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

Aveline had decided to completely ignore him.

However... she glanced up at him just as he finished another phone call.

"Hmm?" Lucas noticed her gaze and looked back at her with an easy, relaxed expression.

The coldness in his eyes had vanished, replaced by a gentle warmth that seemed to draw her in like he wanted to melt her with his gaze.

Fortunately, the walls around her heart remained firmly in place.

"I'm going to see Zane," she said.

Lucas nodded. "Go ahead."

Aveline continued, "You've been tormenting his son. Won't you feel any guilt when you see him?"

Lucas gave a faint smile. "Are you asking me to release Bobby?"

Aveline replied, "I still believe he's innocent."

Lucas' deep, intense eyes studied her carefully. "Aveline, Zane has already taken the money. Whether Bobby is innocent or not doesn't matter much anymore." Aveline felt the urge to argue but found herself at a loss for words.

He was right.

up on his son.

a comfortable life in his old age

fate... no one

and began

noticing the shift in her

he won't

paused, surprise flickering across her face as she looked

agree with the perspective you brought up. We just haven't found proof

her utensils. "Why are

sincerity. "Because I don't want you to misunderstand me, to fear me, or to

a bit flustered, Aveline averted her eyes,

were always straightforward he

But...

overcome the barrier in

another word, Aveline finished her breakfast and stood up, heading toward Zane's old barbecue stand. Lucas paid for their meat and followed closely

far-just around

turn, hesitating to go any

to her and

looked ahead with a complicated expression.

gaze and saw that where Zane's stand had once been, a steakhouse had taken

eyes dropped, emotions