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

Lucas had already made his way back to Aveline's side, taking her hand with a playful smile. "Ave, do you feel like you need my company? Do you want me by your side all the time?" Aveline, who had witnessed the whole exchange, simply stared at him, speechless.

Could this man be any more shameless?

Aaron approached with a look of disdain. "Lucas, have you no shame? You'll say anything to avoid grilling. Aren't you afraid your son will grow up and laugh at you?" Without missing a beat, Lucas replied, "My daughter wouldn't laugh at me."

Aaron was momentarily stunned.

Daughter?

He hadn't even confirmed the baby's gender, and yet Lucas was already claiming it was a girl.

"Your daughter, huh? You sure about that?" Aaron scoffed. "Do you even deserve one?"

Lucas remained unfazed. "Of course I do. I make all this money just for my daughter to spend, so it has to be a girl."

At that moment, Aveline chimed in, her voice soft but teasing, "Well, I think your daughter would love to taste the barbecue her dad grills himself."

Aaron burst out laughing. "Well said, Aveline! Lucas, looks like your daughter's waiting are you really not going to grill for her?"

Lucas gave Aveline a look, surprised she had thrown him under the bus. He sighed dramatically, placing a hand on her belly. "Fine, if it's for my daughter, I'll grill." Reluctantly, he made his way toward the grill but not before dragging Desmond, Baron, and Braden along with him.

three of them were

exchanged glances, quietly questioning the whole point

shouldn't we get an extra serving of grilled fish

She gave Aveline a thumbs-up. "Only you could

her head. "It wasn't me. It was his

an eyebrow. "So... you really

he won't have to face as many struggles and hardships when

in, "Don't be so pessimistic, it's a

about. Lucas

to no end,

wouldn't just be Lucas-her two uncles would be there too.

but

the afternoon, the delicious aroma of grilled food filled the air. With plenty of people cooking, everyone

course, Aveline always got the first bite. Watching Lucas carefully grill the skewers, she couldn't resist snapping a few pictures

over her shoulder with a teasing grin.

smirked, quickly putting her

to Selena with a freshly grilled chicken

it with her hands, Selena