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.

reminded him of how she used to be, and

a dress," Aveline said with

had traveled non-stop from Cloudflare City to

As a result, she had

"It's already been

promptly closed the

Lucas frowned. "Aveline?

she up to

the door, her face slightly damp, indicating

on the sofa. She picked it up and returned

her figure nor so conservative as to feel suffocating.

perfectly at the waist,

zipper was at the back, and she couldn't reach

several failed attempts, she opened the door and, without expression, looked at him. "Help

turned around, sweeping her

her pale back. She was slender, her shoulder blades beautifully shaped. His kisses from

His eyes darkened at

Taby.

he quickly zipped

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