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?"

as before. How

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had done something so despicable; how could she not

her style to not get back at

the other end of the line grew louder, and the

a three-hundred quare-meter apartment and two million. Once the house is under

that, she hung up

work

Tsk...

she had

there was no

a quick bite to eat and then

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the disconnected phone, Lucas let out

Was this woman crazy?

she toy

tone on the phone, he

hadn't been like

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"Knock, knock!"

moment,

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