All Chapters of After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back: Chapter 611 - Chapter 620

Aveline frowned, stepping back to put some distance between them. "Wasn't he the one planning to design the wedding house?"Lucas responded coolly, "This is my property."Aveline paused. Well, that explained it—she had been tricked.She turned on her heel to leave. "Find another designer. I’m not interested."But Lucas’ deep voice halted her in her tracks. "But you’ve already signed a contract with me. Have you checked the penalty for breaking it?"Aveline froze for a moment, then turned back to him.Lucas continued, "If you break the contract and refuse to design my house—or fail to design one that satisfies me—the penalty is 20 million."Aveline stared at him. "Why don't you just rob a bank?"Lucas smirked. "Why would I? 20 million is nothing to me. Don’t tell me you can’t afford it?"Aveline fought the urge to slap him. For him, 20 million might be pocket change, but for her, it was an impossible sum. She had her savings for the future—no way could she give that up to him!Realizing

Aveline shifted her gaze from Lucas to the laptop on the table. She decided to sit down and began scrolling through the reference images, carefully studying each one. The images showcased the evolution of modern domestic villa architecture, with many designs incorporating foreign elements that Lucas clearly disliked. As a result, he wanted something more distinct and personalized.Engrossed in her task, Aveline didn’t notice when Lucas moved behind her. Suddenly, he leaned down, placing his hands on the table and effectively trapping her in his embrace."I think this one looks good," he murmured, his gaze fixed on the screen.Aveline stiffened, turning her head slightly to avoid his proximity. "If you have something to say, just say it. Why do you need to be so close?"Lucas tilted his head to look at her, his eyes dark and unreadable, with a flicker of something she couldn’t quite identify."I’m just making sure you can hear me," he replied in a low voice.Aveline rolled her eyes and

“Ave—Aveline?” Lucas called out, but there was no response from the other end. Only the sound of steady breathing reached his ears.He chuckled softly, then put the phone on speaker, letting it stay connected. As he listened to her gentle breathing, the chaos in his mind gradually eased. If she were beside him right now, he thought, he might feel even more at peace.…The next morning, Aveline opened her eyes and instinctively reached for her phone to check her messages. To her surprise, the phone had shut off on its own.Huh? What happened? Why did it turn off?Confused, Aveline plugged it in to charge and waited for it to power back on. When it did, a flood of messages appeared, and she realized she had been on the phone with Lucas for four hours the previous night—from 3 a.m. until 7 a.m.!Aveline stared at her phone in bewilderment. A phone call? How was it possible she had no memory of it?Just then, there was a knock on the door.Selena poked her head in and, seeing that Aveline

Rina's position was undeniable—she was the spoiled princess of the Johnson family, with strong ties to Russell that made her untouchable. The doctors and nurses knew better than to challenge her.The nurse was doing her best to intervene. "What are you doing? This is a hospital! You can’t just throw people out!""Get her out of here!" Rina ordered harshly."Stop!" Sidney rushed forward, blocking the doorway to his mother’s room. He glared at Rina, demanding, "Who are you? What right do you have to kick us out?"Rina gave him a dismissive once-over and sneered, "I looked into your background. You can’t even afford the hospital bills, yet you think you can stay here? Where do you get the nerve? Do you think the hospital is a charity?"Sidney’s expression darkened, but he stood tall, his voice cold as he said, "That’s none of your business! The hospital agreed to let us stay."Rina crossed her arms and glanced at the doctor beside her. "Oh, really? He can’t pay his bills, and the hospital

Aveline paused, her finger hovering over the elevator button as she asked, "So what should I do?"Russell thought for a moment before suggesting, "Maybe I should assign a few more bodyguards to you?"Aveline couldn’t help but imagine the scene of being escorted by a whole squad of bodyguards every time she went out, and she let out a small, exasperated laugh. "It’s not something I want, but this young lady showed up at the hospital out of nowhere, causing trouble and trying to evict my colleague’s mother. They don’t even know each other, so why would she do this?"Russell replied, "Then you need to think about who might be targeting your colleague, even to the point of using someone else to do the dirty work."As Aveline stepped into the elevator, her expression turned cold. Who else could it be? The only person who had been consistently targeting Sidney was Lucas.Since Ruth was at the Skyler family’s hospital, Lucas couldn’t act directly, so he resorted to using others to do his bid