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.

unable to retort, Lucas felt

out. And next time, remember to

back

to his. She whispered, "Fine, but next time, you need my permission before coming

Lucas was stunned.

was she talking

him last

mood darkened

in charge of the commercial building project, which was currently under construction. She got out of her

woman sitting on the cement

without asking if she needed help, afraid of getting

well-dressed, even wearing a diamond bracelet on her wrist, which didn't fit the profile of someone trying to scam others. After some

looked at her, and her eyes suddenly brightened. "Granddaughter-in-law! You're

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lost. Granddaughter-in-law, can you take

The old woman seemed

bent down and asked, "Madam, do

my home? I don't know. Granddaughter-in-law, help me

took out her phone, intending to call the

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

with a string from her neckline. Inside the bag was a

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