After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

The slap echoed loudly through the restroom.

Judy clutched her cheek, staring at Aveline in disbelief. "You actually dared to hit me?"

Aveline's gaze was icy as she looked at her. "Yes, I did. Miss Thompson, you're truly ungrateful. I tried to help you, and you turned around and insulted me. Don't you think you deserved it?" Judy's eyes filled with rage. "No one has ever dared to treat me like this! Aveline, you're finished!"

Aveline raised an eyebrow. "Oh? And how exactly do you plan to finish me? I've recorded our conversation, Miss Thompson. So, if anything happens to me in the near future, you'll be the prime suspect." Judy's fury intensified as she glared at Aveline. "You just wait."

Aveline let out a slight scoff, not bothering to respond further.

Judy stormed out in anger, while Aveline calmly walked back toward the dining area. As she turned a corner, she found Lucas leaning against the wall, his expression cold as he looked at her. "You've got some nerve, laying a hand on the Thompson family's heiress," Lucas said icily.

Aveline met his gaze and replied, "She was asking for it."

Lucas stared at her intensely. "And what about you?"

puzzled. "What

stepped closer to her. "As my ex-wife, giving another woman tips on what I like and don't like-you're so generous

need for a medal. Just stop targeting the people around me, and that'll be

hand shot out, grabbing her by the throat and pinning

a death wish?" Lucas' voice was icy

and tapped his hand, trying to ease the pressure. "Could you stop grabbing my throat every time? You're not going to

you, but I can make

his grip tightened,

her breath being cut off. Her mouth opened slightly as she struggled to breathe, her

cold-was he

abruptly released her. She gasped for air, coughing hard as his cold eyes watched her struggle. When her coughing fit subsided, he suddenly grabbed her

breath and overwhelming her with his intensity. The relentless torment was too much