Aveline paused for a moment, her grip on the phone tightening slightly as she responded in a dry voice, "I don't think I ever said he loved me."

Sasha seemed to sigh on the other end. "Aveline, we've lost."

Aveline closed her eyes briefly before saying, "I'm sorry, Miss Winter, for dragging you into this. If you've suffered any losses because of me, please don't hesitate to let me know." Sasha let out a bitter laugh. "No, there's no loss. I chose to work with you willingly, so I'll bear whatever consequences come."

Aveline fell silent for a moment. Neither of them had expected things to turn out this way.

She could never have imagined that Lucas would step in to help Sophia.

Why?

That question had been nagging at her all along.

Why would he help Sophia?

Right now, Aveline felt an overwhelming urge to confront Lucas, to ask him what he really meant by all of this.

Sasha's voice broke through her thoughts. "Aveline, I need to take care of things on my end. Let's stay in touch if there are any further developments." "Alright."

up, Aveline remained in

Sasha's words kept echoing in

really love

ever

detail. One thing

changed after he got

couldn't be certain if he loved her

He probably didn't.

he do things that hurt her so

up and walking to the fridge. She opened it, took out

felt a wave

had she been

had happened, how could she

How utterly ridiculous!

in Aveline's eyes as she held the water bottle and returned to the sofa, sitting down

to this, she realized she had no power to change

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