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!

wheel, his long, elegant fingers

start the car.

The atmosphere grew tense.

Bastard!

cursed him inwardly, then opened the door and moved to

did Lucas start the car

the journey

complex that Aveline finally spoke. "Tomorrow morning

response, she opened the

moved quickly as if being chased by a

line. He watched her until she disappeared from view before turning

found a pack of cigarettes in the

filled the car, making Lucas's

and colder.

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she first tended to her injured feet and then

at it made her tear

with. She had been alone since childhood and being with him had made her happy and joyful. She looked at their

Plop...

Plop!

suddenly fell, landing directly on Lucas' face in

face blurred, and so did

an

really

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