After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

"No way!"

At that moment, Juliet burst into the room.

Gernard frowned as he saw her. "Juliet, were you eavesdropping on us?"

Her eyes flickered briefly before she spoke. "I came to ask if you wanted to go out for dinner, not to eavesdrop. Gernard, you can't tell Lucas about this! If you do, he'll definitely go rescue Aveline, and then they'll be even more entangled. What about me?" Gernard looked at his sister's sweet face. He had always indulged her, spoiling her even to the point of meddling in Aveline's life, trying to persuade her to divorce Lucas at Juliet's request. But now, a strange sense of irritation crept into his heart. "So, what you're suggesting is that Lucas should never find Aveline?" he asked, his tone cold.

Of course! If Aveline disappeared forever, it would be perfect!

But Juliet couldn't say that out loud.

Lucas," she said, her

If he falls in love with me, it would benefit both the Tudor and Cooper families-we'd be stronger together. But if you tell Lucas where Aveline is, he'll

It had always

pulled his arm free from

Juliet froze. "Why not?"

as he replied, "This isn't like before. A life is at stake. Aveline is missing, and there's a real possibility her life is in dangen Even if I

but kept her face neutral, careful not

that's the case, it's better you go than Lucas. But Gernard, who took Aveline?

her sudden change in attitude, Gernard's irritation eased a

kept pushing, he might have

taken by Russell. She's currently being held in one of his