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!

limit last night and

unable to retort, Lucas felt pretty

remember to knock," he

attention back

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

Lucas was stunned.

nonsense was she talking

last night, he

mood darkened again

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

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

without asking if

even wearing a diamond bracelet on her wrist, which didn't fit the profile of someone trying to scam others. After some thought, the approached and asked, "Madam, are you

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

stunned. The old woman seemed confused, possibly suffering

down and asked, "Madam, do you remember

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

took out her phone, intending to call

eyes lit up. "Phone,