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."

the sofa, staring up at

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

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

couldn't stay idle. She needed something to

to her

forget those unsettling thoughts, and before she knew it, the evening

she answered, rubbing

voice came through. "Why haven't

the time, and realized it

replied, "Oh, I lost track of time while sketching.

was her main benefactor,

to the kitchen, quickly prepared a couple of

man

pressed her lips together briefly as

arrived at

opened the

of utensils,

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