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

Russell glanced at her and asked, "Do you think this is just a coincidence?"

Aveline lowered her gaze, her expression complicated. "I have a pretty good idea who's behind this."

When she first met with Sidney, he had already told her that none of the major hospitals in Cloudflare City would admit his mother for treatment, no matter how much he pleaded. In Cloudflare City, there were plenty of people with the power to do something like this, but only one person who actually would.

So, she had called Russell.

By moving Sidney's mother to the Skyler family's hospital, they were out of the reach of the Tudors. With Russell's influence, Sidney's mother wouldn't be turned away again.

She felt deeply grateful for Russell's timely help but was equally saddened, unable to understand why Lucas was being so ruthless.

Was he really that heartless?

Russell studied her. "Aveline, if you keep going back and forth with him, the number of people he targets will only grow."

Aveline didn't respond, a faint sadness washing over her.

Russell opened the car door. "Get in. With his mother here, you can rest easy."

shaky breath.

so many times that she wasn't sure how she could

even come close to balancing the scales between us." Aveline gave a bitter smile. "Yeah, I owe you

softened. "That's what friends are for, right? So

only so much one could take without

Aveline nodded silently.

Maple Garden, Aveline didn't go straight home. Instead, she stood outside Lucas' door and rang

door opened, and Lucas stood there, his expression cold and distant. "What do

him icily. "Why are you targeting

out a mocking laugh. "Him? You think he's worth my time to

you hit him and go after his family? Lucas,

superior gaze. "Take

Aveline was momentarily speechless.

admitting it-you did all of

capacity are you questioning me? As my wife, or as his

furrowed

doing is wrong, and even if I were just a bystander,

just a bystander, then why should I answer