Selena cried, tears and snot streaming down her face. Her eyes, though angry, were filled with concern for Aveline.

Aveline's eyes welled up as she sniffled. "I'm sorry for making you worry."

Selena grabbed a tissue, blew her nose loudly, and tossed it in the trash. "Alright, I accept your apology. Now, can you tell me what's going on?"

After a pause, she forced a smile. "No matter what happens, I'm by your side this time. Even if you and Lucas have ten or eight kids, I won't say a word." Aveline's lips twitched. The serious mood was broken by her comment. Ten or eight kids? Did she think Aveline was some kind of breeding machine?

Aveline took a sip of beer and briefly explained the situation.

trying to harm you?" Selena's

when he proposed this plan, I hesitated. It seemed like a

"You need to find out. If playing along is the way to catch the mastermind, then do it!

I wouldn't have said those things, I would have supported you. After all, you only have one life. If you

her hand. "Aveline, you can't die. You haven't even opened your little restaurant yet, and I haven't become your second-in-command!" Aveline laughed, pinching

with Lucas for now. Play the game, find the real mastermind, and then kick him to the curb. That

"Excuse me," Russell interjected.

spoke up. "You mentioned someone in the Tudor family is targeting you. Do

was quite complicated, and Barbara had started to distance herself after regaining her memories. Barbara even went so far as to help

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