Chapter 50

Aveline was stunned! What was going on with him? Was he not fully conscious?

She began to struggle violently, but the disparity in strength between them became evident. Her struggles only seemed to provoke him further. He grabbed both of her wrists with one hand and pinned them above her head.

His scorching breath trailed down from her lips, sending a chill across her chest, quickly followed by heat and wetness.

Aveline's eyes widened. "Lucas, what are you doing?"

Wasn't he supposed to be sick? Yet, he seemed so full of energy. Or did he mistake her for another woman?

Sophia?

The thought pierced her heart, and she fiercely kneed him.

All of Lucas's movements stopped, his heavy body collapsing on top of her.

"Get up!" Aveline twisted uncomfortably beneath him.

In response, Lucas bit down angrily on her collarbone. "Aveline, do you want to live as a widow?"!

So, he knew who she was? But...

How

"Get up!" she repeated.

hadn't been forceful, just an attempt to snap

out of it.

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didn't move, still

you here?" After a long pause, his husky, low voice reached her ears. Aveline replied, "You should ask yourself

hands restrained, Aveline shifted."

run away?" he suddenly said, leaving her

he supposed to be divorcing her? Wasn't he supposed to be with Sophia? Why was he saying such ambiguous things? Did he even know what he

His eyes were

Aveline's brows knitted in

said suddenly,

leaned closer, as if testing the waters, and kissed the corner of

"Help me?" he murmured.

startled, her

she was caught off guard, he kissed the corner of her mouth again.

kissing her, repeatedly

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