Chapter 234

Her expression froze for a moment, ignoring him.

Lucas commanded, "Come here."

Aveline frowned. Nothing from before was resolved, so why should she listen to him?

She turned her head and smiled slightly at Russell. "Russ, could you give me a ride home?"

Russell raised an eyebrow. "It's my pleasure to drive a beautiful lady home."

He then reached out to open the car door.

Lucas' face darkened as he stared at Aveline.

Just then, Russell's phone rang. He glanced at the screen, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes.

"Hello?" he answered.

Aveline watched him, not getting into the car immediately.

Russell's expression soured as he listened to the caller.

"I understand," he said before hanging up.

a trace of apology. "I'm

blinked. "Then you should go. I'll just call a

find someone

There are plenty of taxis available by the roadside. You go ahead and take

at Lucas not far away,

told him that Lucas was somehow involved

but he had no

said, getting into the driver's seat and driving away, clearly in a

watched his car disappear around the corner before she started walking

cold voice rang out. "Are you so reluctant to part with him? If he were to have an accident and die on the road, would you cry and mourn for him?" Aveline glared

was he spouting in the middle of the

a mocking laugh. "Aveline, you'd better keep

I can't promise I

looked at him, exasperated. "You're so violent. I suggest you

her wrist, and pulled her

struggled. "What are you doing?

Lucas pulled her close, coldly saying, "Since you

seemed that if

stated directly, "I need to go to the Waterfont District." Lucas ignored her and drove

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