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 charade if she
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done something so despicable; how could
get back
the other end of the line
Once the house
she hung up
need to work her entire life to get,
Tsk...
only she had
there was no
quick bite to eat
DK Group,
Lucas let out
Was this woman crazy?
she toy with him like
thinking about her calm, almost indifferent tone on the phone, he felt
hadn't been like this
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"Knock, knock!"
that moment, Desmond
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