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 out who

at her seriously and

for his help would certainly come with a cost.

to look into it. I suspect this whole

curved Lucas' lips. "You're half right. They

people who wanted to take

warehouse was smashed up,

After a 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 something I

her

It might not be in your best interest," Lucas replied,

know. Whether I choose to acknowledge them or not

enough," Lucas nodded,

gaze. "Your biological parents are from the Cooper family in Larbor City. The

sense of confirmation. She had

was the one who knew Hilda well and had her

wanted to break