Linda's eyes widened. "You..."

This man-was he the devil himself? How had he even found this out?

What made it even more terrifying was that he had just stood there, watching her lie, likely filled with disdain and mockery. It was like a slap across her face, draining her of all strength.

"I thought you might have something useful to say," Lucas remarked, tucking his phone back into his pocket. "Looks like I was expecting too much."

He turned to Aveline. "Ready to go?"

Aveline, still processing everything, nodded. "Yes."

She looked over at Russell. "Russ, thank you for all your help. I'll get to the bottom of this. In the meantime, you should let everyone go."

Russell's gaze was conflicted as he glanced from Aveline to Lucas. "Just how much have you found out?"

Lucas shot him a brief look. "Enough to know who's behind it."

Russell was speechless.

The comment was cutting, filled with irony.

with curiosity. She quickly leaned forward, asking,

at her. "And why would I

down the aisle. Whether I give her hand to you is

pointing at him. "You

"I'll know soon enough, so what's

suddenly calmed down. "You're right. Just

and then turned to Lucas. "What else did

if he wanted to say something but

"Let's talk while

as they left the

settled into a calm silence. Thanks to the explanations given earlier, no damaging rumors had spread about the events of the

in the car, Aveline glanced at Lucas, waiting for

a bit of mystery, but her intense

relent. "You

like that... makes me think you want to kiss

scoffed. "Didn't you get enough of that last night? Don't push

an eyebrow. "I asked for your opinion

don't remember,"

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