After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back by Riverflow

As Aveline continued to adjust the blueprints and snack on the treats, the afternoon slipped away unnoticed.

The sky outside had grown dark, and the office lights were now aglow, snapping her back to reality.

She realized she had been there much longer than intended.

Logging out of her account, she shut down the laptop and stood up, glancing over at Lucas.

He was still engrossed in his work, his fingers holding a pen as he reviewed each page with a cold, focused expression.

Occasionally, he made notes in the margins.

Not wanting to disturb him, Aveline stretched her arms after sitting for so long, then quietly walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window to admire the night view outside.

The Tudor Group's location was undoubtedly the best, perched high enough to overlook most of the city.

Below, a sea of twinkling lights gathered like a river of stars-a breathtaking view.

drifting

her mood

looked up and saw

gaze grew even

curved in naturally before flowing into her hips, and her long legs extended beneath her small leather

Aveline's body stiffened.

his chin resting on her shoulder. His voice was low and soft. "Aveline, I just wanted to

his thoughts

feelings. It was better than hiding behind half-truths and making things worse. He

isn't good for either of us. The

speaking to herself as much as

to achieving the resolution she'd been holding onto all this time, yet here she was, finding herself drawn back by the slightest hint of warmth. What had all her previous resolve been for, then? What about

Lucas' breath caught slightly, and then he suddenly asked, "Aveline, you're

trembled

It's just that I was such an idiot before, made you lose all hope in me, so you decided to give up on us." Aveline closed

guess I was a fool, wasn't I? Everything was going so well-why did I