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

Lucas looked at Aveline. "Can you run?"

"I can." Aveline nodded.

Lucas tightened his grip on her hand and glanced up at the precarious beams above. His eyes filled with cold determination as he commanded, "Run!" They sprinted towards the exit together!

The flames licked at their clothes, but they ignored it, focusing solely on the escape route ahead.

"Crack..."

Suddenly, the sound of wood splintering echoed above them.

Aveline's heart clenched, but before she could react, Lucas shoved her forward forcefully.

"Crash!"

The sound of something heavy collapsing followed, momentarily smothering the flames.

Aveline's face turned pale as she spun around, only to see Lucas trapped beneath a fallen beam!

The fire had already started to consume him.

Aveline screamed, rushing

emotional walls she had built crumbled, and tears streamed down

Lucas shouted at her as she

the impact. The searing pain from the flames

as the

face. The touch was warm, and he wanted to hold on, but he had no

...

time, with charges of kidnapping, extortion, and attempted murder, compounded by his criminal record, he would spend

she found Aveline sitting on a chair, looking utterly disheveled. She was

her shoulder.

smeared with dust her hair a tangled mess, and a handprint marred her cheek. Her eyes were

could have imagined that on the day before the court hearing, something like this would happen?

Aveline's expression, it seemed she was deeply confused and

still go

go home and clean up?

Aveline shook her head. "I'm not

until Lucas was out of danger before

When Aaron arrived,

he saw the two