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

Aveline opened the file and noticed the contact's last name was Blake, which made her hesitate. She quickly grabbed her phone and dialed the number. The unfamiliar digits gave her a surprising sense of relief.

"Hello?"

But when she heard Desmond's voice on the other end, her mood soured immediately.

"Why is it you?"

Desmond was momentarily taken aback. "Uh... Miss Young? Is there something you need from me?"

He pretended to be surprised, but in reality, Lucas was sitting right next to him, listening in through the speakerphone.

Aveline asked, "I received a commission to design a villa. Did you buy a villa? Are you getting married?"

Desmond hesitated, glancing at Lucas for guidance.

Lucas, maintaining his cold demeanor, gave nothing away, leaving Desmond to fend for himself.

Desmond nervously stammered, "Ah... yes, it's just a coincidence that the project landed with you. What a small world, huh?"

asked, "What are your requirements? Let me know, and I'll take

Internally, Desmond was panicking-how was he supposed to come up with requirements? He couldn't afford a

"Uh, Miss Young, how about we discuss this in person? Maybe even do a site visit? It could help inspire

reaction and, seeing no objections, sighed in relief. He had made the right call-arranging a meeting with Aveline

free this afternoon? Send me the location of

you the address right away. We can

See you later," Aveline

"Goodbye."

ended, Desmond exhaled a heavy breath, cautiousty glancing at Lucas to gauge his reaction. "Mr.

Maybe you could go

him a cold look. "Are you busier than I

well, I've been slacking off lately, so I thought I'd be

"I suppose I can help you

quickly nodded, "Thank you, Mr. Tudor. I'll

"Mm," Lucas murmured.

of sheer

arrived at the new villa development with her measuring tools in hand. The area was part