Though she couldn't shake the thought that she might have said something like that, Aveline refused to believe it without hearing the recording.

Wait a minute...

If Lucas wanted to stop her, he could easily do it. So why would he worry about her deleting the recording? If he wouldn't let her listen, maybe he was bluffing. Convinced she was onto something, Aveline rolled her eyes in exasperation and left the complex.

She returned to the villa site, but this time she brought some help with her.

Sidney looked around at the vast area and said, "You should've called me yesterday."

Aveline replied, "I didn't realize it was this big. Let's get started."

"Got it."

With two people working, the task went much faster. By noon, they had finished all the measurements.

After double-checking the data to make sure everything was correct, Aveline said, "Let's go. Lunch is on me."

Sidney walked beside her. "Are you cooking?"

Aveline paused, caught off guard.

Sidney scratched his head, a bit embarrassed. "Your cooking was really good last time, but we can skip it today. You must be exhausted." Aveline smiled. "Yeah, I am. Maybe in a few days."

"Sure."

for lunch. It was the middle of the day, and the place was bustling

asked, "Aveline, has he been

"How about you? How's

the hospital, no worries there.

get through this busy period, I'll go visit

be

saw it was a call from the

answered quickly, "Hello, Ms. Dolly. What's the

urgent. "Sidney, you need to get back here right away! Some woman showed up out of nowhere and is trying to kick your

on my

her mouth with a napkin

the situation, and Aveline's face immediately mirrored his

Lucas

her utensils down, Aveline said, "I'm coming with

protest, "It's okay, I

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