After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Aaron paused for a moment at Lucas' words.

"Why do you need to find her?"

Lucas replied in a low, stern voice, "She better know nothing about this, or else..."

Aaron's tone grew serious as well. "Lucas, even if she does know something, you can't lay a hand on her. Regardless of whether Aveline would allow it or not, I certainly won't."

Lucas closed his eyes briefly before saying, "Bring her to me."

With that, he hung up the phone.

His only hope was that Selena knew where Aveline had gone or what she had done. Otherwise, he truly didn't know what he might do next.

...

Selena was at work when she got Aaron's call. She tucked her phone between her ear and shoulder, typing away on her keyboard, and asked, "What's up?"

Aaron replied, "Come out for a bit. I need to talk to you."

you need to say, either say it over the phone or wait until I'm off work. I can't leave right now." Aaron responded, "It's about

keyboard. She grabbed her phone, her tone turning serious. "What do you

"Aveline

"What?!"

grabbing

happened? When did she go missing?" she asked, rushing

then, her boss emerged from the office and saw her leaving before the end of her shift. He immediately called out, "Selena, where are you going? It's not the end of the workday yet. Are you planning to leave early? I'm telling you, leaving early means a pay cut!" Selena turned around and

turn sour, she marched into the elevator

more

was just a job; she could always find another

overheard her words and

quickly brushed off Aaron's question. "None of that matters right now! Just

now. She deliberately shook off the people Lucas sent to protect her and left in

her. How could this have happened? Why would Aveline suddenly leave like this? And on her own

as the elevator doors opened, she rushed out Seeing Aaron waiting by the building entrance, she immediately asked, "Where's Lucas? Has he sent people to look

the car door. "Get in