Chapter 175

Lucas stood in the doorway, his expression dark and stern. His deep, narrow eyes were as cold as ice, completely lacking warmth.

Aveline felt the air around her grow colder, a chill: ing from her feet. It was as if the atmosphere itself was pressing down on her.

Her expression turned equally cold. "Why did you call me here? What do you want?"

Could it be what Sophia had mentioned? Was he blaming her for some absurd incident?

Lucas' deep voice demanded, "Why did you kidnap Sophia?"

Aveline immediately let out a cold laugh. So, it was about that!

He had actually summoned her to question her over something so baseless!

"Lucas, are you crazy? I'm an orphan with no connections or power in Cloudflare City, and I don't have any money. How could I possibly kidnap her? With a strand of hair?" she retorted, her tone dripping with sa

As she finished speaking, she found it laughable and couldn't help but laugh out loud. But as she laughed, a layer of sorrow clouded her eyes.

He didn't trust her... He had long stopped trusting her.

and spitting blood, the look he gave her was like

unbearable pain!

now, he was

she wasn't suffering

had she done to

made Lucas catch his breath for a moment, but his expression stayed

out his phone and played a

Sophia, undoubtedly because she once saved him. If she

mean you want to

"If you want."

"I'll think about it."

was brief, but it clearly featured Aveline's voice and another voice that sounded like

wavered. "Last night, on my way home, I was kidnapped. If it weren't for Brian, I wouldn't be here now. Miss Young, how can you

was stunned. This recording was from

Yvonne yesterday! How did it end up on Lucas' phone? And

her coldly. "Do you still

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