But he wasn't Lucas.

She had no intention of repeating her past mistakes.

"I don't know you. Either I help you report this to the police, or I'm going home," Aveline said coldly.

The man continued to stare at her, his eyes resembling Lucas'. However, unlike Lucas' intense gaze, his eyes were filled with a pitiable innocence, as pure as a blank slate. Aveline turned to leave. "Let's go home."

Selena followed her, asking, "Are you really going to leave him there?"

Aveline responded, "Why should I care?"

Selena teased, "I thought you might take him in, maybe relive some old feelings. After all, situations like this don't happen every day."

Aveline sighed. "Do I look like I have that much free time?"

Selena chuckled, glancing back to see the man still standing there, watching them, looking every bit like a lost puppy.

"He's still looking at us," Selena noted.

Aveline got into the car. "You go ahead. I'll park the car."

"Okay."

returned to her apartment, she collapsed onto the sofa, staring up at

she met Lucas, and the next, it was the

intertwined, the faces of the two men merging in her mind,

her eyes, realizing she couldn't

her study and started

those unsettling thoughts, and before she knew it, the evening had arrived. Her

she answered, rubbing

through. "Why haven't you

and realized

track of time while sketching. Just wait a bit, I'll go make dinner

he was her main benefactor, she kept her tone

prepared a couple of dishes, and then headed

saw the man still in the same spot, now sitting

lips together briefly as her car

arrived

the

of utensils,

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