Aveline moved to the side, picking up a baseball bat from the corner, her eyes fixed intently on the door.

The person made another attempt to enter the passcode, and again got it wrong!

Her expression darkened further. It seemed she would need to install a security camera at the entrance to see what was happening outside. After one more failed attempt, there was finally silence.

Aveline pulled out her phone and sent a message to Baron.

"There seems to be someone at my door. Can you discreetly come up and check?"

Baron replied, "On my way, Mrs. Tudor!"

With Baron's reply, she waited quietly.

About ten minutes later, there was a soft knock at the door.

"It's me."

Lucas' deep, magnetic voice came from the other side.

Aveline froze for a moment before walking over to open the door.

hair slightly tousled. His face was handsome, and his

are you here?" she

called for Baron, not

"Are you

"Whoever it was didn't

are signs someone

furrowed. "Who? And why are they targeting me

Darren, but he was already locked up, facing a life in

"Not clear yet but staying here isn't safe anymore. Have you thought

for a moment. "I'll look at some options

You could stay there. Don't worry, I won't

house. If you decide to go back, how

admitted openly,

about it," she

which somehow made her less resistant to the idea. She even found herself genuinely

the

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