After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Chapter 245

Lucas smirked. "Then why were you staring at me? Do you like me?"

As he spoke, his lips curved into a faint smile.

He reached out to caress her face. "I know you've always liked me, but there's no need to be so obvious. Otherwise, I might not be able to resist doing something right here."

Aveline was speechless, thinking, "Is he crazy?"

She quickly got up from his lap, her cheeks feeling warm, and headed straight for the bathroom.

Lucas watched her retreating back, the smile on his lips fading slightly before he returned to his work.

Aveline splashed cold water on her face, trying to calm down.

Otherwise, she might not be able to resist slapping him. She reminded herself that she needed to ask him for a favor, so she had to be patient and humble.

her face. She was his wife, yet to get him to do something, she had to lower herself and cater to him. She felt like a failure as a wife. Then again,

the bathroom, she saw that he was busy again. She

busy," Lucas interrupted, his deep, magnetic voice

were

looked at his side profile-his slightly bowed head, the sharp jawline, the tense jaw, the straight bridge of his nose, and his lips pressed into a faint line. He exuded

was pointless to continue, she

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previous night and had come to see Lucas early in the morning. Now, she was

leaned against the

having a nightmare. He stood up and

he took

stood up, draped his jacket over her, and returned to his

dimly lit. She felt disoriented as she sat up, and the jacket covering

his jacket, she turned to look at his workspace,