Looking at her brothers, Aveline felt a warmth spreading in her heart. This must be what having a family feels like. She cherished it, this sense of belonging.

Yet, every time she lay awake at night, her thoughts drifted back to Lucas.

He had disappeared without a word, and his lies, his silence it all haunted her. What did it all mean? He had left without a trace, and now, there was no news, nothing. Had everything he said before meant nothing?

...

Three days before the New Year.

Selena barged into the Cooper household, dragging her suitcase behind her. The moment she walked in, she dropped onto the sofa with an angry huff, arms crossed, clearly upset.

The housekeeper informed Aveline, who came down from upstairs. Seeing Selena in such a state, Aveline couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Selena wasted no time venting her frustration. "I want to divorce Aaron!"

Aveline blinked,

she's back in the country, he didn't even tell me! If I hadn't caught them having dinner together, I'd still be in the

Selena nodded vigorously. "Absolutely!"

find out what was going on? Why were they having dinner? Was it just a casual meet-up between friends, or

exactly

"The crush

and starts popping up everywhere around me and Aaron. I bet she still has feelings for him, but Aaron probably just sees her as a friend, clueless about her

being pulled in! Then she starts stirring things up, manipulating everything, and I'm stuck

wearing an expression that said

in disbelief. "Do you think you might be overthinking this a

her. "Wait... Aveline, are

"No, no, that's not what I mean. I'm just saying, try to stay calm and get all the facts first. Don't let your imagination run wild before you know what's really going on." Selena leaned back into the couch, crossing

"That's fine with me. You being here will

to Aveline's belly. "How are you

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