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."

day, and the place was bustling with people. Aveline was starving, and when

watched her and asked, "Aveline, has he been bothering

Aveline shook her head. "How

the hospital,

I get through this busy period,

"She'd be thrilled to

then, his phone rang. Glancing at the screen, he saw it was a call from the nurse. His expression immediately tensed-nurses usually didn't

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

back here right away! Some woman showed up out of nowhere

I'm on my way. Don't let them touch

with a napkin and asked, "What's

the situation, and Aveline's face

woman? Who else besides Lucas

Aveline said, "I'm coming

tried to protest, "It's okay, I

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