Upon hearing Aviva's explanation, Maverick's brows flickered as if he were trying to decipher things. His eyes turned glazed and his expression turned blank, yet the cold aura exuding from Maverick made it seem as if the temperature in the mansion had dropped. 

Everyone felt as if they were thrown into an ice-stellar, making them shiver, their bodies tense with fright. The mansion was so silent that if a pin dropped, it'd be heard.

Maverick reached out for his pants pocket and ...