After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Aveline had decided to completely ignore him.

However... she glanced up at him just as he finished another phone call.

"Hmm?" Lucas noticed her gaze and looked back at her with an easy, relaxed expression.

The coldness in his eyes had vanished, replaced by a gentle warmth that seemed to draw her in like he wanted to melt her with his gaze.

Fortunately, the walls around her heart remained firmly in place.

"I'm going to see Zane," she said.

Lucas nodded. "Go ahead."

Aveline continued, "You've been tormenting his son. Won't you feel any guilt when you see him?"

Lucas gave a faint smile. "Are you asking me to release Bobby?"

Aveline replied, "I still believe he's innocent."

Lucas' deep, intense eyes studied her carefully. "Aveline, Zane has already taken the money. Whether Bobby is innocent or not doesn't matter much anymore." Aveline felt the urge to argue but found herself at a loss for words.

He was right.

Zane had given up on his son. What could she, an outsider, possibly say?

life in his old

fate... no one seemed to care

Lucas and began eating her breakfast, her expression growing

her, noticing the

and he won't die,"

flickering across her face

evidence is damning, I agree with the perspective you brought up. We just haven't found proof of his

utensils.

don't want you to misunderstand me,

flustered, Aveline averted her eyes, avoiding his

straightforward

But...

still couldn't overcome the barrier in her

toward Zane's old

far-just around

at the turn,

and asked, "Why aren't you

a complicated expression. "The barbecue stand

stand had once been, a steakhouse had

eyes dropped, emotions

to struggle anymore. Their retirement will be a lot