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

Chapter 862

"Wow!" Selena gasped loudly as she saw what was happening inside the room. She moved to burst in, ready to confront the pair.

But Aveline quickly stopped her, pulling the door shut.

Selena turned to her, furious. "Why are you stopping me? Let me go in there and tear those two apart!"

The dim lighting in the hallway cast a shadow over Aveline's pale face. Her eyes seemed lost as she bit her lip, finally speaking in a soft voice. "We're divorced." The implication was clear-Lucas was free to be with anyone he wanted now.

Selena fell silent, her anger cooling. She suddenly realized that, legally, Aveline no longer had any right to confront Lucas. They weren't together anymore.

"Let's go. We'll head to the police station and withdraw the missing person report," Selena said quietly, looping her arm through Aveline's.

Aveline didn't respond, allowing Selena to lead her away. The lively music of the bar droned on as they walked through the crowd, but Aveline's expression grew more numb with every step.

Suddenly, a dull ache began to spread through her chest, sharp and relentless. It started small but quickly intensified as if her heart was slowly being torn apart. The image of Lucas embracing that woman flashed through her mind, and her eyes began to sting with unshed tears.

It hit her-despite her words, she had already forgiven him, already let him back into her heart. But seeing him now, his focus elsewhere, brought a wave of panic and deep, unsettling anxiety.

to regain control of her

alright, Ave?" Selena's worried voice broke

her

just as the words left her lips, a sudden wave of nausea surged

she continued to gag. Even when there was nothing left, the bitter taste in her

with a bottle of water, opening it and handing it

her hands shaking as she tried to steady

a lot of pain, Ave? Should we go to the hospital?" Selena asked, her voice filled with

rinsed her mouth, took a sip of water, and shook her head, her face pale. "I'm fine. Let's go to the police station

muttering angrily, "That scumbag, why

never had a kind word for Lucas and wasn't about

Aveline didn't

police investigate the people who had held her captive Even though she was safe now, the people responsible for her abduction

they returned home, it was late. Aveline looked completely drained, her expression hollow, her eyes dulkand lifeless. She sat there as if all the energy had been sucked out of her, her body going through the

what to say. This version of Aveline was all too familiar-the same numb, lost state she had fallen into when Lucas had unexpectedly asked for a

shattered and broken.