NovelEnglishAveline walked over and set the overturned chair upright.
The noise made Lucas frown.
Without turning around, he snapped, "Get out!" "Oh," Aveline replied, calmly setting the chair in place and turning to leave.
The sound of her voice made Lucas whip around.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSeeing her about to walk out, he quickly strode over and grabbed her wrist.
"I didn't know it was you. I'm sorry," he said.
When he saw her, the sharp lines of his face softened with surprise, and the frost in his dark eyes melted away inch by inch. Now, his gaze was filled with a nervous concern, as if he feared she might be upset. Aveline glanced at him and asked, "Is your injury serious?" Lucas' eyes brightened a little, and a small smile tugged at his lips. "Are you worried about me?" Aveline replied in a neutral tone, "I'm just concerned that if you're seriously hurt, it could delay..." But before she could finish, Lucas suddenly pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly.
"I knew it you care about me," he murmured in a deep, magnetic voice, a hint of amusement lacing his tone. Aveline sighed inwardly.
Could he not even let her finish a sentence? Why was he always so infuriating? He held her so tightly, it felt like he was trying to fuse her to his body. Her brow furrowed as she said, "Letgo. It's uncomfortable." "Okay." He immediately loosened his grip but didn't release her hand.
Instead, he led her to a small sitting area and gently seated her on the sofa.
"Are you cold?" he asked, holding both of her hands between his large, warm ones to warm them up.
Her fingertips were cold, and the warmth of his hands made her instinctively pull away.
"Have you found out who those people were?" she asked.
Lucas replied, "They were from a nearby village. We checked their accounts; there were large deposits made in the last couple of days. Someone hired them." Aveline frowned. "They were after you?" Lucas sat down beside her, a faint coldness flickering in his eyes.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I'm afraid they were after both of us," he said. "The people they interacted with weren't the ones. behind this, so the trail has likely gone cold for now. But I suspect this won't be the end of it." Aveline's expression darkened. Why did something like this have to happen right now? Would she and Lucas still be able to finalize their divorce in a few days? "Don't worry," Lucas said, as if reading her thoughts. "Just a few more days. I won't go back on my word." Aveline remained silent.
The office fell into an awkward silence. She felt increasingly 8m uncomfortable; she had only cto cheek on his condition. Now that she knew he was fine, she had no reason to stay any longer. She stood up. "Since you're okay, I'll be leaving now." Lucas looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "What if I say I'm not okay?" Aveline's lips twitched slightly.
He reached for her hand again, pulling her back down to the sofa.
"Stay with me, just for this
afternoon. You don't have to do anything just being here is enough. It'll makefeel better." His sharp eyes held hers, his words effortlessly persuasive.
Something in her heart twinged, but she kept her expression cool. have toxin things toldo." Ads by Pubfuture
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