Chapter 20

Aveline closed her eyes, her head pounding with pain.

The sky outside had already turned dark, and she turned to look out the window, her gaze gradually becoming hollow.

It was all pretty meaningless, really.

Just then, her phone rang. When she saw the caller ID, her lit up.

"Selena!"

eyes

"Hey, my dear, guess where I am?" Selena Quin's cheerful voice came through the phone.

Aveline guessed, "Cloudflare City?"

"Correct! I'm right downstairs at your place. Aren't you going to come down and welcome me?" Selena laughed.

Aveline replied, "Oh, my princess, I'm afraid I can't. I got injured at work and am in the hospital."

Selena's tone immediately turned serious. "Send me the address, right now!"

sudden seriousness, Aveline couldn't

than half an hour later, the door to her hospital room was pushed open. A beautiful woman with bold, alluring features

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questions came

Asking so many questions at

looked even more worried. "Alright, I

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a chair and sat beside her, looking at her

helpless smile. "He's not mute, and

eyes widened in shock.

three months. What

back and told her everything that had

divorced sooner or

expression couldn't be described as just shocked; she was

later, she looked at Aveline

would I make up a story looking

Ave," Selena said, standing up to hug

That bastard

responded, "Don, you can't act recklessly. He's not an ordinary person. If you anger him, we'll be the ones to suffer." Selena's eyes flashed with determination. "I know what I'm doing. You just rest and don't worry. I'll stay with you tonight."

to be alone in the hospital; it would make her

of rest in the hospital, Aveline had another check- up. Upon confirmation that everything was

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