"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.

had let Lucas help without giving him any attention that

...

the afternoon, Russell also

brow was deeply furrowed as he gazed at her. "If I had known this would happen, I would never have let you leave that

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

before speaking again. "Aveline, I didn't expect things to turn out this way. What do you plan to

She really didn't know.

They weren't divorced.

and Lucas were

lay in her hospital bed, staring blankly 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?

see him anymore. She wanted to leave, to be

"Alright, let's not think about all that now. The most important thing is to focus

paused, his expression growing more serious. "Do you know

frowned slightly,

eldest heir of the Cooper family, the wealthiest family in Larbor City. He's here, apparently, to discuss a collaboration with the Tudor Group." Aveline blinked. "Quite

nodded. "Yeah, and I

that the Coopers might be looking to arrange a marriage with the

there was the Thompson family, and now the

"But since I'm still married to him,

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

her head.

into her mess. She didn't want

her thoughts. He sighed, exasperated. "Why

a small smile. "Russ, I'm feeling

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