After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back by Riverflow

Maria sighed helplessly. "I should have seen this coming. From the very beginning, you were always thinking about leaving."

Aveline lowered her eyes slightly, a faint smile on her lips, but she didn't respond. Taking this job had always been a temporary decision. Her goal had always been to move on and live her own life. "Alright, I'll start preparing to hire someone new. But after seeing your designs, my standards have risen, so you'll have to take responsibility. You'll handle the interviews," Maria said. Aveline nodded. "Sure, no problem."

She got up and left the office. As soon as the door closed behind her, Maria quickly dialed Lucas' number.

"What is it?" His deep, cold voice came through as soon as he answered.

Maria lowered her voice, "Bad news, boss. Aveline just handed in her resignation!"

Lucas' tone grew even colder. "And you accepted it?"

Maria replied, "What choice did I have?"

Lucas responded flatly, "Then there's no need for your studio to stay open. She leaves, and so does your business." With that, he hung up.

"Wait..." Maria tried to protest, but the call was already disconnected. She felt her frustration boil over. "Hello? Hello!" How infuriating!

If Aveline wanted to quit, how was she supposed to stop her? What could she possibly do to make her stay?

began pacing in circles around her office, stamping her feet in frustration. Lucas really left no room for maneuver! Didn't he realize that being so heavy-handed would only widen the rift between him and Aveline? But then,

fate might end up even worse

to Brian, a shiver ran down Maria's spine. She

Alright, fine.

her best to keep Aveline

to her desk and began sorting through potential candidates for the designer

Aveline, saying, "Aveline, someone is here looking for you

Aveline paused.

Looking for her?

out there. This

and headed to the meeting room, where she saw a man

I'm Aveline Young," she introduced herself as she

stood and shook her

Ms. Young. I'm

a piece of land and want to build a winery. Here are the details. I'd like to hear

for a moment and began, "I'm afraid I