Chapter16
Lucas’sbreathingdeepened,hiseyesfixedonherwithunreadableemotions.
Avelurnedaway<i>,</i>holdinghershoes,andwalked forwardstepbystep.
“Getinthecar,”hecalledoutagainfrombehind.
AflickerofbitternesscrossedAveline’seyes.“Youcan’tpossiblybethinkingofnotgettingadivorce,right?”
<b>If</b>hewere,hewouldbelettingdownSophia,whohadsavedhimandhadaprostheticlegbecauseofit.
“ThisisTudorterritory.Ifsomeone seesyoulimpingoutofhere,itwon’tbegoodfortheTudorfamily’sreputation,”Lucassaidcoldly.
Aveline’slongeyshestrembled,shefounditsomewhaughablethatshehadthoughthemightchangehismindaboutthedivorce.
“Aveline,youaskedmeifIhatedyoubefore.Idon’t,”heansweredherearlierquestion.
Aveline’sfingerstightened,thensheturnedandgotintothecar.
SeeingherreturnbroughtaninexplicablesenseofrelieftoLucas.
Composinghimself,hegotintothedriver’sseat.
Throughtherearviewmirror,he sawhersittingintheback,silentandseeminglydeted.
“Sitinthefront,”hesaidinadeepvoice.
Avelinelookedat<b>him</b>.“Lucas,havesomeconscience,willyou?Myfeethurt!”
Knowingfullwellthatherfeetwereblistered,hestillmadehermovearound!
Lucasrestedonehandcasuallyonthesteeringwheel,hislong,elegantfingersdrumminglightly.Hesaidnothinganddidn’t
startthecar.
Theatmospheregrewtense.
Bastard!
Avelinecursedhiminwardly,thenopenedthedoorandmovedtothefrontpassengerseat.
OnlythendidLucasstartthecaranddriveoff.
Therestofthejourneywasspentinsilence.
Itwasn’tuntiltheyreachedtheentrance ofherapartmenplexthatAvelinefinallyspoke.“Tomorrowmorningatnine,meetmeatthwyer’soffice.”
WithoutwaitingforLucas’sresponse,sheopenedthedoorandwalkedout.
Shemovedquicklyasifbeingchasedbyawildbeast.
Lucuspressedhislipsintoahardline.Hewatchedheruntilshedisappearedfromviewbeforeturningaway.
Hefoundapackofcigarettesinthecar,shookoneout,andlitit.
Thesmokefilledthecar,makingLucas’sexpressionevendarker
andcolder.
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WhenAvelinegothome,shefirsttendedtoherinjuredfeetandthentookouttheirmarriagecertificate.
Lookingatitmadehertearup.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!
Whentheygotmarried,shehadthoughtthathewastheoneshewouldspendherlifewith.Shehadbeenalonesincechildhoodandbeingwithhimhadmadeherhappyandjoyful.
Shelookedattheirweddingphotonexttothecertificate.Bothofthemweresmiling,radiatinghappinessandjoy.
Plop…
Plop!
TearssuddenlyfellndingdirectlyonLucas‘faceinthephoto.
Hisfaceblurred,andsodidhervision.
Shefeltanoverwhelmingsadness.
Shereally,reallylikedhim.
However,howcouldhestoplikingherjustbecauseheregainedhismemory?
Whenhehadjustlearnedsignguage,hewouldclumsilyexpressthathewouldalwaysstaybyherside.
Liar.
Bigliar!
Avelinehuggedthemarriagecertificate,curlinguponthesofa,hereyesredandhollow.
Thissmallhousewasfilledwithsweetandhappymemoriesofthem<b>.</b>Everytimeshethoughtaboutit,herheartached.
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Avelinehadenough.
Shecouldn’ttakeitanymore.
Shehadtastedenoughofheartbreakthesepastfewdays.
Shedecidedtopretendthathehadneverbeenpart<b>of</b>herlife.Fromnowon,shewouldbealoneagain,withnoorelyon.
“Aveline,happydivorcetoyou,”shemutteredsadlytoherself.
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