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

Chapter 854

The screech of tires cut through the night.

"Bang!"

Russell slammed his fist onto the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the brightly lit villa in the distance where Aveline was being held. He was so close, just a step away.

But if he abandoned the contract now, all the effort he had put into securing his position in the Skyler family would be for nothing.

His hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, veins bulging across his knuckles, his jaw clenched as he stared intensely at the villa one last time.

Then, with a deep breath, he restarted the engine, spinning the wheel, and sped toward the airport.

...

"Hurry up and open the door! They're really coming!" Wanda's panicked voice echoed from outside the bathroom.

The two bodyguards were pushing against the door with all their might, but Aveline had barricaded it with a cabinet and was doing everything she could to hold it in place. However, she was struggling.

Fighting off two grown men was taking its toll.

was pale, and beads of sweat formed on her

leaving!" Wanda's panicked voice broke through just as Aveline felt her strength

Wanda abandoned the bodyguards and ran

that? Isn't she afraid of what the boss will do to her?" one

other one replied, "We should leave too. It's not worth it. If Lucas' people show

first guard

just hired hands-nothing more than regular bodyguards. They

Aveline's tense body finally relaxed. She collapsed to the bathroom floor, gasping for breath. Relief flooded

minutes later, voices reached her

she

unfamiliar, and Aveline's brow furrowed. These weren't Lucas' men. She had seen

en

door won't open!" someone called out from outside, causing Aveline's nerves to

it up," a slightly familiar voice

recognizing the voice,

Who could it be?

the men outside informed the familiar-sounding figure after trying

again,

as she listened