"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."

to her feet. "Mr.

"Alright," Lucas replied.

Maria and Aveline 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

his phone,

Mr. Tudor," Desmond answered quickly, a hint of

been any large transfers from the company recently?" Lucas asked

the finance

Lucas demanded,

another drag of his cigarette, his mind consumed by the image of Aveline's tear-streaked, hopeless face. She

the way things were before,

that he couldn't be without her. Even if she never smiled at him again, he still wanted

her go? He knew now that he could never do it, not in

Tudor, there was indeed a ten million dollars transfer. After investigating, I found out that it was arranged by Barbara, who

cold, dangerous gleam flashed in Lucas's eyes. "Fire

was shocked but quickly responded,

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