After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

As Aveline continued to adjust the blueprints and snack on the treats, the afternoon slipped away unnoticed.

The sky outside had grown dark, and the office lights were now aglow, snapping her back to reality.

She realized she had been there much longer than intended.

Logging out of her account, she shut down the laptop and stood up, glancing over at Lucas.

He was still engrossed in his work, his fingers holding a pen as he reviewed each page with a cold, focused expression.

Occasionally, he made notes in the margins.

Not wanting to disturb him, Aveline stretched her arms after sitting for so long, then quietly walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window to admire the night view outside.

The Tudor Group's location was undoubtedly the best, perched high enough to overlook most of the city.

twinkling lights gathered like a river of

were drifting down, creating

eyes softened, her mood feeling surprisingly light and

saw her

gaze grew even

hips, and her long legs extended beneath her small

Aveline's body stiffened.

in front of her, pulling her close against his chest, his chin resting on her shoulder. His voice was low and soft. "Aveline,

feelings. It was better than hiding behind half-truths and making things worse. He no longer wanted to think about the past

was calm as she replied Lucas, this isn't good for either of us. The more you want,

herself as much as

close to achieving the resolution she'd been holding onto all this time, yet here she was, finding herself drawn back by the slightest hint of warmth. What had all her previous

and then he

trembled just