After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

The screech of tires cut through the night.

"Bang!"

Russell slammed his fist onto the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the brightly lit villa in the distance where Aveline was being held. He was so close, just a step away.

But if he abandoned the contract now, all the effort he had put into securing his position in the Skyler family would be for nothing.

His hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, veins bulging across his knuckles, his jaw clenched as he stared intensely at the villa one last time.

Then, with a deep breath, he restarted the engine, spinning the wheel, and sped toward the airport.

...

"Hurry up and open the door! They're really coming!" Wanda's panicked voice echoed from outside the bathroom.

The two bodyguards were pushing against the door with all their might, but Aveline had barricaded it with a cabinet and was doing everything she could to hold it in place. However, she was struggling.

Fighting off two grown men was taking its toll.

face was pale, and beads of sweat formed

anymore... I'm leaving!" Wanda's panicked voice broke through just as Aveline

the bodyguards and ran

She just left like that? Isn't she afraid of what the

replied, "We should leave too. It's not worth it. If Lucas' people show up, we'll be worse than

the first guard immediately

more than regular

commotion outside, Aveline's tense body finally relaxed. She collapsed to the bathroom floor, gasping for breath. Relief

had no energy left. About ten minutes later, voices reached her from outside the bathroom.

she

had seen his usual bodyguards before, but these voices didn't belong to any of

called out from

a

brain, recognizing the voice, but

Who could it be?

informed the familiar-sounding figure