Aveline walked over and set the overturned chair upright.

The noise made Lucas frown.

Without turning around, he snapped, "Get out!"

"Oh," Aveline replied, calmly setting the chair in place and turning to leave.

The sound of her voice made Lucas whip around.

Seeing her about to walk out, he quickly strode over and grabbed her wrist.

"I didn't know it was you. I'm sorry," he said.

When he saw her, the sharp lines of his face softened with surprise, and the frost in his dark eyes melted away inch by inch. Now, his gaze was filled with a nervous concern, as if he feared she might be upset. Aveline glanced at him and asked, "Is your injury serious?"

Lucas' eyes brightened a little, and a small smile tugged at his lips. "Are you worried about me?"

Aveline replied in a neutral tone, "I'm just concerned that if you're seriously hurt, it could delay..."

she could finish, Lucas suddenly pulled her into

about me," he murmured in a deep, magnetic voice, a

Aveline sighed inwardly.

not even let her finish a sentence? Why

her so tightly, it felt like he was trying to fuse her to

"Okay."

immediately loosened his grip but didn't

to a small sitting area and gently seated

her hands between his large,

and the warmth of his hands made

out who those people

a nearby village. We checked their accounts; there were large deposits made in the last couple of days. Someone hired them." Aveline frowned. "They were

beside her, a faint coldness

afraid they were after both

said. "The people they interacted with weren't the

cold for now. But I suspect this won't be the

their divorce in

Aveline remained silent.

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