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!

to the limit last night and sent her to

unable to retort, Lucas felt

And next time, remember to

attention back to

close to his.

Lucas was stunned.

was she

him last night, he wouldn't have

briefly improved mood darkened again

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

elderly woman sitting on the cement ground not far away,

asking if she

noting that she was well-dressed, even wearing a diamond bracelet on her wrist, which didn't fit the profile of someone trying to scam others. After

her eyes suddenly brightened. "Granddaughter-in-law!

was stunned. The old woman seemed confused, possibly

quickly bent down and asked, "Madam, do you remember where

don't know. Granddaughter-in-law, help me find it. I

phone, intending

woman's eyes lit up. "Phone, phone, my phone