Chapter 208

"I'm not going!" Aveline said, not even glancing at Desmond as she stepped into the elevator.

Desmond felt a headache coming on.

Weren't things fine last night?

How did they end up like this after just one night?

He quickly followed her into the elevator, trying to salvage the situation. "Miss Young, if there's any misunderstanding, I think it would be best for you to clear it up with Mr. Tudor in person. After all..." Aveline gave him a cold look. "Get out."

Desmond fell silent.

He wanted to tell her that refusing to communicate with each other wouldn't solve anything!

But Aveline's icy gaze made Desmond feel a heavy, invisible pressure, as if Lucas himself were standing in front of him.

Not daring to linger, he hurried out of the elevator, watching the doors slowly close. He sighed helplessly and took another elevator to the CEO's office.

He knocked on the office door, and after hearing a response from inside, took a deep breath and walked in. "Mr. Tudor, Miss Young has packed up and left."

"Bang!"

Lucas slammed the file he was holding onto the desk, and the atmosphere in the office grew cold and oppressive.

called Aveline, but she hung up on

How dare she!

listening to him and insisting on attending the dinner, or none of this would have happened. Yet she had the audacity to give him the cold shoulder

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Desmond was speechless.

His mouth twitched slightly.

Aveline might not care about

not speak his mind. Instead, he dialed

This time, Aveline answered.

good reason," she said

it fell on him. He forced himself to continue, "Miss

out, then promptly

"Bang!"

Lucas stood up in

chair!

was seething with rage, like an

didn't care about anything anymore, not

Ha!

Fine!

Very well!

didn't dare to make a sound or leave. He could only stand by

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