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

Aveline replied, "No need."

She picked up the utensils and began to eat. After nearly a day and a night without food, she was starving and no longer cared about the way he was watching her, almost obsessively. Lucas sat by the side of her bed, his gaze fixed intently on her. He seemed so mesmerized that he reached out to touch her face.

"What are you doing?" Aveline immediately dodged his touch, eyeing him warily.

Lucas' hand froze in mid-air. "Your hair fell in your face. I thought it might get in the way while you're eating, so I was just going to help you tuck it back."

Aveline reached up and tucked her hair behind her ear. "I can do it myself."

Lucas smiled faintly. "You're very capable."

Aveline gave him a look. What was wrong with this man?

Ignoring him, she focused on finishing her meal. Once she was done, she asked, "How's the orphanage?"

Lucas shrugged. "How would I know?"

It wasn't his concern.

"Have you found

and said, "Are you asking

for his help would certainly come with a cost. His intentions were all too

help to look into it. I suspect this whole thing was

"You're half right. They were

surprised. "The people who wanted

smashed up, and

moment, she looked back up at him and asked, "Lucas, you already knew who did it, didn't you?" Lucas didn't answer immediately; he just looked at her intently. "There's

were her real

you sure you want to know now? It might not be in your best

to know. Whether I choose to acknowledge them or not is

Lucas

in his gaze. "Your biological parents are from the Cooper family in Larbor City. The person who's been living under your identity is

sense

knew Hilda well and had her unwavering trust from the start. Why

wanted to break her of