Aveline immediately hung up the call.

Lucas glanced at her and asked, "Why didn't you answer?"

Aveline responded curtly, "That's none of your business."

Lucas chuckled, clearly amused, as if he hadn't expected this rebellious side of her.

Aveline kept her gaze out the window, but inside, she was tense.

Then Lucas spoke again, "Afraid to answer? Worried I might find out? Who was it, Russell?"

Aveline frowned and turned to him. "Lucas, do you ever stop?"

His eyes locked onto hers. "Then why didn't you take the call?"

Aveline closed her eyes briefly, exhaling a heavy sigh before calmly replying, "Lucas, I don't feel like I need to report every little thing I do to you. You mean nothing to me." Lucas crossed his arms and leaned back, his handsome, sharp features becoming even colder and more distant. His eyes regarded her with a cool indifference.

care about what place I

was momentarily stunned. "If you don't care, then

I'm a man, and I need you to satisfy my needs-nothing more." Anger flashed across Aveline's face, and she raised her hand

gaze remaining cold and steady on

mid-air, her fingers curling into a fist as her

the mountain. Aveline stepped

watching her

to keep her by his side. But no matter what he did, he couldn't find the right way

wondered if he had ever truly done anything to

got into his car and drove behind her, keeping a steady distance. He didn't offer her a ride, instead waiting for her to ask. But his expectations were bound to be disappointed. Aveline walked straight to the bus

parked nearby and walked over, sitting

out her earbuds from her bag, put them on, and started playing music, completely ignoring

grabbed one of her earbuds and put it in

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