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!"

her sudden seriousness, Aveline couldn't help but

half an hour later, the door to her hospital room was pushed open. A beautiful woman with bold, alluring features rushed in. "Ave, what happened? How did you get hurt at work? Why are you alone? Where's

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questions came

"Oh, slow down! Asking so many questions at once is making my head

looked even more worried. "Alright, I won't

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and sat beside her, looking at

gave a helpless smile. "He's not mute,

in shock. "What

had only been abroad for three months. What had happened in that time she

and told her everything that had

divorced sooner or later, there was

expression couldn't be described as just shocked; she

a while, she pulled out her phone to search for information. A few moments later, she looked

"Why would I make

Ave," Selena said, standing up

you. That

Selena's eyes flashed with determination. "I know what I'm doing. You just rest and

to be alone in the hospital; it would make her feel lonely and

had another check- up.

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