The lighting in the private room was dim. Aveline leaned forward slightly, getting a closer look. She saw Lucas sitting on the sofa, leaning back slightly, with Sophia beside him, using a tissue to wipe his forehead. They seemed very intimate.Aveline squinted her eyes and saw Sophia stand up. She seemed unsteady on her feet, staggered a couple of times, and fell directly onto Lucas."Want to record a video?" Suddenly, a teasing voice came from beside her. Aveline turned her head sharply and saw Russell mimicking her posture, leaning forward and squinting to look inside. He was taller than her, but in this position, their heights were almost the same. When she turned her head, she almost bumped into his face!Startled, Aveline quickly pushed him away. "No, no need."Russell straightened up slowly, looking at her flustered expression, and chuckled, "Without a video, how will you keep evidence?"Aveline had already calmed down by now. She smiled and walked over to open the door of
Russell looked at her and said helplessly, "Miss Young, don't you realize the situation you're in? How can you still be smiling?"Aveline replied, "So, would crying help?"Russell was momentarily speechless, and the casual smile in his eyes faded a bit. This woman was interesting.Lucas watched the two of them banter, his expression growing colder and more serious, with a chilling aura surrounding him. He turned to Sophia and asked gently, "Do you need to go to the hospital?"Sophia shook her head, "No, I'm used to this kind of pain. But Miss Young's video...""It's fine," Lucas said, immediately dialing a number. "Come in and take Miss Winter home."In a short while, Brian entered the room and helped Sophia up.Sophia looked at Aveline with a pleading expression. "Miss Young, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have interfered between you two, but please don't do anything that could harm Lucas. It's been really hard for him to get where he is today."Brian shot a cold glance at Aveline, wo
"I feel like sewing your mouth shut right now," Lucas said quietly.Aveline responded, "I'm afraid that's not possible. There's no—"Before she could finish, his fiery kiss landed on her lips. The kiss was urgent and fierce as if he was venting some deep emotion. It was so intense that Aveline found it hard to breathe.She tried to push him away, but he grabbed her wrist with one hand and pinned it behind her back, pulling her even closer. Seizing the moment, Aveline bit his lip. Instead of stopping, he deepened the kiss.She felt like she was going to suffocate. Was this man crazy? She regretted coming in too early. If she had waited until they were done, she wouldn't be treated like this.His slender fingers slipped under her shirt, skillfully tracing every sensitive spot on her body. She trembled and went limp.Realizing she was no longer struggling, he finally released her, but his nose still touched hers."Aveline, why are you getting so close to Mr. Skyler again? Do you know wh
Her smile turned bitter. "Lucas, we've been together for a year. Even if you've regained your memory, the memories from the past year haven't disappeared, right? How can you not believe me?"How could he look at her with such suspicion? Aveline couldn't understand it no matter how long she thought about it.Lucas felt a strange pang in his chest and then asked, "Did you report it to the police?"Aveline's tone grew colder. "Yes."Lucas' brow remained tightly furrowed. After a moment, he said, "I'll investigate it."Aveline looked at him. "So, you still refuse to divorce me?"Lucas didn't respond.Aveline continued, "Miss Winter's life matters, but mine doesn't?"Lucas' lips pressed into a straight line. He stared at her for a while before saying, "Your life matters too."Aveline asked, "Then why won't you divorce me?"Divorce, divorce! Didn't she have anything else to say? Was she going to keep mentioning divorce all the time?Lucas felt inexplicably irritated and depressed. His grip
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.Lucas said coolly, "You've set so many conditions. Now it's my turn."Aveline widened her eyes slightly. "Are you serious? Isn't using me as a shield not enough? Now you want to set conditions too? How shameless can you be?"Lucas was speechless again. He really wanted to strangle her."Stay away from Mr. Skyler from now on."Aveline responded, "That's impossible.""Hmm?" Lucas squinted his eyes in displeasure.Aveline explained, "He's my savior. Without him, I'd be dead by now. So, I can't stay away from him. In the future, if I get the chance, I have to repay him."Lucas asked, "How will you repay him? By marrying him?"Aveline replied, "Well... if he wants to, it's not out of the question.""Ave—Aveline!" Lucas' tone grew harsher. "I'm not joking."Aveline's expression gradually calmed, "Neither am I, Lucas. I don't think you want this to get ugly. Either divorce me or agree to my conditions."Lucas asked coldly, "Get ugly? What do you plan to d
Brian felt the icy chill emanating from Lucas. Hesitation and struggle filled his gaze, but he remained silent.Lucas looked at him coldly. "Won't speak, huh? Then you can fuck off and never show your face to me again.""Mr. Tudor!" Brian exclaimed in panic. Lucas had saved his life and was his benefactor, and Brian had sworn to follow him for the rest of his life.Brian gritted his teeth and said, "I also found out that Miss Young was being followed by a man. She ran out and was dragged into a small grove by him. Later, Mr. Skyler appeared and saved her.""Bang!"As soon as the words fell, a punch landed directly on Brian's face, knocking him to the ground. Enduring the pain, he hurriedly got back into a kneeling position.Lucas grabbed his collar. "Who gave you the guts?"So, it was true!Aveline really had gone through all that! And what had he done? After she narrowly escaped death, he had said those hurtful things to her! He even misunderstood her relationship with Russell!An e
Brian froze. As he thought carefully, a wave of shame washed over him.A year ago, when Lucas suddenly disappeared, the entire Tudor family was in turmoil. Lucas' former subordinates searched everywhere but couldn't find him. Given Lucas' condition at the time, anyone who wanted to harm him could have done so easily.Later, Lucas contacted Brian, revealing what his life had been like over the past year. It was Aveline who had taken Lucas in. Aveline had saved Lucas. Sophia had also helped Lucas. However, Brian had only remembered what Sophia did and forgotten about Aveline’s goodwill.He raised his hand and slapped himself on the face. "I was wrong."Aaron said, "Telling me won't help. You need to apologize to Miss Young. If she forgives you, then Lucas would forgive you too.""Alright, I understand!" Brian said and then hung up abruptly.Aaron, left holding the phone, muttered, "Hey, I wasn't finished..." Shaking his head, he clicked his tongue, thinking, “What a blockhead!”Ave
Selena's face darkened. "No need!"As she spoke, she helped the drunken Aveline move to the side. However, the group of burly men blocked their way again."Hey beautiful, we'll be gentle. Come on, get in the car, we promise you'll have a good time!"With that, they reached out to grab Selena and Aveline."Get lost!" Selena shouted, "If you don't back off, I'll call the police!"The men ignored her threat. Two of them stepped forward and grabbed Selena and Aveline, dragging them toward the car."Let go! Get away! Let go of Ave!"Selena struggled, but she was no match for the strong men. She was quickly dragged to the car. Aveline, barely conscious, was stumbling and about to fall.At that moment, someone rushed over, kicking the man holding Aveline and punching another one in the face. In just a few moves, he had taken down two of the burly men.The others were stunned. Selena took advantage of their surprise to break free and run to Aveline, holding her close.Brian, with a stern expre