After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Chapter 8

Aveline looked at him. "What if I don't want to do it?"

Desmond smiled. "You can't turn this down."

Aveline rolled her eyes and took the file straight to Lucas's office. Desmond tried to stop her, but he couldn't.

She pushed the door open and walked right in.

Lucas, tall and imposing, stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, talking on the phone. Hearing the door being pushed open, he turned and frowned.

"Let's leave it at that," he said, ending the call.

"Who allowed you to come in?" he asked coldly, his eyes icy.

Aveline slammed the file on his desk. "Did you do this on purpose?"

Lucas glanced at the file and replied coolly, "Isn't this part of your job? What's the problem? If you don't want to do it, you can quit. Plenty of people want this job."

Aveline fumed silently. This jerk was definitely doing this on purpose!

He was retaliating because she had slapped him last night!

the limit last night and sent her to a construction

angry but unable to retort, Lucas felt pretty good

time, remember to knock," he

attention back

placed her hands on the desk and leaned her upper body close to his. She whispered, "Fine,

Lucas was stunned.

was

him last night, he wouldn't

briefly improved mood darkened again

under construction. She got out of her car and looked at the uneven, muddy road, feeling

she walked forward, she saw an elderly woman sitting on the cement ground not far away, looking lost and

without asking if she needed help, afraid of

was well-dressed, even wearing a diamond bracelet on her wrist, which didn't fit the profile of someone trying

looked at her, and her eyes suddenly brightened. "Granddaughter-in-law! You're

old woman

and asked, "Madam, do you remember where your

looked bewildered. "Where is my home? I don't know. Granddaughter-in-law, help me find it. I forgot where

took out her phone,

woman's eyes lit up.