Chapter58
Seeingthedeliciousfoodinfrontofher,Aveline’seyeslitup.
Shepickedupafewsnacksandquietlyatetheminthenearbyloungearea.Còntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org
Severalwomenhadalreadystartedchattingoverthere.
SincetheyweretalkingaboutLarborCity,Avelinewasn’tinterestedbecauseshedidn’tknowmuchaboutit.
“Hey,haveyouseenMr.Lucas?He’sthethirdsonofFrederickTudorfromCloudreCity,theonewhowasinaandthenwentmissingforayear.”
“Yeah,Isawhim.Iheardhischildhoodfriendsavedhim,buther<i>leg</i>
gotbroken.Thenhelost hismemoryandwasfoundbyanotherwoman.Whenshefoundoutwhohewas,sherefusedtodivorcehim.
“Hah!That’stheTudorfamily.IfyoucanholdontoMr.Lucas,youcanrisetothetop.Whowouldwantadivorce?”
“Isn’thischildhoodfriendpitiful?Shesavedhim,brokeherleg,andshestillcouldn’tbewithhim.Thatwomanmustbeshameless,clingingtoamanwhodoesn’tloveher.”
Avelinewasspeechless.
Listeningtotheirconversation,Avelinerealizedshehadbetheirmaintopic.Herexpressionchanged,andshegotupandwalkedover.
“Howdidyou hearaboutthisinLarborCity?”
Sheapproachedthemwithagossipylookandasked.
Thewomensawher,foundherunfamiliar,but theircuriositywaspiqued,andtheycouldn’tresist.
“ThisnewsspreadintheLarborCitybusinesscirclenotlongago.CloudreCityshouldknowaboutittoo,right?”onewomansaid.
Avelinenodded.“Thechildhoodfriendisindeedpitiful,butisthewomanwhoendedupwith Lucasreallyshameless<i>?</i>She didn’tseemtodoanythingwrong,didshe?<b>”</b>
Thewomanlookedathersuspiciously.“Whoareyou?”
Avelinesmiledslightly.“I’mthewomanwhomarriedLucas.”
Assoonasshesaidthis,everyonefellsilent.Thedistantmusicseemedtobeblockedout,anditwassoquietthatapindropcould
beheard.
Seeingthemquietdown,Avelineaskedinconfusion,“Hmm?Whydidyoustoptalking?Ienjoylistening.Keepgoing.”
Thewomenexchangednces,thenignoredherandgotuptoleave.
Soon,theareaaroundAvelinewasempty.
Shesmirked,thinkingtheywereallcowards.
Shegotuptogetmorefood,andshehadtoadmitthatthebanquetfoodwasdelicious!
Suddenly,awaiterpassedbyherside,andhistrayslipped.Thedrinksspilledalloverher.
“I’msosorry!I’msosorry!”Thewaiterrepeatedlyapologized,flustered.
Aveline frowned.“It’sokay.”
Butshecouldn’thelpbutwonder,whydidthewaiterhavetowalkrightbehindherwhenthepathwassowide?
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