Chapter 17

The next day.

At ten in the morning, Aveline's phone rang. She glanced at it and ignored the call.

Jack Potter, the foreman at the construction site, was updating her on the current situation, and she took notes diligently.

By noon, she finally had a moment to sit down and rest. She took a sip of water and then checked her phone.

Eighteen missed calls.

All from Lucas.

Ha!

She let out a soft laugh and was about to call him back when the nineteenth call came through.

"Hello?"

"Aveline, are you messing with me?" His voice came through, cold and filled with suppressed anger. She could hear his heavy breathing.

If he were in front of her right now, he might just tear her apart.

Aveline's tone was cheerful. "Lucas, how does it feel to be toyed with?"

speak, yet he kept it from her, pretending to be the same as before. How long would he have continued the

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done something so despicable; how could she not

get

breathing on the other end of the line grew louder, and the smile on Aveline's lips

divorce terms: a three-hundred quare-meter apartment and two million. Once the house is under my name, I'll go

she hung up

she would need to work her

Tsk...

she had

there was no

quick bite to eat

DK Group, CEO's

phone, Lucas let out

Was this woman crazy?

dare she toy

calm, almost indifferent tone

hadn't been like

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"Knock, knock!"

moment, Desmond

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