The setting sun cast a faint halo as the deep blue sky gradually enveloped everything, her figure shrouded and stretched out by the fading light.

Lucas stood there, silently watching her for a long time as if trying to see straight into her heart.

Sensing a gaze on her, Aveline turned and met his intense eyes. She blinked. "When did you come out?"

Judging by his expression, he'd been there for a while.

She walked over to him and handed him the orange soda she held. "Do you want a drink?"

Barbara was too old, and her body couldn't handle it, but Aveline had bought it anyway-she liked orange soda herself.

Lucas took the drink and asked, "What do you want for dinner?"

Aveline replied, "I'm eating at home."

Lucas responded, "Can I come too?"

His dark eyes were fixed on her, his voice low and pleasant, his tone soft as he made his request.

Aveline shook her head. "No, you can't."

only come to see Barbara; if he wanted her cooking, he could keep

soon. It's not appropriate for me to wear this. You

way for us to work things out? Do we have

"Maybe you don't understand, but divorcing

save her, deep down, she still wanted a divorce. It felt like

pressed his lips together, and after a long

the calmness of the twilight, the breeze blew gently, carrying

He had finally agreed.

To divorce her.

in disbelief, her eyes

"Yes."

nodded, his gaze steady. "I can't keep holding onto you forever. If I did, you'd only drift further away." Aveline smiled. "Then let's go tomorrow

didn't want the divorce to

"Alright," Lucas agreed.

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even though they hadn't gotten the divorce yet, she

attitude-his willingness to

cooperate determined how Ovel.

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