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.

reached over to pinch his waist, only to find firm muscle beneath her fingers. He deliberately tensed up, making it impossible for her to

lingered on Aveline for a moment before he nodded. "Thank

and Rina moved on to the next

Finally, it was over.

turning to Lucas and whispering harshly, "You did that on purpose, didn't you? Are you out of

clearly-you two aren't right for each other." Aveline fought the urge to roll her eyes and chose to ignore

on it, she focused on her

celebration shifted to a lively ball upstairs

the dance floor flashed brightly, and naturally, Russell

unable to dance, the rest of the

and pulled her toward the dance floor! "Do you know how to dance?" Lucas asked, holding

"I'm a bit tired. I just

yet. Wouldn't it be rude to leave now?"

cool as she looked at him. "You've already achieved

an eyebrow. "Achieved something? What could that be? I have

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