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.

now, snowflakes were drifting down, creating a

eyes softened, her mood

looked up and saw

grew even

back. Her waist curved in naturally before flowing into her hips, and her long legs extended beneath her small leather shoes.

Aveline's body stiffened.

her close against his chest, his chin resting on her

spoke his

than hiding behind half-truths and making things worse. He no longer wanted to think about the past every memory made him wish he could

body slowly began to relax. Her tone was calm as she replied Lucas, this isn't good for either of us. The more you want, the more unwilling and resentful you might feel in

to herself as much as to

onto all this time, yet here she was, finding herself drawn back by the slightest hint of warmth. What had

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

lashes trembled

"Deep down, you still have feelings for me, don't you? 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 her eyes briefly and replied, "There's no point

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

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