Though she couldn't shake the thought that she might have said something like that, Aveline refused to believe it without hearing the recording.

Wait a minute...

If Lucas wanted to stop her, he could easily do it. So why would he worry about her deleting the recording? If he wouldn't let her listen, maybe he was bluffing. Convinced she was onto something, Aveline rolled her eyes in exasperation and left the complex.

She returned to the villa site, but this time she brought some help with her.

Sidney looked around at the vast area and said, "You should've called me yesterday."

Aveline replied, "I didn't realize it was this big. Let's get started."

"Got it."

With two people working, the task went much faster. By noon, they had finished all the measurements.

After double-checking the data to make sure everything was correct, Aveline said, "Let's go. Lunch is on me."

Sidney walked beside her. "Are you cooking?"

Aveline paused, caught off guard.

time, but we can skip it today. You must be exhausted." Aveline smiled. "Yeah, I am.

"Sure."

city and found a small pasta shop for lunch. It was the middle of the day, and the place was

her and asked, "Aveline, has he

"How about you? How's your

hospital, no

through this

"She'd be thrilled to see

he saw it was a call from the nurse. His expression

Ms. Dolly. What's the

need to get back here right away! Some woman showed up out of nowhere and is trying to kick your mother out of the hospital. She even brought bodyguards,

brow furrowed. "Alright, I'm on my way. Don't let them touch my

her mouth with a napkin

situation, and Aveline's

woman? Who else besides Lucas would go after Sidney like

down, Aveline said, "I'm coming with

tried to protest, "It's okay, I can

insisted, "I can call Russell if things get out of hand. He might be able

no other option, Sidney nodded.

two of them hurried to the hospital. As soon as

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