"You're insane!"

A trace of fear appeared in Aveline's eyes, completely unprepared for how far Lucas would go in his madness.

Lucas noticed the shift in her emotions, and a fleeting complexity crossed his deep gaze. He leaned in closer, kissing her lips with a tender intimacy, as if they were lovers lost in the moment.

But the more gentle he was, the more Aveline's fear grew, trembling from deep within her soul.

Suddenly, she pushed him away.

Lucas didn't get angry; instead, he stared at her lips, as if still savoring the moment.

Aveline steadied herself and asked, "Why did you help Sophia?"

"Hmm?"

Lucas paused at her question, and after a brief thought, he realized she must have misunderstood something related to what Brian had done.

So, she was acting this way because she thought he helped Sophia?

"I didn't help her," Lucas replied calmly.

him with disdain, unable to believe

what you've done. I really have no respect for

sarcasm didn't faze Lucas in the slightest. He remained composed, his

taunts.

beside her, his voice

momentarily at a

a pause, she said,

let out a cold laugh, as if he'd heard something ridiculous. "The only person

me is you."

What exactly did he

years ago, wasn't it Sophia who saved him? What about her

"Can you imagine someone going so far as to harm

you exactly that kind

about it, she

Aveline remained silent.

Lucas continued, "people who are alike in that way are destined to never be

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you."

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