After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Lucas stared deeply at Selena as if trying to determine whether she was putting on an act.

"What are you looking at? I'm asking you a question!" Selena took two steps closer, her emotions barely in check.

If Lucas had hurt Aveline again, she would fight him with everything she had!

Aaron quickly pulled her back, saying, "No, you've seen how Lucas has been treating Aveline lately. With everything happening online, he's been running around like a spinning top. He hasn't even had time to see her in days. How could he have possibly done something to upset her?"" Selena's eyes were red with frustration. She glared at Lucas. "Really?"

Lucas stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and asked hoarsely, "Did she ever mention wanting to leave or anything like that to you?"

Selena paused, suddenly realizing.

Right! How could she have forgotten?

Aveline had mentioned wanting to leave before she even talked about taking Selena with her! And knowing Aveline's character, if she was planning to leave, she wouldn't do it without saying a word. She would have told Selena! This meant that Aveline hadn't simply left; she had been kidnapped!

Selena began pacing back and forth in the living room, thinking through all the possibilities.

is Annie. Could someone have used Annie to lure Aveline into a trap?" she wondered

Someone must have set terms that forced Aveline to agree maybe threatening to harm Annie if she didn't comply.

darkened; he hadn't thought in

fact that Aveline had actively shaken off Baron and Braden, disguised herself, and left her phone behind at that house-it all

been forced into it, there's no way she could have pulled off something so carefully planned on her own. And even if she had, she definitely wouldn't have left Selena behind, knowing Lucas might give her a hard time. Realizing all

had threatened Aveline? And where had they taken

you have to find her! You must find

find her," Lucas said

Selena had been putting

as she looked at him, pressing her lips together tightly. She couldn't say anything

prayed he would

couldn't be in

...

her vision swallowed by darkness everything around her