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

"What are you doing here?" Russell asked, frowning.

"Heh!" Lucas let out a laugh, as if he'd just heard something amusing, his eyes cold and sharp. "I could ask you the same thing-why are you here?"

Russell's smile faded further from his refined, handsome face. "I'm Aveline's friend. It's perfectly normal for me to visit her."

“Oh, and I'm her husband. So, it's just as normal for me to be here," Lucas replied calmly.

Russell's frown grew more pronounced. "But aren't you two divorced?"

Lucas raised an eyebrow. "Being divorced doesn't mean we can't still share a bed."

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Russell's expression grew darker as he stepped forward, grabbing Lucas by the collar. "Lucas, you're already divorced. Can't you stop tormenting her and let her go? She's much happier without you."

“Is that so?” Lucas remained unfazed by Russell's aggression. Instead, he turned to Aveline. “Ave, is what he's saying true?"NôvelDrama.Org content rights.

Aveline trembled slightly before walking over. She addressed Russell, "Russ, why did you come so early? Is there something you need?” Russell noticed her pale face and immediately released Lucas' collar, his concern evident as he asked, "Aveline, are you feeling unwell?" She shook her head. "I'm fine."

Russell frowned. "But you don't look well at all.”

Aveline opened her mouth to say something more, but Lucas wrapped an arm around her shoulders, interrupting.

"Answer my question," he murmured.

Her eyelashes fluttered as she responded, "I... I'm no different from usual."

Lucas didn't seem pleased with her response but chose not to press the matter.

Instead, he turned back to Russell. “You're here, watching us play the happy couple first thing in the morning. Don't you feel a little out of place?"

Russell's frown deepened, sensing something off in Lucas' words, but he couldn't quite decipher his meaning.

Suppressing his frustration, Russell addressed Lucas, "Aveline is her own person, capable of making her own decisions. You shouldn't keep her trapped like this. If you do, she's no better than a lifeless shell.” Lucas, still holding Aveline close, seemed to ignore Russell's words.

Instead, he asked her softly, "How are you finding that car? Do you want to switch to a different one?"

Aveline replied, "I'm perfectly comfortable with it."

Lucas nodded slightly. "Good. If you want anything, just tell me. I can fulfill all your requests.”

Aveline glanced at him, noting the complete absence of warmth in his eyes. She gave a cold, tight-lipped smile but remained silent.

Turning to Russell, she said, "Russ, I need to get to work. We can talk later.”

Russell could see the reluctance in her eyes, but why wasn't she resisting? Had all his efforts been for nothing, only to end up right back where they started?

That couldn't be.

“Alright, I'll wait to hear from you," Russell replied, turning to leave.

Just as the elevator doors were about to close, Russell caught sight of Lucas grabbing Aveline's chin and kissing her roughly, with her making no attempt to pull away. In that instant, his heart sank to the bottom. Lucas continued to kiss her forcefully, noticing how she winced in pain. He let out a cold laugh. "You two really are close, aren't you?"

Aveline replied, "He's my friend."

Lucas sneered. “A friend with an agenda? Do you even know why he's getting close to you?"

Lucas nodded slightly. “Good. If you want anything, just tell me. I can fulfill all your requests."

Aveline glanced at him, noting the complete absence of warmth in his eyes. She gave a cold, tight-lipped smile but remained silent.

Turning to Russell, she said, "Russ, I need to get to work. We can talk later."

Russell could see the reluctance in her eyes, but why wasn't she resisting? Had all his efforts been for nothing, only to end up right back where they started?

That couldn't be.

“Alright, I'll wait to hear from you,” Russell replied, turning to leave.

Just as the elevator doors were about to close, Russell caught sight of Lucas grabbing Aveline's chin and kissing her roughly, with her making no attempt to pull away. In that instant, his heart sank to the bottom. Lucas continued to kiss her forcefully, noticing how she winced in pain. He let out a cold laugh. "You two really are close, aren't you?”

Aveline replied, "He's my

friend."

Lucas sneered. “A friend with an agenda? Do you even know why he's getting close to you?”