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

from her wrist and handed it to him. "We're getting divorced soon. It's not appropriate for me to wear this. You should keep

for us to work things out? Do

don't understand, but divorcing you has become my

life to save her, deep down, she still wanted a divorce. It felt like ending their marriage was her path to a

eyes, Lucas pressed his lips together, and after a long pause,

calmness of the twilight, the breeze blew

He had finally agreed.

To divorce her.

looked at him in disbelief,

"Yes."

can't keep holding onto you forever. If I did, you'd only drift further

the divorce to be public knowledge; after all, it wasjust

"Alright," Lucas agreed.

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they hadn't gotten the divorce yet, she

attitude-his willingness to

cooperate determined how Ovel.

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