After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Aveline put her phone aside and took another sip of water before returning to the bedroom to shower and sleep.

At the hospital, the lights were still on in Lucas' room.

Lucas stared at the ended call on his phone, his handsome face tightening with a grim expression. A heavy, oppressive silence slowly filled the room.

Suddenly, the door opened.

Lucas instinctively looked over, but when he saw it was Aaron entering, he frowned and looked away.

"Well, you seem disappointed to see me," Aaron remarked as he walked in and sat down in a chair. He still smelled faintly of alcohol, clearly having just come from a bar.

Lucas closed his eyes briefly, his face still rather pale. The whip wounds on his body had been treated, but he had lost consciousness earlier due to infection and high fever from the injuries. Aaron said, "You're already divorced Aveline, so why are you still hoping she'll come see you? From what I can tell, she'd rather stay far away from you."

Lucas replied in a cold, hoarse voice, "If you have nothing useful to say, you might as well keep your mouth shut."

Aaron laughed. "Did I hit a nerve? Is that why you're lashing out?"

icy stare. Even with his

But Aaron wasn't afraid.

something interesting - Sophia's recently acquired land is

interested," Lucas

Aaron went on to explain the whole situation anyway. "It's obvious someone set a trap for her, and she was foolish enough to fall right into it. That woman

"Although, Sasha isn't smart enough to come up with a scheme like this on her own. I suspect someone must

have tolerated Sophia

moment. Then,

are you suddenly smiling

"Interesting," Lucas remarked.

confused. "What

know who's been

is it?" Aaron immediately

look. "What's the point of having a brain if you

problem? I tell you about this, and you play coy