Aveline moved to the side, picking up a baseball bat from the corner, her eyes fixed intently on the door.

The person made another attempt to enter the passcode, and again got it wrong!

Her expression darkened further. It seemed she would need to install a security camera at the entrance to see what was happening outside. After one more failed attempt, there was finally silence.

Aveline pulled out her phone and sent a message to Baron.

"There seems to be someone at my door. Can you discreetly come up and check?"

Baron replied, "On my way, Mrs. Tudor!"

With Baron's reply, she waited quietly.

About ten minutes later, there was a soft knock at the door.

"It's me."

Lucas' deep, magnetic voice came from the other side.

Aveline froze for a moment before walking over to open the door.

there in silk pajamas, his short hair slightly tousled. His face

here?" she

for Baron, not

asked, "Are

her head. "Whoever it

There are

furrowed. "Who? And why

but he was

isn't safe anymore. Have you thought about finding a

considered for a moment. "I'll look at

Cloudflare City is the Tudor Estate. You could

eyed him skeptically. "It's your house. If you decide to go back,

Lucas admitted openly,

about

forceful or cold as before, which somehow made her less resistant to the idea. She even found herself genuinely

into the

only twenty-nine days away from the divorce. It didn't make much sense. Living in his house after the divorce? What would that even

get some rest," Aveline said, stifling a yawn. Dark circles shadowed her eyes;

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