After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

"Why not?" Selena asked.

Aveline replied, "Lucas and I have reconciled."

"What?"

Selena raised her voice suddenly as if she had jumped up on the other end. A jumble of noises came through.

"Ave, you're not joking, are you? This isn't funny at all," Selena said, completely flustered. She had been the harshest critic of Lucas, constantly urging them to divorce. Now Aveline was telling her they had reconciled? Their reconciliation made her feel like a fool!

Selena's voice grew more urgent. "Ave, have you forgotten all the hurt you've suffered? Hasn't he hurt you deeply enough? How can you reconcile with him?"

Aveline felt terribly sad. She wanted to blurt out the truth, but Lucas was right - the fewer people who knew the truth, the less risk they faced. If someone were to learn something from Selena, wouldn't all her efforts be in vain?

She just wanted to return to a normal life. Running away couldn't solve the problem.

Aveline closed her eyes for a moment and then said, "This incident made me realize I still can't let him go. I want to try reconnecting with him."

teeth. "You've really forgotten

too angry to

to others, she could chatter endlessly like a machine gun, but faced with Aveline, she

What could she do?

your decision, I hope you don't regret it. I'll be really busy for a while, so don't try to contact me. Even if you do,

that, she hung up

Aveline called out her

She stared at the dark screen of her phone, feeling

Selena was angry.

they would probably

is resolved, I'll treat

silent. Seeing her demeanor, Lucas didn't press her further and turned to leave. As he turned, a faint smile

to eat or drink. Lucas hoped that giving her some time. to calm down would help,

her eyes vacant. Lucas stood by the bed and said softly," Aveline, get up