Russell's fingers tightened around his wine glass, but his handsome, refined face maintained a flawless smile.

"I'm glad you both could make it. Thank you for the well wishes," he said, preparing to move on to the next table.

"Wait, my wife hasn't spoken yet," Lucas interjected, stopping them in their tracks.

Now, there was no way to leave. With everyone's eyes on them, making a scene would surely become the talk of Cloudflare City.

Aveline exhaled a quiet sigh, lifted her glass, and looked at Russell and Rina. "Wishing you both a happy marriage and that all your dreams come true." "Thank you," Rina responded cheerfully, her voice sweet.

In Rina's mind, as long as Aveline was with Lucas, she posed no threat.

There was no need to target Aveline anymore.

If Lucas liked Aveline, there was no harm in acting friendly around her.

Lucas turned his gaze to Russell. "So, what do you think? Did my wife say it well?"

Aveline felt her patience fraying.

this man

fingers. He deliberately

for a moment

moved on to the next

Finally, it was over.

Lucas and whispering harshly, "You did that on purpose, didn't you? Are you

you both to see clearly-you two aren't right for each other." Aveline fought the urge to roll her eyes and chose to ignore him. As if his little

not to dwell on it, she focused on her meal

the celebration shifted to a

and naturally, Russell and Rina were the

to dance, the rest of the young guests took over the

her

"I'm a bit tired. I just want to go back and

isn't over yet. Wouldn't it be rude to leave now?" Lucas

"You've already achieved what you came here

What could

now,

was doing this on

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