Aveline had decided to completely ignore him.However… she glanced up at him just as he finished another phone call.”Hmm?” Lucas noticed her gaze and looked back at her with an easy, relaxed expression.The coldness in his eyes had vanished, replaced by a gentle warmth that seemed to draw her in like he wanted to melt her with his gaze.Fortunately, the walls around her heart remained firmly in place.”I’m going to see Zane,” she said.Lucas nodded. “Go ahead.”Aveline continued, “You’ve been tormenting his son. Won’t you feel any guilt when you see him?”Lucas gave a faint smile. “Are you asking me to release Bobby?”Aveline replied, “I still believe he’s innocent.”Lucas’ deep, intense eyes studied her carefully. “Aveline, Zane has already taken the money. Whether Bobby is innocent or not doesn’t matter much anymore.” Aveline felt the urge to argue but found herself at a loss for words.He was right.Zane had given up on his son. What could she, an outsider, possibly say?Zane would have a comfortable life in his old age with that money.As for Bobby’s fate… no one seemed to care anymore.She stopped looking at Lucas and began eating her breakfast, her expression growing colder.Lucas watched her, noticing the shift in her demeanor.”He’s not dead, and he won’t die,” he added softly.Aveline paused, surprise flickering across her face as she looked at him.Lucas continued, “Even though the evidence is damning, I agree with the perspective you brought up. We just haven’t found proof of his innocence yet.”Aveline instinctively tightened her grip on her utensils. “Why are you telling me this now?”Lucas’ gaze bore into hers, filled with sincerity. “Because I don’t want you to misunderstand me, to fear me, or to push me away anymore.”Feeling a bit flustered, Aveline averted her eyes, avoiding his steady stare.His intentions were always straightforward he didn’t want a divorce.But…She still couldn’t overcome the barrier in her heart.Without saying another word, Aveline finished her breakfast and stood up, heading toward Zane’s old barbecue stand. Lucas paid for their meat and followed closely behind her It wasn’t far-just around the corner.But Aveline stopped at the turn, hesitating to go any further.Lucas caught up to her and asked, “Why aren’t you going over?”Aveline looked ahead with a complicated expression. “The barbecue stand is gone.”Lucas followed her gaze and saw that where Zane’s stand had once been, a steakhouse had taken its place. Zane was gone.Aveline’s eyes dropped, emotions swirling within her. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ Findηøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.”It makes sense,” Lucas said calmly. “With the money they received, they don’t have to struggle anymore. Their retirement will be a lot easier now.” Aveline turned and walked away.Seeing her downcast mood, Lucas asked, “This was their choice. Why are you so upset?”Aveline abruptly stopped, her gaze turning colder as she looked at him.”Bobby is their son! They’ve abandoned their own child; they don’t deserve to be parents! en FindNovelQUMSShe had no parents of her own and had once longed for a parent’s love.For Bobby, for Annie, and for others like them… she never understood.If they chose to have these children, why treat them like this? Why?Seeing the redness in her eyes from her rising emotions, Lucas pulled her into his arms. “Aveline, you need t understand-not all parents are worthy of the title.” Aveline didn’t resist or struggle; she just stared at the sky, her eyes distant and empty. “And my parents? What kind of people were they?”
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