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.

Lucas! If you want

"But what if, when I lose control, you're the first person I come

dark, unreadable look in his eyes, she bit her lip and softened her tone. "Lucas, whatever you want, we can talk about it. Just

on the line, she had no choice but to comply. She closed her

you said it. You can't go back

Aveline remained silent.

and the moment her feet touched the ground, Aveline shoved him away and, with a swift motion,

her wrist, a cold smirk curling at his lips. "So, you're going

slight tug, he pulled her back toward him, making it seem