Ch. 61..70

Chapter 61 At this moment, Lucas' aura suddenly became sharp and intimidating, his piercing eyes holding a cold, ghostly light as he looked at the butler as if he were a dead man.

The butler felt an overwhelming pressure descend upon him. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quickly looked at Aveline.

"Mrs. Tudor, I sincerely apologize. I was too hasty and offended you. Please be magnanimous and forgive me this time."

He bowed deeply, his attitude now extremely respectful, a stark contrast to his earlier domineering demeanor.

Lucas, however, didn't let Aveline speak. His tone remained cold, Do you think just a few words can earn my wife's forgiveness? Do you deserve it?"

The butler was taken aback and asked, "Mr. Tudor, what do you want me to do?"

Lucas replied, "If you have to ask how to apologize, it shows you have no sincerity. Since the butler from the Thompson family acts like this, doesn't it mean that everyone in the Thompson family behaves the sa Hearing this, the butler's legs trembled, and he hurriedly said, "No, no, it's all my fault, it has nothing to do with the Thompson family. Mr. Tudor, I know I was wrong. Please, Mrs. Tudor... I truly understand now."

The butler couldn't afford to let Lucas direct his anger towards the Thompson family!

He would be ruined if that happened!

So, he had to resolve this matter immediately!

He looked at Aveline and directly knelt down, "Mrs. Tudor, I know I was wrong. You can punish me however you see fit, but please forgive me this once.

Seeing this, everyone around was shocked.

"What's going on? Didn't they say that this woman refused to divorce Mr. Lucas?

"Mr. Lucas is defending her like this. It seems the rumors are false!"

"Am I the only one who feels sorry for Mr. Lucas' childhood friend?"

Avelinie was speechless.

The onlookers watched the scene unfold. The butler was from the Thompson family, and despite the commotion, no one from the Thompson family had come forward. It was clear Lucas had no intention of letting the butler off. Aveline watched this, feeling a subtle stir of emotions within her.

He stood in front of her, his broad back like a mountain shielding her from the wind and rain.

How could she not feel a stir of emotions?

But she also felt that this support had come a bit too late.

She lowered her gaze slightly and remained silent.

"Mr. Tudor."

At that moment, Judy's voice came from the stairs. She descended, her face showing a hint of guilt. “I sincerely apologize. It was my oversight. He has been dismissed and will no longer appear in front of you and Mrs. Tudor. Can the banquet continue The butler's face turned even paler.

Lucas' cold gaze fell on Judy's face. "You treasure those earrings?"

Judy was stunned, then nodded. "Yes, they are my mother's keepsake."

"Hah!"

Lucas sneered without showing an ounce of respect. "For something so precious, you carelessly misplaced them. It seems you don't respect your mother that much after all."

The smile on Judy's face suddenly faded.

Lucas no longer looked at her. Instead, he took Aveline's hand. "Are you tired?"

Aveline's fingertips trembled. "A bit."

Lucas said, "Then I'll take you home."

With that, he turned and walked toward the door with her.

He had shown no respect to the Thompson family.

He was behaving arrogantly and completely audaciously!

Everyone watching felt that Lucas was being too brazen!

The Tudor family might be the wealthiest in Cloudflare City, but this was Larbor City!

A cold glint flashed in Judy's eyes. She glanced at the butler beside her and said coldly, "Useless, why are you still standing here? Get lost!"

Chapter 62 The car was already waiting outside.

Once inside the car, Aveline hesitated. "We're just leaving like this?"

Lucas replied, "What, should we stay for breakfast tomorrow?"

Aveline kept quiet.

It was pointless trying to talk to him properly!

There was a brief silence in the car.

Back at the hotel, Aveline went into the room first to change clothes. and take a shower.

When she came out wrapped in a bathrobe, she saw Lucas on the phone, his expression gentle, and she could vaguely hear him calling someone "Sophia."

Aveline turned around and went back to her room.

What bad luck.

Lying on the bed with her phone, she couldn't sleep no matter how much she tossed and turned.

Her mind kept replaying the scene of Lucas standing in front of her, dealing with the Thompson's family butler.

So handsome!

So charming.

But soon, her thoughts shifted to him talking to Sophia.

Such a jerk.

She felt like stabbing him.

Frustrated, Aveline covered her head with a pillow, her whole body filled with conflicting and complicated emotions.

She tossed and turned all night, finally falling asleep around dawn.

The next day, she felt like she was suffocating and almost died!

She abruptly opened her eyes and met Lucas' amused gaze.

"What are you doing?"

Aveline pushed his hand away, looking at him displeased.

Lucas said, "Time to get up. I'm taking you to explore Larbor City today,"

Aveline looked at him as if he were crazy.

"What?"

Lucas raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?"

Aveline reached up and ran her fingers through her hair, saying, Lucas, can we handle what we are supposed to do first?"

Lucas paused, glanced at his watch, and then started unbuttoning his shirt.

Aveline was momentarily stunned. "What are you doing?"

Lucas replied, "Didn't you say we should start doing what we're supposed to do?"

Aveline's eyes widened, her cheeks flushing. She immediately picked up a pillow and threw it at him!

This man is crazy!

How could he think about such things when they were about to get a divorce?

• 15 BONUS Lucas easily caught the pillow and placed it back on the bed, saying in a calm voice, "We can't get divorced in another city." Aveline's eyes widened. "Really?"

Lucas replied, "It's your choice to believe it or not."

With that, he turned and left her room.

Aveline stared ahead in a daze, completely dumbfounded. Had she come all this way for nothing?

She felt even more frustrated!

After freshening up, she came out of her room to find Lucas sitting on the sofa, handling emails on his phone.

"There's food on the table. Eat first," Lucas said without looking up.

Aveline ate with a blank expression, then asked, "When will your work here be finished?"

Lucas replied, "Not sure."

"Approximately?"

"Not sure."

Aveline was speechless.

Aveline almost squeezed her loaf until it was about to burst.

She took a deep breath before saying, "Lucas, are you trying to avoid the divorce? Does Miss Winter know about this?"

Lucas shifted his gaze from the phone screen to her face, his eyes dark and unreadable."

Aveline looked at him mockingly. "What?"

Lucas replied, "Where do you want to go?"

Aveline felt like she was talking to a wall.

Why did he always avoid giving a direct answer when it came to this matter?

He was the one who brought it up, yet now, due to his various issues, it kept getting delayed!

If it weren't for him, she would have already started her world tour by now!

Aveline took another deep breath and said, "Lucas, dragging this out isn't fair to Miss Winter either. The sooner we get divorced, the sooner you can be openly responsible for her."

Chapter 63 Lasas said, "It you don't want to go out, then just stay home."

After saying this, he stood up and walked towards the room.

Aveline slammed her fork on the table with force. She was so angry that she lost her appetite! Why couldn't he talk about this matter pagerbt wally infuriated her!

At that moment, her phone rang. After calming down, she picked it up to see it was a call from Selena.

"Ave, where are you?" Selena's lazy voice came through.

eline replied, “Latbor City."

Selena said, “Larbor City is nice. The churches there are said to be quite effective. Do you want to go ask for some blessings? And while ou're at it, pray for me too, hehe."

Aveline's eves brightened, "Sure, I'll stay an extra day."

Selena said, "I just miss you. Hurry back."

"Okay." Aveline responded.

The call ended quickly.

Lucas soon came out. Aveline stood up and said, "I'm going to the church."

Lucas looked at her, his eyes unreadable. "Shall I accompany you?"

"Sure." Aveline noddel.

Lucas responded indifferently and walked ahead. It seemed like he really didn't have anything to do today. After getting in the car, wherever she said to go, he drove there. Today wasn't a workday, and there were quite a few people at the church praying for blessings. When they reached the foot of the hill, the two of them started hiking up. Lucas glanced at her and asked, "Why did you suddenly want to go to the church?"

Aveline replied, "To ask god to help me quickly get rid of a scumbag.

Lucas was speechless.

He stopped walking immediately.

Aveline had climbed several steps before realizing he wasn't beside her. She turned back and asked with a faint smile, "Why did you stop?"

Lucas said, "How am I a scumbag?"

Aveline laughed at his question, "You're not? Our marriage was fine, but as soon as you regained your memory, you wanted to divorce me and take responsibility for another woman. Isn't that scummy enough? Lucas' lips formed a thin line. After a while, he said, "You saw how she lost a leg saving me back then."

Aveline replied, "Oh, so should we just get the divorce done now?"

Why drag it out? Wouldn't it be better to end it quickly?

Lucas looked at her intently and after a long pause, said, "We'll do it as soon as we get back."

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Aveline looked at him. "Can I believe your words?"

Lucas replied, "Even if I don't say anything, you wouldn't believe me anyway."

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Chapter 64 Lucas' expression was icy, his gaze fixed ahead. "The brakes have failed."

Aveline's eyes widened in shock. She quickly grabbed the handle, " What... what do we do now?"!

Lucas replied, "We might actually die together."

Aveline's heart nearly leaped out of her chest. She suddenly said, "If that's the case, won't Miss Winter be really sad?"

Lucas glanced at her. "Why are you thinking about someone else at a time like this?"

"Watch the road!" Aveline struggled to stay calm, trying not to distract Lucas.

"What else? You keep thinking about being responsible for her. She really is quite pitiful, losing her leg to save you and waiting for you all this time, only for you to die with me." Aveline couldn't help but imagine the scene, feeling that Sophia would be devastated.

"And what about you?" Lucas asked in a deep voice.

Her? What about her? She hadn't lost a limb, only a deeply heartfelt love.

Aveline suddenly felt like laughing, "I don't want to be like those TV drama female leads who end up losing someone they love."

The thought of that scene gave her goosebumps.

Lucas' thin lips pressed into a straight line as the car's speed continued to increase, the veins on the back of his hand bulging. "Aveline, do you regret saving me?" In the silent car, his deep voice.

broke through the sound of their rapid heartbeats.

Aveline's breath caught in her throat.

Regret?

When she first learned of his decision, she definitely regretted it, even resented it. Why did he want a divorce as soon as he regained his memory?

But after seeing Sophia's sacrifice, those feelings of regret and anger suddenly disappeared.

"No longer regretting," Aveline said. "Meeting you might just be the calamity of my life."

Lucas let out a low laugh, "Can I make it up to you?"

"What?" Aveline froze, a sudden sense of foreboding rising within her.

Lucas said, "After today, can you stop hating me?"

Before Aveline could respond, he suddenly jerked the steering wheel, crashing the car towards the guardrail! This was a method to forcefully stop the car. If they continued driving, there was no telling what migh This method was extremely dangerous; if he miscalculated, the car would crash into the guardrail, destroying the front and killing them both!

Aveline had no time to think. She could only watch as he controlled the steering wheel with a tense expression. The car slammed into the guardrail and kept moving forward, but the speed did indeed. decrease!

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Chapter 65 The ambulance took a while to get there, and Aveline didn't dare move Lucas, afraid she might hurt him more. As his face grew paler from the blood loss, she felt more panicked than ever before. Fear completely enveloped her as she tightly held his uninjured hand. "Lu, you have to hang in there, you absolutely can't be..."

She choked up, her vision blurring with tears. "If something really happens to you, I will definitely hate you, I promise I will!"

She leaned down, pressing her face against his hand, feeling his warmth. "Lucas... you have to hang in there. You can't break my heart and then leave me like this. You just can't..." The ambulance finally arrived, and Aveline followed it to the hospital.

At the entrance of the emergency room, she stood in a daze until the doors opened and a nurse came out.

"How... how is he?" Aveline asked anxiously.

The nurse replied, "Who are you? Are you a relative?"

Aveline responded, "I-I'm the family member of the injured person who was just brought in. How is he?"

The nurse's eyes filled with sympathy as she looked at Aveline. "It's not looking good. You should prepare yourself."

With that, the nurse walked away.

Aveline was stunned. What? Prepare for what?

She instinctively took a step back, her face turning pale. No, it can't be!

It definitely can't be!

Lucas, who always had such good luck, how could he be in danger?

He only had a cut, even though it was bleeding a lot, it shouldn't be life-threatening!

However, she couldn't control her tears, which kept falling. Her, entire body was trembling uncontrollably. She bit down on her knuckles, trying to suppress her sobs, feeling as if her heart was. being shattered b It hurt so much! Why did it hurt even more than when he wanted to divorce her?

She had no idea how much time had passed when the doctors and nurses finally came out. Ignoring everything, Aveline rushed in and immediately saw the figure covered by a white sheet.

Her steps faltered, nearly causing her to fall.

"Lucas?"

Her voice was very soft, almost as if she didn't want to belleve he was really dead. How could he be dead? Wasn't he supposed to divorce her? Wasn't he supposed to be responsible for Sophia? How could he Aveline walked to the bedside, her trembling hand reaching to lift the white sheet, but she couldn't bring herself to touch it due to the intense shaking.

She sobbed, "Lucas, are you really dead? Are you really going to be a scumbag? Do you know that you've let down two women at once? Miss Winter lost a leg for you! How could you be so heartless?"

She cried so hard that everything in front of her became blurry. She had never felt such pain and sorrow!

"How could you die? What am I supposed to do if you're dead? Lucas, Lu, what am I supposed to do?"

She cried so hard that her legs gave out, and she collapsed to the floor. Just then, someone grabbed her arm.

A sigh came from above her head, "I'm not dead yet. Isn't it too early for you to cry?"

Aveline froze.

She turned her head sharply and saw Lucas standing there perfectly fine. She glanced at the bed in front of her and quickly pulled back the white sheet to reveal a stranger's face. Aveline was speechless.

She had been crying over a stranger all this time!

"You're okay?" she asked Lucas, her eyelashes still wet with tears, her voice soft and trembling, even though she didn't realize it.

Chapter 66 Lucas said, "If you don't get up soon, you might make my Injury worse."

Aveline hurriedly stood up and finally noticed his left arm was bandaged and in a sling, with gauze wrapped around his forehead. He looked rather amusing, and it seemed like he only had superficial injuries. Aveline let out a sigh of relief and then looked at him. "If you're okay, why didn't you say so earlier?"

Lucas blinked innocently. "I woke up because of your crying.

He had been unconscious, but his awareness gradually returned, and he heard her sobbing uncontrollably. At that moment, his heart ached deeply.

He didn't disturb her, quietly watching her cry over a stranger's body as if she were pouring out her soul. Afraid she might hurt herself, he forced himself to get up and managed to catch her just as she was about to fall.

Aveline was speechless.

She quickly looked away and wiped her face.

At that moment, a nurse walked in, seeing them standing face to face, and asked in confusion, "What are you two doing?"

Aveline said, "I'm his family member. I came to find him. Is he okay?

The nurse asked, "Name?"

"Lucas Tudor."

The nurse glanced at her records and said, "He has a minor fracture in his left arm and needed four stitches on his head. It's not serious.

but there might be a slight concussion, so he should stay hospital for a few days for observation."

Aveline quickly nodded, "Okay."

After arranging the hospital stay, she returned to the room to Bad Lucas already lying on the bed. When he saw her enter, he tolized intensely at her face. Remembering her recent embarrassment, Aveline glared at him." What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a beautiful woman before?"

A smile appeared on Lucas' lips. "Ave, if I had really died, what would you have done?".

"Ran out of things to say, huh?"

Aveline scowled at him, clearly displeased.

At that moment, she was truly terrified. She couldn't even begin to imagine what she would do if he really died.

Lucas said, "I was just curious. You were crying so miserably. Would you die for love?"

"Die for love? For you?" Aveline sounded as if she'd heard a joke." That would be so stupid! You're not worth it! If you died, I wouldn't even need a divorce. I'd be living in a luxury apartment with millions, and I She pulled over a chair and sat down, actually starting to envision this delightful life.

"Today, I'd have dinner with a young hottie, tomorrow, I'd go to a bar with a charming guy, and the day after that, I'd travel with a handsome adventurer. Tsk, tsk, tsk, I'd be living my best life while still young!"

15 BO The smile on Lancas' lips slowly disappeared. He said quietly, "So, if died, you wouldn't look for me?"

Aveline was speechless.

The dreamy look on her face vanished instantly. Her slightly swoller eyes stared directly at him.

After a long pause, she finally spoke, "Lucas, if I really found another man, would you be jealous?"

If he was jealous, it would mean he still cared about her. And if that was the case, the past year wouldn't have been wasted.

Lucas, however, responded coldly, "Let's talk about it when I'm dead."

Aveline was speechless again.

Talk about what when he's dead?

She wanted to get angry, but looking at his pale face, she held it back in the end.

Fine! Considering he protected her, she decided not to hold this against him.

Chapter 67 By evening, the business partners in Larbor City had heard about Lucas' accident and came to visit him. Aveline observed quietly from the side, not saying a word.

After everyone left, she closed the door and asked, "Earlier, you mentioned the brakes failed. Do you think it was intentional?"

Lucas replied, "It's possible."

Aveline frowned. "Who would do such a thing? What would they gain from it?"

Lucas explained, "There are many benefits. It could be someone from Cloudflare City extending their reach here. If I were to die, there would be no one to inherit the Tudor family."

Currently, Lucas was the sole heir to the Tudor family. If he died, there would be no one to carry on the family line, and others would likely tear the family apart to take their share. The vast wealth and resources Aveline's expression grew more serious. After thinking for at moment, she walked to the bedside and said firmly, "So, once we get back, let's get the divorce finalized."

Lucas looked at her in disbelief. "What do you mean by that?"

Aveline blinked. "To prevent your troubles from affecting me. I'm just an ordinary person. If I got caught up in your mess and ended up hurt, I'd be devastated."

Lucas was silent, not knowing how to respond.

Suddenly, he thought that her previous refusal to divorce wasn't so bad after all.

Aveline continued seriously, "It seems you're actually a good person. You regained your memory and realized how dangerous. your situation is, so you wanted a divorce to protect me, right?" Lucas was speechless.

Aveline pressed on, "Be a good person to the end. Don't drag this out. any longer. Let's get the divorce done as soon as we get back, okay?"

Lucas said, "I have a headache."

Aveline replied, "Then you should rest. I won't bother you."

She sat down on the sofa nearby and fell completely silent.

The room grew quiet, creating a strange atmosphere. Aveline closed her eyes, and the sense of ease she had felt gradually faded away.

She had never thought before that he would be in such danger.

Thinking about the rumors she had heard: He was kidnapped when he was a teenager, and his two brothers died while only he survived. Later, he was in a car accident and remained in a coma for a year. Wher memory and wandered about up, he had lost his aimlessly until she found him..

He was supposed to grow up in a privileged family, but his fate had been more tumultuous than hers, coming from an orphanage.

These incidents seemed unrelated, but they all targeted the Tudor family.

Would these troubles end only if Lucas was dead?

Aveline's mind wandered, and her heart sank with worry.

On the third day in the hospital, Lucas was discharged.

Aveline went out to buy lunch, and when she returned, she found him already dressed, though his arm was still in a sling. His expression was as cold and noble as ever.

"You're not fully recovered. Why are you leaving the hospital?" Aveline asked, frowning.

Lucas replied, "I'll continue recovering at home. There's something I need to handle."

Aveline asked, "What is it?"

Lucas looked at her, "Do you want to come and see?"

Aveline hesitated. "Can I?"

She got into Lucas' car. The driver was his bodyguard, a man with a fierce look who eyed Aveline with hostility.

After just one glance, Aveline averted her eyes and whispered to Lucas, "Your bodyguard is glaring at me. I didn't do anything to him, did I?" BIG SALE: 3500 bonus free fou you

Chapter 68 Lucas' mouth twitched slightly as he said calmly, "Brian, stop glaring at her. She's easily scared."

Brian did not utter a reply and Aveline remained quiet.

A faint sense of awkwardness filled the car.

They soon arrived at their destination, an abandoned warehouse.

Aveline got out of the car and squinted at the building. "Why are we here?"

Lucas said, "The person is inside."

Aveline looked at the tightly closed doors of the warehouse, her lips pressed together.

Brian walked over, and the two bodyguards standing at the door greeted him with a nod, "Mr. Cooper."

Brian waved his hand, and the bodyguards opened the door.

Brian turned to Lucas. "Mr. Tudor, the person is inside."

Lucas asked, "Did he confess?"

Brian replied, "He said he'll talk when he sees you."

A cold, faint smile appeared on Lucas' handsome and sharp face as he walked straight into the warehouse.

Aveline hesitated but followed. She had witnessed the incident, so she needed to know who was behind it to be mentally prepared.

The warehouse was filled with dust, and a person was hanging from the ceiling beams, hands tied.

At Brian's signal, a bodyguard grabbed a bucket of water and threw it over the person.

The person jerked awake, squinting as he looked around. When he saw Lucas, his eyes widened slightly, then he said, "You're... still alive." Lucas replied, "I'm alive. Your boss must be very disappointed."

The person grinned, "You'll die sooner or later. Debts have to be paid!"

Lucas glanced at Brian. "Give him a beating. I don't like what he's saying."

Brian nodded, picked up a steel pipe, weighed it in his hand, and then swung it hard, hitting the man's thigh..

"Bang!"

The sound was loud, and the man immediately screamed in agony.

Aveline, who had never witnessed such a scene, widened her eyes in shock.

"Are you scared?"

Lucas' deep, magnetic voice sounded in her ear.

She looked at him in a daze. "Is this using extrajudicial measures?"

Lucas looked at her calmly, "He tampered with my car and tried to kill me. Using a little extrajudicial measures isn't excessive, right?"

Aveline quickly agreed, "Not excessive at all."

Suddenly, she felt that hitting him like this was too lenient.

Brian continued to strike the man more than a dozen times until blood seeped through the man's pants before stopping.

"Tell me, who sent you?"

The man's face was twisted in pain, and his voice trembled, "I... I would rather die than tell..."

"Very brave," Lucas praised him. "Then keep hitting. Break his bones, set them, and then break them again."

After saying this, he turned and walked away..

Brian raised the steel pipe, ready to continue.

Perhaps Lucas' words had an effect, as the man's face turned deathly pale, and he spoke up, "Wait... I'll talk. If I tell you, will you let me go?" Lucas sneered, "I just praised you, and now you're caving in so easily?"

The man was speechless.

Brian, with a cold expression, commanded, "Speak!"

The man swallowed hard. "It was a woman. I don't know who she is, but she promised me one million dollars and a way out of the country if I succeeded."

Brian asked, "How did you communicate?"

The man replied, "We met in person, but each time a different person came. They wore hats and masks, so I couldn't remember their faces."

Brian looked at Lucas..

Lucas then turned to Aveline and said, "Go wait in the car."

Aveline responded, "Oh, okay."

As she walked away, Lucas' expression darkened. He told Brian, "

Cut off one of his hands and send it to a specific place."

Chapter 69 The man widened his eyes in shock. "I... I already told your everything. Why do you still want to cut off my hand?"

Brian replied coldly, "I said we'd let you you leave intact. Do it!"

, but I didn't say we'd let In the car, Aveline anxiously looked around. She only relaxed when she saw Lucas' tall, imposing figure emerging from the abandoned. warehouse.

As Lucas got into the car, she immediately asked, "Did you find out anything?"

Lucas responded, "Yes."

Aveline leaned in closer. "Who tampered with your car?"

There had been some distance between them, but as she moved closer, the space vanished, and the faint scent of her perfume filled the air. Lucas lowered his gaze, his eyes falling on her face, remembering how she had cried until she choked, her eyes. extremely red "Not scared anymore?" he asked.

Aveline replied, "Of course I'm scared, but I want to know who is behind this. That way, I can be mentally prepared."

Lucas asked, "Mentally prepared for what?"

Aveline sat back and said with a flicker in her eyes, "Naturally, to be ready to run at any moment. I don't want to be dragged down by you.

The interest in Lucas' eyes disappeared instantly.

"Too late," he said, closing his eyes.

1/3 Aveline was speechless.

So, was her life in danger now? What should she do? She hadn't even moved into her 500-square-meter apartment yet, hadn't spent her six million dollars, and hadn't started enjoying her great life. Sigh...

She sighed heavily.

Lucas gave her a cold glance. "You're not dead yet. Why are you sighing?"

Aveline replied, "Isn't my situation pretty close to dying?"

Lucas was speechless.

Brian soon came out, a cigarette dangling from his mouth. When he reached the car, he took a long drag, then dropped the cigarette butt and stomped it out before getting in.

"Mr. Tudor, it's all taken care of," Brian said.

"Good," Lucas replied, closing his eyes again to rest.

Aveline asked, "Did that person... die?"

Lucas replied, "I don't do illegal things."

Aveline was speechless but wondered, "Isn't using extrajudicial measure.

At the Thompson family estate.

A servant knocked on Judy's room door, speaking respectfully," Miss Thompson, you have a package."

Judy was puzzled. "I didn't order anything."

The servant said, "But it has your name on it."

Judy took the package, examined it carefully, and then opened it. As soon as she saw what was inside, she screamed! "Ah!" The servant also saw what was inside and collapsed to the ground in fear!

"What happened?"

Judy's parents rushed out and saw the severed hand that had fallen from the box. It was still bleeding, looking extremely terrifying! Judy threw herself into her mother's arms. "Mom, someone wants to hurt me. I'm so scared..."

Judy's mother, Michelle Walker, was also frightened, then turned to Judy's father, Hank Thompson. "What... what is this about?" Hank's face was grim as he looked at Judy. "Did you do something to Mr. Lucas?"

"No..."

Judy tried to deny it.

Her father knew by her expression. "Tell the truth!"

Judy was startled and quickly said, "I... I just wanted to scare him a bit. Who asked him to disregard our family?"

The butler of the Thompson family was not someone Lucas could dismiss as he wished!

Chapter 70

She just wanted to punish Lucas a little!

"You've been too reckless!" Hank's expression darkened as he pointed at Judy angrily. "You're staying home from now on. You're not allowed to go anywhere!!!

With that, he turned and hurried to his study.

Back at the hotel.

Aveline started packing her things. She didn't have much, as she had bought most of her stuff after arriving.

She packed everything into a small bag and was about to leave when the door opened, and a middle-aged man walked in. Brian followed behind, giving her a cold look.

Aveline instinctively took a step back. Why was he always glaring at her?

Lucas saw that she had finished packing and walked over. "Wait a moment, we'll leave together."

Aveline blinked. "Once we get back, let's finalize the divo-"

Lucas suddenly covered her mouth. "Wait for me."

He then turned and entered the study with the middle-aged man.

Aveline frowned. Why didn't he let her finish?

Brian stood by the study door, giving her another cold look.

Aveline kept quiet and glared back, thinking that if he kept staring at her, she would go over and gouge his eyes out.

Back in her room, Aveline's expression gradually changed to one of

 

deep thought.

The middle-

aged man who had entered the study was Hank, the head of the Thompson family and president of the Larbor City Chamber of Commerce. Did his presence mean he was involved in this situation? Aveline pondered this when her phone rang. She looked at the screen and saw it was an unfamiliar number.

She didn't plan to answer, but then thought it might be someone from work needing her, as she'd been on leave for several days...

"Hello?"

She answered the call, but there was no immediate response.

Aveline looked at her phone in confusion; it showed the call was connected. "Hello, who is this?"

"Hello there..." A harsh, raspy voice came through the phone, sending a chill down Aveline's spine.

Her face turned pale.

She quickly hung up, her heart racing. The voice was terrifying, unlike anything a normal person could produce, leaving her feeling deeply unsettled. Was someone playing a prank on her?

How childish could someone be?

She looked at the number and blocked it immediately. Clearly, answering unknown calls wasn't a good idea.

Night fell.

A knock on her door jolted Aveline awake. She looked towards the door, still shaken.

"Who is it?"

"It's me."

Lucas' deep, magnetic voice came through, and he opened the door, turning on the light to see her pale face.

A flicker of concern, unnoticed even by himself, passed through his eyes: He walked over quickly and asked, "What happened? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No." Aveline shook her head, then added, "I had a nightmare."

She had dozed off and even in her dream, she heard that horrifying, eerie voice.

"Are we leaving?" she asked.

"Yes," Lucas replied. "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat before we go?"

"No, let's just go," Aveline said, eager to leave.

"Alright."

They left the hotel together, and Brian was nowhere to be seen.

By the time their plane landed, it was already past midnight.

Aveline turned to Lucas, "Lucas, can you give me a ride?"

Lucas responded coolly, "Either come stay at the Tudor residence with me or get a cab home yourself. Aveline was speechless.