After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Chapter 55

She wondered if Sophia knew how much of a jerk he was.

No, he wouldn't be like this around Sophia. He cherished her too much to ever wrong her.

But to Aveline....

She was nothing.

Lucas stared at the closed door, the frustration in his chest growing.

He took a large gulp of water as if it could ease his irritation.

She used to be different.

Why couldn't they just get along as they did before, since they weren't divorced yet?

An hour passed.

There was a knock on Aveline's door.

Groggily, she got up and opened it, seeing Lucas already dressed in a suit, looking at her with a calm expression. "It's time to head to the dinner."

Her hair was down, and her delicate features looked fresh and soft, with a touch of confusion. The sharpness seemed to have faded, leaving a gentler side.

him of how she used to be,

don't have a dress," Aveline

She had traveled non-stop from Cloudflare City to Labor City

She was afraid to close her eyes, worried she might miss him. As a result, she had only managed to sleep for an hour, which was far from

"It's already

promptly closed the

Lucas frowned. "Aveline?

she

face slightly damp, indicating she

him and left the room, spotting the black dress on the sofa. She picked it up

her figure nor so conservative as to feel suffocating. It had a

design and was cinched perfectly at the waist, highlighting her

was at the

she opened the door and, without expression, looked at

turned around, sweeping her hair

shaped. His kisses from last night still lingered in his hemory. His fingers brushed her

His eyes darkened at

Taby.

he quickly zipped up the