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."

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

was the first time she met Lucas, and the next, it was

the two men

realizing she couldn't stay idle. She needed something

went straight to her study and

helped her forget those unsettling thoughts, and

she answered, rubbing

came through. "Why haven't you

time, and realized it was already dinner

sketching. Just wait a bit,

her main benefactor, she kept her tone

the kitchen, quickly prepared a couple of dishes, and then headed to the

roadside and saw the man still in the same spot, now sitting

together briefly

she arrived at the

the food

of

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