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. What could she, an outsider,

comfortable life in his old age

fate... no one seemed to

looking at Lucas and began

her, noticing the

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

across her face as she looked at

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

on her utensils.

"Because I don't want you to misunderstand me, to fear me, or to push me away

a bit flustered, Aveline averted her eyes, avoiding his

intentions were always straightforward he didn't

But...

the barrier in

Zane's old barbecue stand. Lucas paid for their meat

far-just around

at the turn, hesitating to go

and asked, "Why aren't you

ahead with a complicated expression. "The barbecue stand is

saw that where Zane's stand had once

dropped, emotions swirling within