In the car, Aveline gently rubbed her wrists, which had become being bound for so long. Her face was pale, and her clothes were soaked through.

Lucas took out a towel and began wiping her face and neck. Aveline felt a bit uncomfortable and tried to take the towel, saying, "I can do it myself." But Lucas replied, "Didn't you already decide? You should start getting used to this now."

Aveline paused, lowering her gaze.

"Will this really work?" she asked quietly.

"I can't promise that," Lucas said, "but there are people who don't want to see us happy. So, let's be even more affectionate."

Aveline pressed her lips together, not saying anything more.

Luca's gently dried her hair as the car headed directly back to the Tudor mansion.

Feeling cold and clammy, Aveline said, "I'm going to take a shower first. We can discuss everything else after."

instructed the kitchen to

container! The

out, she saw the ginger tea on the table. Lucas had removed his outer coat and said firmly, "Drink this

the cup and drank it all.

brow relaxed a bit as she sat

to go all out. Either you move in here, or I'll go to Maple Garden. We should visit the Tudor family home once a week. And we'll need to remarry." Though their divorce had been fake, they still needed to go through the process. Otherwise, if they simply

anyone asks, we can explain. We can remarry after

illusion that they were planning to hold a wedding ceremony, potentially forcing those behind the scenes to

Lucas studied her for a long moment before he said, "Aveline, are you leaving yourself

acting. Once

flash of coldness passed through Lucas' eyes, but he

"Fine, we'll

asked, "How do you plan to handle today's

had nearly lost her life. If Lucas hadn't arrived, she might have already been drifting out

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