Upon hearing this, Aveline quickly sat up, but she soon collected herself and replied, “He’s in the hospital. The doctors should be taking care of him.”Aaron’s tone grew colder. “But he’s been calling out your name, Aveline. After everything you two have been through, I know you’re about to divorce, but that doesn’t mean you have to cut each other off completely. He’s injured because of you don’t you think you should be here for him?”Aveline closed her eyes for a moment before replying, “I’m on my way.”After hanging up, she changed clothes, grabbed her car keys, and left.When she arrived at the hospital, the doctors were attending to Lucas. “Ave… Ave…”As she approached, she heard him murmuring her name.Aveline paused, hesitating for a moment before walking over and taking his hand. “Lucas, I’m here.”The next second, his grip tightened around hers, and the murmuring stopped. His condition seemed to stabilize.Seeing this, Aaron said, “Stay with him until his fever breaks.”Aveline didn’t respond, but she sat down in the chair beside him, watching him as he lay unconscious. His brow was furrowed, his palm burning hot with fever.Time passed slowly, and it seemed her presence did have an effect-Lucas’ fever gradually subsided.She tried to pull her hand away, but he held on tightly, refusing to let go.With a sigh, she gave up, yawning as she looked at their joined hands for a while before resigning herself to the situation.Aaron observed quietly from the side before quietly slipping out of the room.The hospital room fell into a peaceful silence.Resting her head on the edge of the bed, Aveline soon drifted off to sleep.The next morning, sunlight filtered into the room. Aveline opened her eyes, realizing she had stayed in the same position all night, leaving half of her body numb. She frowned slightly, and as she lifted her head, she found herself staring directly into Lucas’ eyes.There was no trace of sleep in his gaze-it was clear he had been watching her for some time.”How… how are you feeling?” Aveline asked.Lucas gazed deeply at her and replied, “It hurts.”Aveline pressed her lips together, then withdrew her hand. She stood up and headed toward thebathroom. Her body, still numb from sitting all night, took a moment to adjust as she leaned against the bed for support before slowly making her way to the restroom. Lucas felt a pang of emptiness in his palm as she let go, a flicker of disappointment passing through his eyes. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.A nurse entered the room and, noticing that Lucas was awake, asked if he needed anything.Aveline soon returned from the bathroom, her face freshly washed, and she looked much more awake.Seeing how pale Lucas looked, she asked, “The court hearing is today. Can you make it?”Lucas remained silent, locking eyes with her.After a long pause, he finally said, “Aveline, you’re really heartless. Couldn’t you wait a couple more days to bring this up?” Aveline blinked. “If you can attend, that’s fine. If not…”Lucas closed his eyes. “I can’t. I’m in pain-I feel pain all over, I feel like I’m going to pass out.”Aveline sighed, recognizing his attempt to evade the situation. “Then we’ll delay the hearing for a couple of days.”In his current state, there was no way Lucas could attend the hearing, so rescheduling was the only option.A shadow of disappointmentcrossed Lucas’ eyes. Even after avetthis, she still hadn’t changed her mind? Was she really so determined to go through with the divorce?
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