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

Lucas handed Aveline her phone, watching as she powered it on and checked her messages.

Just then, Selena's call came through.

Aveline answered, "Hello, Selena."

"Aveline! What's going on? You left without me? Weren't we supposed to go together? How could you just leave without saying a word? Do you even consider me your friend?" Selena's furious voice came through, clearly showing how upset she was. Aveline held the phone a little further away from her ear, waiting for Selena to finish before softly apologizing, "I'm sorry. I really wanted to leave, but I didn't manage to. I'm actually just having breakfast outside right now. Do you... want to join me?" "Where are you?"

Another sharp shout came, followed by the call being abruptly ended.

Aveline scratched her nose, an awkward smile spreading across her face.

Lucas gently looked at her, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "Knowing you were planning to leave without telling anyone... why does that weirdly make me feel better?"

Aveline gave him a quiet glance. " Because you think I treat everyone the same. But flip that around doesn't it mean you're not special enough for me to treat differently?"

He was left speechless.

It didn't take long for Selena to arrive.

She stormed in, her expression darkening when she saw Aveline sitting with Lucas. "What's going on?"

Aveline calmly replied, "It's all a misunderstanding. It was Juliet's doing, but her plan didn't work."

Selena quickly understood, but she still shot Lucas a sharp glare.

"So, he almost crossed the line, and you were ready to leave without a word. But then he explained himself, and now you've forgiven him? You're not leaving anymore? What happened to your principles? Your boundaries?" Selena stared at Aveline, her disappointment clear.

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Aveline took Selena's hand, smiling softly. "Selena, after everything, I'm truly exhausted. I want to give myself a chance... Maybe things really have changed?"

"Hmph!" Selena snorted but didn't push any further.

She had seen the changes in Lucas as well. She just hoped he would stay this way because if he ever hurt Aveline again, she wouldn't hesitate to take Aveline away-no strings attached. en

"So, what's the plan for Juliet?" Selena asked.

Lucas looked at Aveline. "Do you want to go back to the Cooper family?"

Aveline replied, "Can you get a copy of the paternity test report for Juliet and the Coopers?"

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Aveline nodded. "Get the report first,

then send it to the Cooper family along with all the things Juliet has done. Let's see how they respond before we take any further action."

"Alright, I'll follow your lead," Lucas said softly, his gaze lingering on her with tenderness.

With everything exposed, Juliet was filled with unease.

She sat in the hospital, her finger already bandaged and immobilized after surgery. The dull pain throbbed through her, and her face was pale. Gernard frowned at her. "Juliet, why won't you tell me how your finger got broken? Who hurt you?"

Juliet closed her eyes. "Gernard, I'm exhausted. Can you stop asking? I just want to rest." Seeing her like this, Gernard had no choice but to drop it. "Fine, rest up. I'll call the family." With that, he stood and left the room.

As soon as he was gone, Juliet took out her phone and dialed a number.