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

Chapter 529

Chapter 529

Aveline put her phone aside and took another sip of water before returning to the bedroom to shower and sleep.

At the hospital, the lights were still on in Lucas' room.

Lucas stared at the ended call on his phone, his handsome face tightening with a grim expression. A heavy, oppressive silence slowly filled the room.

Suddenly, the door opened.

Lucas instinctively looked over, but when he saw it was Aaron entering, he frowned and looked away.

"Well, you seem disappointed to see me," Aaron remarked as he walked in and sat down in a chair. He still smelled faintly of alcohol, clearly having just come from a bar.

Lucas closed his eyes briefly, his face still rather pale. The whip wounds on his body had been treated, but he had lost consciousness earlier due to infection and high fever from the injuries. Aaron said, "You're already divorced Aveline, so why are you still hoping she'll come see you? From what I can tell, she'd rather stay far away from you."

Lucas replied in a cold, hoarse voice, "If you have nothing useful to say, you might as well keep your mouth shut."

Aaron laughed. "Did I hit a nerve? Is that why you're lashing out?"

an icy stare. Even with his pale complexion, he still exuded an

But Aaron wasn't afraid.

tell you something interesting - Sophia's recently acquired land is having some

not interested," Lucas

anyway. "It's obvious someone set a trap for her, and she was foolish enough to fall right into it.

smart enough to come up with a scheme like this on her own. I suspect someone must be helping

"Exactly. How else could Sasha have tolerated Sophia

Then, a faint

suddenly smiling like this?" Aaron asked,

"Interesting," Lucas remarked.

looked even more confused. "What are you

know who's been advising

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it?"

look. "What's the point of having a brain if you don't use

problem? I tell you