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

Aveline glanced in the direction of the warehouse. Hilda was still banging on the door. She didn't seem worried about getting caught anymore, thinking she had Aveline cornered and was now acting with reckless confidence. Aveline hesitated for a moment, then walked over and opened the warehouse door.

Hilda's face was full of irritation. "Why haven't you sent me away yet? Aveline, do you not want to know who your real parents are anymore?"

Aveline's expression remained cold as she looked at her. "If you don't want to tell me, I can find out myself. I don't need you anymore. I might as well call them to take you away now."

At this, Hilda's eyes widened. "You... you can't do this, Aveline! I've raised you all these years. You can't be so ungrateful!"

Aveline let out a mocking laugh. "You did take me in, but any debt I owed you was canceled out when you kept trying to sell me off. And now you want to lecture me about gratitude? Where do you get the nerve?" "You"

Hilda was struck speechless, panic setting in.

What should she do now? Was she really going to be taken back?

If she went back, she'd be as good as dead!

Hilda's face went pale with fear, her eyes shifting frantically. "Fine! If you don't want to know, I won't say a word! I'll leave right now, like I was never even here!"

With that, she shoved Aveline aside and made to leave, but a tall figure blocked her path.

Seeing this, Hilda took a step back, wariness in her voice. "You... what do you want?"

Lucas' sharp, handsome face was clouded with an icy expression, his eyes cold as they bore into her. "So, this is how you've been treating her?"

He didn't need to do anything more than stand there; the sheer force of his presence made Hilda's knees go weak. As his words sank in, her face grew even paler.

"I... I had no choice," she stammered. "I was managing the whole orphanage back then. If I didn't listen to Mr. Portal, he wouldn't let me keep running it. I had no other choice." Hilda was scrambling for excuses, her voice filled with self-pity.

Lucas' voice remained icy. "Whether you had a choice or not is none of my concern. I only care about her."

He pointed to Aveline, then took out his phone and sent a message.NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

It wasn't long before Braden walked in, his face expressionless.

"Take her away, and make sure she gets special attention," Lucas commanded.

"Yes, Mr. Tudor," Braden replied.

He stepped forward and grabbed Hilda's arm. He didn't seem to use much force, but Hilda immediately started screaming in pain, too terrified even to struggle. She was quickly escorted out.

Lucas moved closer to Aveline,

gazing at her delicate, indifferent et

face. In a low voice, he said, "Your

husband just got you some

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payback."

Aveline responded with silence, walking past him without so much as a glance.

Lucas's deep voice trailed after her, "Aveline, are you really that heartless? Don't you even feel a tiny bit grateful for me?"

"Yes," she replied, pausing mid-step

without turning around. "I'm

heartless, so stop wasting

on me. Let's just get divorcetime

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"That's fine." Lucas walked over, a smile playing on his lips. "I've got experience in giving someone a heart."

Aveline shot him a look. "So, you're just going to keep pushing, no matter what?"

Lucas raised an eyebrow, his smile deepening.

Aveline turned away, heading off without another word.

Lucas watched her retreating figure, his gaze growing darker and more intense.