"You!"

Selena glared at him, her anger boiling over, but she couldn't find the words to respond.

He was insufferable to the extreme!

She glanced at Aveline and noticed the slight frown on her face, a sign that she was uncomfortable. Deciding not to escalate the situation further, Selena stepped back, her expression filled with frustration as she watched Lucas.

Lucas brought the spoon to Aveline's lips. She looked at him for a moment, said nothing, and then took a bite.

There was no point in punishing her own body.

Seeing that she didn't refuse, a flicker of emotion passed through Lucas' eyes.

Aveline had just woken up, and she didn't have much appetite. After eating a little, she said, "I'm full."

Lucas then cleared the small table and gently lowered the bed.

"You..."

He started to say something.

But Aveline simply closed her eyes, clearly not interested in talking to him.

Lucas pressed his lips together, his expression darkening, a heavy tension hanging in the air around him.

Selena huffed, feeling a sense of satisfaction.

giving him any attention that was exactly how it should

...

the afternoon, Russell

I had known

"It's not your fault. I wasn't paying

turn out this way. What do you

She really didn't know.

They weren't divorced.

Lucas were still

at the ceiling. The future felt like a vast, empty chasm What was she supposed to do next? Continue dragging things out, stuck in a miserable limbo? But what would be

wanted to leave, to be

quietly by her side, broke the silence. "Alright, let's not

his expression growing more serious. "Do you know who hit

slightly, puzzled.

family, the wealthiest family in Larbor City. He's here, apparently, to discuss a collaboration with the

nodded. "Yeah,

be looking to arrange a marriage with the Tudors. It's surprising-someone

was the Thompson family,

still married to him,

at her with concern. "Aveline, you could file for divorce. I can

head. "No, I'll handle

into her mess. She didn't

her thoughts. He sighed, exasperated. "Why won't you ever listen to

forced a small smile. "Russ, I'm feeling

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