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!

her to the limit last night and sent her to a construction

angry but unable to

remember to knock," he said,

back to his

to his. She whispered, "Fine, but next time, you need my permission before coming in." She then grabbed the file and

Lucas was stunned.

nonsense was she

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

mood darkened again

currently under construction. She got out of her car and looked at

sitting on the cement ground

her without asking if she needed help,

even wearing a diamond bracelet on her wrist, which didn't fit the profile of someone trying to scam

"Granddaughter-in-law! You're my granddaughter-in-law! I'm lost.

old woman seemed confused,

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

bewildered. "Where is my home? I don't know. Granddaughter-in-law, help

took out her phone,

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