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..."

suddenly pulled her into his arms, holding her

murmured in a deep, magnetic voice, a hint

Aveline sighed inwardly.

her finish a sentence? Why was

he was trying to fuse her to his body. Her brow furrowed as she said, "Let me

"Okay."

immediately loosened his grip but didn't release her

sitting area and gently seated her on the

of her hands between his large, warm ones to warm

fingertips were cold, and the warmth of his hands

out who those people were?"

were from 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

a faint coldness flickering in

they were after

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

I suspect

Lucas still be able to finalize their divorce in a few days? "Don't worry," Lucas said, as if reading her thoughts.

Aveline remained silent.

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