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?

have a comfortable life in his old age with

fate... no one seemed

and began eating her

noticing the shift in her

he won't die,"

surprise flickering across her

agree with the perspective you brought up. We just haven't

tightened her grip on her utensils. "Why are you telling me this

bore into hers, filled with sincerity. "Because I don't want you to misunderstand me, to fear

a bit flustered, Aveline averted her

were always straightforward he

But...

still couldn't overcome the barrier in

and stood up, heading toward Zane's old barbecue stand. Lucas paid for

wasn't far-just around the

Aveline stopped at the turn,

up to her and asked, "Why

complicated expression. "The barbecue

followed her gaze and saw that where Zane's stand had once been,

eyes dropped, emotions swirling

they don't have to struggle anymore.