After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Chapter 574

Russell's expression darkened as he witnessed the scene. He immediately stepped forward, intending to pull Aveline back to safety.

Without turning around, Lucas coldly said, "You'd better stay out of our marital affairs. If my grip slips and she falls, you'll be going down with her."

Russell froze, his hand suspended in midair. His gaze bore into Lucas, a whirlwind of emotions passing through him, but in the end, he withdrew his hand. Aveline, terrified of falling, clung tightly to Lucas' shirt. She glanced down and saw the drop from the ninth floor. A fall from this height would surely be fatal. "Lucas, are you insane?" Aveline forced herself to speak, her voice trembling with fear.

Lucas watched the fear play out on her face, feeling an unsettling sense of satisfaction as she held onto him like a lifeline.

"I've been insane for a long time. You know that, don't you?" Lucas's lips curled into a faint smile, his voice low and menacing, like a devil whispering in her ear.

As he leaned in closer, her body tilted further over the edge, causing her to panic and instinctively wrap her arms around his neck.

shook even more as she pleaded, "Put me down, Lucas! If you want to lose control, find someone else—I

the edge. "But what if, when I lose control, you're the first

face went even paler. Seeing the dark, unreadable look in his eyes, she bit her lip and softened her tone. "Lucas, whatever you want, we can talk about it. Just put me down, okay?" Lucas raised an eyebrow.

her life on the line, she had no choice but to comply. She closed her eyes and nodded. "Yes, I'll do whatever you say." For now, she would have to give in. Whether she followed through was a matter for

at her intently. "Aveline, you said it.

Aveline remained silent.

the ground, Aveline shoved him away and, with a swift

him, Lucas caught her wrist, a cold smirk curling at his lips. "So, you're going back on your

pulled her back toward him, making it seem like he was about to lift her onto the Yailing