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."

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

it to him. "We're getting divorced soon. It's not appropriate for me to wear this. You should keep it and give it to your future wife." Lucas took

to work things out? Do we have

him and replied, "Maybe you don't understand, but divorcing you

she still wanted a divorce. It felt like ending their marriage was her path to

Lucas pressed his lips together, and after a long pause, he finally said, "Alright, I promise

of the twilight, the

He had finally agreed.

To divorce her.

him in disbelief, her eyes wide. "Are you

"Yes."

If I did, you'd only drift further away."

to be public knowledge; after all,

"Alright," Lucas agreed.

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yet, she felt a sense of relief rising within her.

attitude-his willingness to

cooperate determined how Ovel.

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