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."

a shaky

times that she wasn't sure how she could ever

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

gaze softened. "That's what friends are for, right? So don't

between friends, there was only so

Aveline nodded silently.

Garden, Aveline didn't go straight home. Instead, she stood

there, his expression cold and distant. "What do you

him icily. "Why are you targeting

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

expression darkened. "If that's the case, why did you hit him and go after his family? Lucas, if you have a problem, take it out on me.

cold, superior gaze. "Take it out on you?

Aveline was momentarily speechless.

all of this, didn't you?" she

Lucas shifted the conversation. "Aveline, in what capacity are

brows furrowed in

What you're doing is wrong, and even if I were

you're just a bystander, then why should

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