But he wasn't Lucas.

She had no intention of repeating her past mistakes.

"I don't know you. Either I help you report this to the police, or I'm going home," Aveline said coldly.

The man continued to stare at her, his eyes resembling Lucas'. However, unlike Lucas' intense gaze, his eyes were filled with a pitiable innocence, as pure as a blank slate. Aveline turned to leave. "Let's go home."

Selena followed her, asking, "Are you really going to leave him there?"

Aveline responded, "Why should I care?"

Selena teased, "I thought you might take him in, maybe relive some old feelings. After all, situations like this don't happen every day."

Aveline sighed. "Do I look like I have that much free time?"

Selena chuckled, glancing back to see the man still standing there, watching them, looking every bit like a lost puppy.

"He's still looking at us," Selena noted.

Aveline got into the car. "You go ahead. I'll park the car."

"Okay."

the sofa, staring up at the intricate ceiling, her thoughts

met Lucas, and the next, it was the encounter at the entrance

overlapped and intertwined, the faces of the two men merging in her

her eyes, realizing she couldn't stay idle.

to her study and

her forget those unsettling thoughts, and before she knew it, the

answered, rubbing

resonant voice came through. "Why haven't you

the time, and realized it was

I lost track of time while sketching. Just wait

benefactor, she kept her tone

quickly prepared a couple

complex, she glanced toward the roadside and saw the man still in the same spot, now

briefly as

arrived at

the food

of

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