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.

to retort,

time, remember to knock," he

attention back

stared at 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 then

Lucas was stunned.

nonsense was she

hadn't seduced him last night,

briefly improved mood darkened again

building project, which was currently under construction. She got out

sitting on the cement ground not far away, looking lost and

without asking if she needed

wrist, which didn't fit the profile of someone trying to scam others. After some thought, the approached and asked, "Madam, are you

at her, and her eyes

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lost. Granddaughter-in-law, can you take me

stunned. The old woman seemed confused, possibly

down and asked, "Madam, do you remember where

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

took out her phone, intending to call the

lit up. "Phone, phone, my phone is

small bag tied with a string from

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