After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

"What does it matter to you whether I care about Lucas or not? You're nothing but a despicable coward, hiding in the shadows. You don't even dare to show your face or use your own voice. What exactly do you want?" Aveline spat out, unable to see anything, completely

restrained and unable to fight back physically.

She could only try to attack him with her words.

Even now, she had no idea who he was or what his intentions were.

It was maddeningly passive.

After her outburst, she felt the grip on her wrists tighten as if he wanted to crush her bones.

Breathing heavily, she let out a cold laugh and continued, "Why did you bring me here? To control Lucas? To threaten him? You've already resorted to kidnapping and imprisonment; what's left to hide?"

She kept provoking him, hoping to gather some useful information.

"I won't use you to control him," the electronic voice replied from above her, still emotionless.

Aveline froze. He wouldn't use her to control Lucas? Then what did he want?

thing-do you

don't!" Aveline replied

her wrists loosened slightly, but her

about her life or death, but you dragged her into this. She's

her face

right; she couldn't stand the thought of Annie being hurt because of her. But the man's identity remained a mystery. Who could

Wanda came in with a

didn't refuse;

fear for Annie's safety, she knew she needed to keep up her strength-for the moment she could seize an

could she really manage

qutet her phone to snap a photo, she sent to

fork after eating just half a plate of pasta, Wanda cleaned up and left the room. Aveline sat on the sofa, quietly

thing she needed to do was to figure out what was going

might make then other side lower their guard; then,

...

had darkened, and still, there was no

the