Returning to the bedroom, Aveline closed the door and sighed in relief, feeling that Lucas was becoming increasingly strange.

However, she didn't dwell on his behavior. She didn't care. Her focus was on planning her next steps.

After taking a shower, she lay on the bed with her phone, noting down all the things she needed to do. A while later, she turned off the lights and went to sleep.

But in the middle of the night, the bedroom door opened, and Lucas walked into the darkness.

Seeing this, Aveline frowned slightly and said, "What are you doing here?"

Lucas replied, "This is my bedroom. If I don't come here, where else would I go?"

Upon hearing this, Aveline immediately got up. "If you're in this room, I'll go to another."

However, he grabbed her wrist. "Aveline, do you know what it means to put on an act? I can't be sure if there are people planted here by that person or if there are hidden cameras. If you just walk out, what if someone sees through us?"

eyes. Her tone remained cold. "This is your house, your territory. If you can't even guarantee

free and turned

wasn't falling for his

stay in the same room. We don't have to share the same bed. I'll sleep on

to the sofa and

him. In the darkness, she could only make out a vague outline of his figure. Without dwelling on it, she returned

synchronized, with no words exchanged. Yet, there was an inexplicable tension lingering in the

listening to her steady breathing, Lucas opened his eyes. He got up from the sofa and, moving quietly, lay down beside her, maintaining

large stuffed toy. She had always liked hugging stuffed toys while sleeping, but after marrying Lucas, she had replaced the toy with him. Over

again, she wrapped her arms and

soft body clinging tightly to him, pressing

the result he

even harder for him to

her waist, closed his eyes, and tried to ignore his body's reaction. Just

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