settled down in Genoa City.
She even manipulated their young daughter, Faith, into expressing disdain for Avery.
However, that ultimately wasn’t necessary.
Choosing to stay and support him, Avery ended up being late to her own wedding.
Nick felt that she still had feelings for Dylan and ended their relationship.
She told him that her heart belonged to Dylan but Joe decided to stay in town anyway.
Dylan and Avery became engaged and Joe reluctantly agreed to leave the couple alone.
After they were rescued, it appeared Avery might still be harboring feelings for her ex-husband.
A guilt-ridden Avery committed to seeing Joe through rehab out of town after he was paralyzed from the accident.
Undeterred by his threat, Avery immediately kicked him out of her place and her life.
Things remained tense between Joe and Avery and she ultimately filed a restraining order against him.
Eventually, the identity of Avery’s assailant was revealed and Joe’s name was cleared.
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