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!

pushed her to the limit last night and

her angry but unable to retort, Lucas

time, remember to knock,"

attention back to his

leaned forward. She placed her hands on the desk and leaned her upper body close to his. She whispered, "Fine, but next time, you need my permission before

Lucas was stunned.

nonsense was she talking

she hadn't seduced him last night, he wouldn't have touched

mood darkened

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

saw an elderly woman sitting on the cement ground not far away, looking lost

if she needed help, afraid

examined the woman's clothing, noting that she was well-dressed, even wearing a diamond bracelet on her wrist, which didn't fit the profile of

elderly woman looked at her, and her eyes suddenly brightened. "Granddaughter-in-law! You're my granddaughter-in-law! I'm lost.

woman seemed confused, possibly suffering from

and asked, "Madam, do you remember where your home

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

out her phone, intending to

the elderly woman's eyes lit