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

to retort, Lucas felt pretty

And next time, remember to knock," he said,

attention back to his

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

Lucas was stunned.

nonsense was

seduced him last night, he wouldn't have

briefly improved mood darkened

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

she walked forward, she saw an elderly woman sitting on the

without asking if she needed help,

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 some thought, the approached and asked, "Madam,

her eyes suddenly brightened. "Granddaughter-in-law! You're my granddaughter-in-law! I'm lost. Granddaughter-in-law, can you take

old woman seemed confused, possibly suffering from

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

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

took out her phone, intending to call

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