Aveline was startled and turned to look, but she only saw the shadow of the speeding motorcycle gradually disappearing from view.

"Thank you," she said, turning back to the person who had grabbed her.

When she saw his face she was slightly taken aback.

"You're welcome," the young man replied.

He was tall and lean, wearing a mask that revealed only his eyes. His bangs naturally fell over his forehead, partially obscuring his stern expression.

Aveline was momentarily dazed. This man looked like Lucas!

The man turned to leave.

"Wait!" Aveline quickly blocked his path, hesitantly asking, "Have we met somewhere before?"

The man, still wearing the mask, spoke in a muffled voice that revealed no emotion. He shook his head. "No, I don't know you."

Aveline asked, "Did you work part-time as a waiter at the Tudor residence?"

just in time to stop Barbara from tumbling off the cliff at her birthday

that waiter began to blur with the man standing before her. She'd been too shaken

man before her resembled that

man shook his head.

She smiled apologetically, "Sorry, I mistook

said nothing and

familiarity. But since he denied it,

to walk anymore, she took out her phone to call a ride. She hadn't expected someone to be

car arrived, Aveline got in, her mind preoccupied with what Lucas

her to put

didn't make any moves? What if their

had already divorced Lucas and didn't want to have too many entanglements

him, it would inevitably lead to more

not what she wanted to

At Maple Garden.

of her. Sophia stopped her, barely concealing her disgust, and asked, "Do you know there's a new

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