After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back (Aveline and Lucas)

That was Russell's business; she had no intention of being with him anyway.

But as Aveline noticed, Lucas' gaze grew increasingly colder.

"Fine!"

He sneered, leaving those words behind as he stood up and walked away.

Aveline frowned, feeling completely baffled. "What on earth?"

She continued staring outside, where the sky had become overcast, and raindrops had already begun to fall.

"Miss Young, it's starting to rain. You should come inside," the housekeeper called.

"Alright, I know," Aveline responded. She stood up to head indoors and then noticed Lucas' phone on the table. He must have forgotten to take it with him.

She picked it up and started walking toward his room. Curiosity got the best of her, and she glanced down at the phone, still displaying the photo of Russell and Rina in bed. But she felt nothing as she looked at it.

Lucas returned to his room, realizing he had left his phone behind. His expression was cold as he walked back to retrieve it, only to find Aveline holding it, still looking at the photo.

So, she did care, after all.

She might claim not to mind, but her actions said otherwise. Had she developed feelings for Russell? Why else would she be staring at that photo?

This realization filled Lucas with irritation and frustration, and he felt a strong urge to do something to release his pent-up emotions. But he held back.

In the past, he hadn't been able to control himself, which led to the current situation.

"Done looking?" he asked coldly, standing in place.

Hearing his voice, Aveline quickly looked up, caught off guard, feeling like she'd been caught snooping.

"Here, take it. I wasn't looking on purpose," she said, handing the phone back to him and offering a brief explanation.

Lucas' eyes bore into her as he suddenly stepped closer, wrapping an arm around her waist.

Startled, Aveline's eyes widened. "What are you doing?"

Lucas leaned in, his eyes darkened with a chilling intensity.

"Aveline, didn't you say you liked my face?" he said, his gaze locked onto hers.

Aveline froze. "What are you talking about?"

Lucas continued, "You were staring at my face just now. Isn't it because you like looking at it? So, if I stay close to you every day, without saying anything... can you.

His words faltered. He furrowed his brow, clearly struggling with what he wanted to say, before finally continuing, "Can you..."

"What kind of nonsense is this?"

Aveline abruptly pushed him away. "Lucas, if you can behave yourself while staying here, I won't have a problem with it. But don't make any

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Her expression had grown colder.

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With that, she walked past him and returned to her bedroom.

Lucas gripped his phone tightly, his lips pressed into a thin line.

Why couldn't he say it? Was it really so hard to get the words out?

"Got rejected again? Serves you right."

Selena's voice rang out, dripping with undisguised satisfaction.

Lucas shot her a cold look, then silently turned and left.

"Ha!" Selena scoffed, then made her way to Aveline's room. Seeing her sitting on the edge of the bed, lost in thought, she asked, "My dear, are you wavering?"

Aveline blinked, snapping out of her thoughts. "What?"

Selena leaned in closer, studying her face. "Being that close to him-did it make you think of the way he used to be?"

Aveline blinked again. "How did you know?"

Selena smirked. "It's obvious. Lucas

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few days, just like he did when you two first met. He's trying to stir up old memories and get you to reminisce about the past."