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

"I want her dead-I want her to suffer a fate worse than death!" Aveline clung to Lucas' arm, her tear-filled eyes blazing with intense hatred.

"Alright," Lucas agreed almost instantly, without a second thought. He then turned to Sasha. "Go bring her here."

Sasha hesitated for a moment, then quickly responded, "Okay."

But as she reached the door, she paused and looked back. "If she sees Aveline like this..."

Lucas realized the issue and looked down at Aveline, who was trembling against him, too exhausted to speak. "I'll have someone take her out. You can watch everything from the surveillance room, okay?" Aveline, having just poured out all her emotions, was too drained to respond. She simply leaned against Lucas, her body still shaking.

Lucas turned to Sasha. "Keep an eye on Sophia. Don't let her leave too soon."

"Got it." Sasha nodded before leaving the room.

Maria stood up, exchanged a glance with Lucas, and then gently said to Aveline, "Let's go home and get you changed, alright?"

Aveline nodded weakly. "Okay."

her feet. "Mr.

"Alright," Lucas replied.

left, Lucas sank into the sofa in the private room, lighting a cigarette. Smoke swirled around him as he replayed Aveline's words in his mind. Her

out his phone, Lucas

a

large transfers from the company recently?" Lucas asked

the finance department," Desmond

it quickly," Lucas demanded,

up, Lucas took another drag of his cigarette, his mind consumed by the image of Aveline's tear-streaked, hopeless

had tried—he had genuinely attempted to let her go, thinking he could return to the way things were before, just as he had once managed to live without

without her. Even if she never smiled

he could never do it, not

After investigating, I found out that it was arranged by Barbara, who directed the funds to invest

in Lucas's eyes. "Fire everyone involved. Blacklist them

shocked but