Chapter18


    Strange,whywastherenobodyaroundduringthemiddaybreak?


    Avelinepanicked,herfacetensingup.


    “Stop!”Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    “IsawhepanyID.ShemustbefromDKGroup!”


    “Gether!Wemustdemandjustice!”


    Thepeoplebehindhercaughtupinarush.Avelinebecameevenmoreanxiousandraninonedirection,butthenextmoment,shestumbledandfellforward<b>,</b>barelymanagingtosteadyherself.Itwasimpossibletorunanymore.


    Adozenorso peopleconfrontedAvelinewithaggressive


    momentum.


    “Whoareyou?”


    Avelinesteadiedheremotionsandlookedatthemwithherbeautifuleyes.


    PaulThial,themanwithafullbeard,said,“Mybrother,PeterThial,wasworkinghereandgothislegbroken. Iseeyou’refromDKGroup.Youmustgiveusanexnation!”


    Avelinefrowned.“Iunderstandyourconcernaboutyourbrother’sident,butsomeoneelseshouldhandlethismatter.”


    Paulwavedhishand.“Handlewhat?ThosefromDKGroupdidn’tcareaboutmybrother’sconditionatall!Theyjuspensatedafewthousanddorstomybrother.Hebrokehisleg!Andtheyjustgavehimafewthousanddors?Areyoukiddingme?”


    Paulwasdissatisfiedwiththpensation.


    Avelinereplied,“Buttargetingmewon’thelp.I’mjustamereemployee.”


    Paulsaid,“Idon’tcare,youmustgiveusanexnationtoday,orI’llbreakyourlegtoo.Then,Ilpensateyouwithafewthousanddors.Let’sseeifyouwouldbehappywiththat!”


    Paulwasdeterminedtomakethingsdifficultforher.


    Avelineforgottobreatheforamoment.Whydidn’tshecheckherhoroscopebeforeleavingtoday?Whatterribleluck.


    Thiswasthefirsttimeshehadencounteredsuchasituation.Itwouldbealietosayshewasn’tpanicking,butnow,shehadtocalmPauldown.


    Shesmiled.“Sir,Iknowyouwantjusticeforyourbrother.Howaboutthis,letmegofirst.I’llgobackandtalktothepanyandarrangeforsomeodealwithitproperly.Howaboutthat?”


    Paul’sexpressionshowedahintofhesitation.


    “Paul,don’tlistentoher,she’sjustmakingexcuses.Ifwelethergo,shewon’tcareaboutusanymore!”


    “Yeah,wecan’tlethergo!”


    Someoneinthecrowdexpresseddissatisfaction..


    Avelinewasabouttosaysomethingwhensuddenly,Paul,whowasinfrontofher,widenedhiseyes.


    Shewasstillpuzzledwhenthenextmoment,shefeltasharppaininthebackofherhead!


    Eventhesafetyhelmetwasshattered!


    Herpupilssuddenlydted,andthenherwholebodywentlimpandcopsed.


    “Aveline!”


    Asherconsciousnessfaded,sheseemedtohearLucas‘anxiousvoice.


    Shefeltdazedforamoment.Howcouldthisbepossible?


    Shehadn’tgothwyer’sofficetofilefordivorce.Hemustbesomadathernow,sohowcouldhebehere?Andhowcouldhecallouttoherinsuchanervoustone?


    Darknespletelyenvelopedher,andthevoicesaroundherdisappeared.


    Tick…tick!


    Sheheardthesoundofmachineryoperatingaroundher.Avelineopenedhereyes,inhalingthestrongscentofdisinfectant.Shemovedherfingers,andsomeoneimmediatelygrabbedherhand.


    “Ave,areyouawake?”


    SheturnedhergazeandsawLucassittingbesideher,hishandsomefacetingedwithworry,hiseyesblinkingashestared


    ather.


    Wasshedreaming?


    Otherwise,whywassheseeingherLu?


    Shemovedslightlyandimmediatelyfeltasharppainintheback.ofherhead.Shesuckedinabreathofcoldair,andhersmallfacewrinkledup!


    “Don’tmove,you’vegotacrackedskundamildconcussion.Youneedtorest,”Lucassaidimmediately.


    Avelinelookedathimdazedly.“Aren’tyouheretosettlescoreswithme?”


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