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Chapter 22 Meeting an Old Acquaintance

Author: Barbie write
last update Last Updated: 2024-03-30 14:21:23

Chapter 22

B&B Shopping Mall.

The car pulled over in front of the mall, and Avery flipped back her long silky hair intentionally making it touch the man's face, she was bent on making him pay for calling her extra baggage.

Like who does? Even though their marriage wasn't based on love, does that warrant her to be called extra baggage?

Lucien was looking at his phone, completely avoiding the woman beside him until he felt her hair touch his face. He narrowed his gaze briefly at her without uttering any word but if gazes could choke Avery would have been mercilessly choked up.

“Oops, did my hair touch you?”She asked nonchalantly that one would sense the mockery tone in her words.

Butler Lee could only watch the couples through the rearview mirror without alerting them that they were being watched by him.

Lucien didn't utter a word and just focused his gaze back on his phone, completely annoying Avery. She couldn't help but shove out her tongue childishly before stepping out of the car.

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