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.

on his son.

life in his

for Bobby's fate... no one seemed to

looking at Lucas and began eating her breakfast, her

watched her, noticing the

not dead, and he won't die," he added

flickering across her

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

grip on her utensils. "Why are

"Because I don't want you

bit flustered, Aveline averted

were always straightforward he didn't want

But...

couldn't overcome the barrier in her

breakfast and stood up, heading toward Zane's old barbecue stand. Lucas paid for their

far-just around

stopped at the turn, hesitating

and asked, "Why aren't you going

with a complicated expression. "The barbecue stand

that where Zane's stand had once been, a steakhouse

dropped, emotions