Chapter17
Thenextday.
Atteninthemorning,Aveline’sphonerang.Shencedatitandignoredthecall.
JackPotter,theforemanattheconstructionsite,wasupdatingheronthecurrentsituation,andshetooknotesdiligently.
Bynoon,shefinallyhadamomenttositdownandrest.Shetookasipofwaterandthencheckedherphone.
Eighteenmissedcalls.
AllfromLucas.
Ha!
Sheletoutasofughandwasabouttocallhimbackwhentheneenthcallcamethrough.
“Hello?”
“Aveline,areyoumessingwithme?”Hisvoicecamethrough,coldandfilledwithsuppressedanger.Shecouldhearhisheavybreathing.
Ifhewereinfrontofherrightnow,hemightjusttearherapart.
Aveline’stonewascheerful.“Lucas,howdoesitfeeltobetoyedwith?”
Hehadregainedhismemoryandcouldspeak,yethekeptitfromher<b>,</b>pretendingtobethesameasbefore.Howlongwouldhehavecontinuedthecharadeifshehadn’tfoundout?Washesilentlymockingherashewatchedheruse signguagewithhim?
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Hehaddonesomethingsodespicable;howcouldshenotretaliate?
Itwasn’therstyletonotgetbackatsomeonewhowrongedher.
Theheavybreathingontheotherendofthelinegrewlouder,andthesmileonAveline’slipsslowlyfaded.
“Herearemydivorceterms:athree–hundredquare–meterapartmentandtwomillion.Oncethehouseisundermyname,<b>I’ll</b>gotothwyer’soffice.”
Withthat,shehungupthephone.
Thrgehouseshehaddreamedof,somethingshewouldneedtoworkherentirelifetoget,couldnowbehersjustthroughadivorce.
Tsk…
Ifonlyshehadknown.
No,therewasno“ifonly.”
Avelinehadaquickbitetoeatandthencontinuedherwork.
AttheDKGroup,CEO’sOffice.
Staringatthedisconnectedphone,Lucasletoutafrustrateugh.
Wasthiswomancrazy?
Howdareshetoywithhimlikethis?
However,thinkingabouthercalm,almostindifferenttoneonthephone,hefeltevenmoreannoyed.
Shehadn’tbeenlikethisbefore.
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“Knock,knock!”Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.
Atthatmoment,Desmondwalkedin.
“Mr.Tudor,hereareallthecurrentfilesonthmercialbuilding.During<b>the</b>initial construction<b>,</b>someonewasinjured,andtheirfamilyhasbeenunhappy<b>with</b>thpensation.
They’restillcausingtrouble.”
Lucastookthefileandlookedthroughit,hisexpressiongrowingcolder.“Haveyoucalledthepolice?”
Desmondreplied,“Evencallingthepolicehasn’thelped.Theetothesiteeverydaybutdon’tdamageanything.Somereportershavenoticedthem,butI’vemanagedtokeepitunderwraps.”
“Ifthey’reunhappywiththpensation,keepnegotiatingandfindtheirweaknesses,”Lucassaid,closingthefileandhandingitbacktoDesmond.
Hereturnedtohisdeskandcontinuedworking.
Suddenly,herememberedsomethingandasked,“Where’sAveline?”
Desmondthoughtforamomentandsaid,“MissYoungclockedinthismorningbutleftshortlyafter.Oh,she’sinchargeofthmercialbuildingproject<b>,</b>sosheshouldbetherecollectingfielddata.”
Hearingthis,Lucas’seyesdarkened,andheabruptlystoodupandheadedout.
Attheconstructionsite.
Avelinefinishedhersandwich,putonhersafetyhelmet,and
startedwalkinginside.Suddenly,agroupofpeoplecamerushingoutfromtheleft,angrilymovingtowardsher.
Somehrewastoneather!
Avelinewidenedhereyesinshock,andsheinstinctivelydodged.Thestonehithersafetyhelmetdirectly!
Ifshehadn’tmoved,thestonewouldhavehitherface!
Whatwaswiththesepeople?
Sheturnedandran,realizingthatstayingalonewouldmakeheraneasytargetfortheiranger.
Assheran,sheshoutedforhelp,butnooneontheconstructionsitecameto heraid.
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