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Aveline eyed him warily, his dark, piercing gaze fixed on her as if she were already his prey.

Memories of past traumas resurfaced, and she bit her lip, suddenly raising the kitchen knife to her own throat.

"You're right, I don't dare to hurt you, but that doesn't mean I won't harm myself. Lucas, if you take one more step, I'll cut myself. Let's see if you can keep talking like this while facing a corpse!"

Lucas stopped in his tracks, the playful expression vanishing from his face as he glared at her, his gaze dark and intense. "Put the knife down!"

Instead of lowering the knife, Aveline pressed it closer to her neck, stubbornly saying, "Get out! You're not welcome here!"

Lucas remained still, his gaze locked on her with a menacing intensity.

Seeing his hesitation, Aveline gritted her teeth and pressed the blade even closer. Her delicate skin barely brushed the knife's edge, which had been sharpened-just a slight touch and it immediately left a thin line of blood on her slender, pale neck.

Lucas' eyes narrowed in shock.

In an instant, he lunged forward, snatching the knife from her grasp before she could react. The knife clattered to the floor.

Staring at the cut on her neck, his expression grew even darker. "Aveline, you've really grown bold, daring to attempt suicide in front of me!"

she struggled against him. "Let

desperately, trying to reach the

in her eyes, Lucas

"If you stay

stinging. Who knew what kind of bacteria might have gotten into the wound? If it entered her bloodstream, the consequences could be dire. Gripping her wrist tightly, Lucas

doing?" Aveline asked, her voice

a low voice, "We're

moment, but Lucas abruptly turned his head

could spread through your body and cause serious damage. If that happens, you'll only have

she was afraid of dying, too. She just didn't want to be

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irony struck Lucas. She was willing to go as far as

was silent. Neither of them spoke, one too angry and the other overly reluctant, creating