Russell's fingers tightened around his wine glass, but his handsome, refined face maintained a flawless smile.

"I'm glad you both could make it. Thank you for the well wishes," he said, preparing to move on to the next table.

"Wait, my wife hasn't spoken yet," Lucas interjected, stopping them in their tracks.

Now, there was no way to leave. With everyone's eyes on them, making a scene would surely become the talk of Cloudflare City.

Aveline exhaled a quiet sigh, lifted her glass, and looked at Russell and Rina. "Wishing you both a happy marriage and that all your dreams come true." "Thank you," Rina responded cheerfully, her voice sweet.

In Rina's mind, as long as Aveline was with Lucas, she posed no threat.

There was no need to target Aveline anymore.

If Lucas liked Aveline, there was no harm in acting friendly around her.

Lucas turned his gaze to Russell. "So, what do you think? Did my wife say it well?"

Aveline felt her patience fraying.

"Is this man insane?" she thought.

only to find firm muscle beneath her fingers. He deliberately tensed up, making it impossible for her to get a good grip. So

on Aveline for a moment before he nodded. "Thank you, Mrs.

and Rina moved on to the next

Finally, it was over.

"You did that on purpose, didn't

want you both to see clearly-you two aren't right for each other." Aveline fought the urge to roll her eyes and chose to ignore him. As if his little

on it, she

celebration shifted to a

on the dance floor flashed brightly, and naturally,

the rest of the

thought she could leave after attending the wedding, but Lucas had other plans. He grabbed her hand and pulled her

"I'm a bit tired. I just want to

it be rude to leave now?" Lucas

at him. "You've already

raised an eyebrow. "Achieved something? What could that

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