Chapter 19

Lucas stared at her for a long moment before he sat back down. "I was thinking about it, but seeing you like this, bullying an injured person isn't my style." Aveline tugged at the corners of her lips. "Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Tudor."

A fake gratitude.

A fake conversation.

TE

It felt like a transparent wall had sprung up between them. They could see and touch each other, but the connection they once had was gone.

It had all changed since he had initiated the divorce.

Lucas felt inexplicably irritable. He reached up and loosened his collar. "Take a few days to rest. Let someone else handle the project for now."

Aveline asked, "Does this count as a workplace injury?"

Lucas looked at her but said nothing.

Aveline continued, "Workplace injuries require compensation, right? I don't mind getting a few tens of thousands. You know my account number, just transfer it directly." Lucas didn't reply to her remarks.

Had this woman become money-obsessed since she asked for a divorce?

First, she wanted a 300-square-meter apartment and two million dollars, and now she was requesting about tens of

+15 BONUS

thousands?

"You've found a great

would get me this much

Lucas's face darkened immediately.

then, the door to the hospital room opened, and Sophia stood in the doorway, her face wearing a gentle smile. "Lucas, I'm done with my check-up. Shall we

to check on Miss Young. Is she

fine," Lucas

leave, both of you. I need

was really a fool to think that Lucas cared

but it turned out

in her heart, allowing a cold wind to blow

anxiously said, "Miss Young,

"I said get out!"

to

didn't want to see either of

laughable the past year she had spent with

laughable; she had

nothing to do with her. There's no need to take it out

was defending

in

directly at him.

became anxious. "Miss Young, if you have any complaints, take them out on me. Why are you treating Lucas like this?

"I'll take

at him worriedly but

They finally left.

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