Aveline immediately hung up the call.

Lucas glanced at her and asked, "Why didn't you answer?"

Aveline responded curtly, "That's none of your business."

Lucas chuckled, clearly amused, as if he hadn't expected this rebellious side of her.

Aveline kept her gaze out the window, but inside, she was tense.

Then Lucas spoke again, "Afraid to answer? Worried I might find out? Who was it, Russell?"

Aveline frowned and turned to him. "Lucas, do you ever stop?"

His eyes locked onto hers. "Then why didn't you take the call?"

Aveline closed her eyes briefly, exhaling a heavy sigh before calmly replying, "Lucas, I don't feel like I need to report every little thing I do to you. You mean nothing to me." Lucas crossed his arms and leaned back, his handsome, sharp features becoming even colder and more distant. His eyes regarded her with a cool indifference.

think I care about what place I hold in your heart

stunned. "If you don't care, then

woman, I'm a man, and I need you to satisfy my needs-nothing more." Anger flashed across Aveline's face, and she raised her hand to

flinch, his gaze remaining

fist as her expression grew colder.

cable car soon reached the base of the mountain. Aveline stepped out

her, watching her slender

wanted was to keep her by his side. But no matter what he did, he couldn't

he had ever truly done anything to

offer her a ride, instead waiting for her to ask. But his expectations were bound to be disappointed. Aveline walked straight to the bus stop, sat on a bench, and began

parked nearby and walked

from her bag, put them on, and started playing music, completely

one of her earbuds and put it in his own

Aveline was speechless.

shamelessness was

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