After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Russell glanced at her and asked, "Do you think this is just a coincidence?"

Aveline lowered her gaze, her expression complicated. "I have a pretty good idea who's behind this."

When she first met with Sidney, he had already told her that none of the major hospitals in Cloudflare City would admit his mother for treatment, no matter how much he pleaded. In Cloudflare City, there were plenty of people with the power to do something like this, but only one person who actually would.

So, she had called Russell.

By moving Sidney's mother to the Skyler family's hospital, they were out of the reach of the Tudors. With Russell's influence, Sidney's mother wouldn't be turned away again.

She felt deeply grateful for Russell's timely help but was equally saddened, unable to understand why Lucas was being so ruthless.

Was he really that heartless?

Russell studied her. "Aveline, if you keep going back and forth with him, the number of people he targets will only grow."

Aveline didn't respond, a faint sadness washing over her.

Russell opened the car door. "Get in. With his mother here, you can rest easy."

shaky breath. "Thank you,

helped her so many times that she wasn't sure how she

few thank-yous wouldn't even come close to balancing the scales between

gaze softened. "That's what friends are for,

friends, there was only so much one could

Aveline nodded silently.

Garden, Aveline didn't go straight home. Instead, she stood outside Lucas' door and

and Lucas stood there, his expression

at him icily. "Why are you

You think

after his family? Lucas, if you have a problem, take

a cold, superior gaze. "Take it out on you? Can you handle

Aveline was momentarily speechless.

all of this, didn't you?" she

shifted the conversation. "Aveline, in what capacity are you

furrowed