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,

have a dress,"

traveled non-stop from Cloudflare City to Labor

worried she might miss him. As a result,

replied, "It's already

promptly closed the

Lucas frowned. "Aveline?

was she up to

door, her face slightly damp, indicating

dress on the sofa. She picked it up and

elegant, either too flashy in showcasing her figure nor so conservative as to

cinched perfectly at the waist, highlighting

the zipper was at the back, and

opened the door and, without expression, looked

around, sweeping her hair over

slender, her shoulder blades beautifully shaped. His kisses from last night still lingered

His eyes darkened at

Taby.

zipped up the

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