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

Chapter 861

Selena glanced at Aveline, concerned. "Are you sure you're okay with this kind of environment?"

Aveline nodded. "It's fine. Once we find him, we'll leave."

"Right," Selena agreed and then led the way into the bar.

Finding someone in the midst of a crowd wasn't easy. The place was packed, and with Aveline not having her phone, they couldn't split up to search faster.

In one of the bar's shadowed booths, Lucas sat slumped over, surrounded by empty bottles. He tugged at his collar in frustration, his entire demeanor filled with despair and confusion.

His usually sharp eyes were bloodshot, and though the lights flickered and flashed all around him, none seemed to reach the dark corner where he sat.

Lucas stared blankly at the revelers around him, his face twisted in frustration.

He couldn't find her.

He had lost Aveline.

Who had taken her?

his mind, his head throbbing with the

and downed it, the burning sensation offering little relief. The pain in his chest wouldn't ease, no matter how

the corner of his eye, he saw

falling gently over her shoulders. Under the shifting lights, her silhouette

drowned out by the blaring music. Without thinking, he shoved through the crowd, pushing

watched as she turned, heading up the stairs toward the

stayed locked on her as he hurried to follow, driven by the hope that he hadn't

moment, in the bustling crowd, Selena caught sight of Lucas heading up the stairs.

Lucas' figure just as

Let's go!"

crowded bar. By the time they managed to reach the staircase, Lucas

second floor

of the hallway, Selena looked around, bewildered. "There are so many rooms. Which one did

frowned, her frustration mounting. "We'll have to check each

while others were filled with people drinking and

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