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

Chapter 271

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Aveline didn't dare think too much about it. She had been disappointed too many times before.

"I don't feel safe in Arthur Town. I want to leave now," she said.

Lucas frowned at her wor leave Arthur Town?"

"Do you think you'll be safe once you

Aveline looked up at him. "I have a rough idea of who's targeting me. If I can get out of their reach, they'll have a harder time finding me."

Lucas replied, "You're being naive, Aveline. The circles of power are all about connections. You think leaving Arthur Town will make you safe, but how do you know the city you go to won't have people closely connected to those here?"

Aveline's brow furrowed as she looked at him. "What do you mean?"

Lucas' eyes stared deeply into hers. "Stay here. I'll protect you."

Aveline pressed her pale lips into a thin line. She didn't want to stay, but he was right. She couldn't ensure her safety on her own. Following him might be the best option. Yet, deep down, she was reluctant to follow through with that idea.

had believed things couldn't get

through her mind, and she

Lucas.

stopped bleeding, Lucas let

two

looking down at her. "Do you think I would go to such lengths to kidnap you and

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that the case?" she almost said

out a cold laugh. He leaned down, gripping her chin, and examined her still-pale

a multi-million dollar

and left, a

let out a sharp breath, her face even paler than

had she

had actually deluded herself into believing he would go to

How foolish of her.

had cut through her long-guarded heart, stirring a pang of pain. She shut her eyes tightly, struggling to suppress the unfamiliar

icy aura, walked out and headed straight for the elevator. As the doors opened, Desmond and

ran into each