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

Chapter 16

Lucas's breathing deepened, his eyes fixed on her with unreadable emotions.

Aveline turned away, holding her shoes, and walked forward step by step.

"Get in the car," he called out again from behind.

A flicker of bitterness crossed Aveline's eyes. "You can't possibly be thinking of not getting a divorce, right?"

If he were, he would be letting down Sophia, who had saved him and had a prosthetic leg because of it.

"This is Tudor territory. If someone sees you limping out of here, it won't be good for the Tudor family's reputation," Lucas said coldly. Aveline's long eyelashes trembled, she found it somewhat laughable that she had thought he might change his mind about the divorce. "Aveline, you asked me if I hated you before. I don't," he answered her earlier question.

Aveline's fingers tightened, then she turned and got into the car.

Seeing her return brought an inexplicable sense of relief to Lucas.

Composing himself, he got into the driver's seat.

Through the rearview mirror, he saw her sitting in the back, silent and seemingly deflated.

"Sit in the front," he said in a deep voice.

Aveline looked at him. "Lucas, have some conscience, will you? My feet hurt!"

Knowing full well that her feet were blistered, he still made her move around!

on the steering wheel, his long, elegant fingers drumming lightly.

start the car.

The atmosphere grew tense.

Bastard!

cursed him inwardly, then opened the door and

did Lucas start the car

the journey

Aveline finally spoke. "Tomorrow morning at

Lucas's response, she opened

quickly as if being chased by a

He watched her until she disappeared from view before turning

found a pack of cigarettes in the car,

smoke filled the car, making

and colder.

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home, she first tended to her injured feet and

it made her tear

thought that he was the one she would spend her life with. She had been alone since childhood and being with him had made her happy and joyful. She looked at their wedding photo next to the certificate. Both

Plop...

Plop!

landing directly on Lucas' face in the

blurred, and

an overwhelming

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