After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back by Riverflow

Chapter 8

Aveline looked at him. "What if I don't want to do it?"

Desmond smiled. "You can't turn this down."

Aveline rolled her eyes and took the file straight to Lucas's office. Desmond tried to stop her, but he couldn't.

She pushed the door open and walked right in.

Lucas, tall and imposing, stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, talking on the phone. Hearing the door being pushed open, he turned and frowned.

"Let's leave it at that," he said, ending the call.

"Who allowed you to come in?" he asked coldly, his eyes icy.

Aveline slammed the file on his desk. "Did you do this on purpose?"

Lucas glanced at the file and replied coolly, "Isn't this part of your job? What's the problem? If you don't want to do it, you can quit. Plenty of people want this job."

Aveline fumed silently. This jerk was definitely doing this on purpose!

He was retaliating because she had slapped him last night!

That was why he pushed her to the limit last night and sent her to a construction site today.

her angry but unable to retort, Lucas felt

next time, remember to knock,"

back to

him, then suddenly leaned forward. She placed her hands on the desk and leaned her upper body close to his. She whispered, "Fine, but next time, you need my permission before coming in." She

Lucas was stunned.

was she talking

last night, he wouldn't have touched

improved mood darkened

which was currently under construction. She got out of her car and looked at the uneven, muddy road,

she saw an elderly woman sitting on the cement ground

passed by her without asking if she needed help, afraid of

didn't fit

and her eyes suddenly brightened. "Granddaughter-in-law! You're my

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can you take me

woman seemed confused, possibly suffering

bent down and asked, "Madam, do you remember where your home

elderly woman looked bewildered. "Where is my home? I don't know. Granddaughter-in-law, help me find it. I

her phone, intending

woman's eyes lit up. "Phone, phone,

with a string from her neckline. Inside