Chapter64
Lucas‘expressionwasicy,hisgazefixedahead.“Thebrakeshavefailed.”
Aveline’seyeswidenedinshock.Shequicklygrabbedthehandle<b>,</b>”What…whatdowedonow?“!
Lucasreplied,“Wemightactuallydietogether.”
Aveline’sheartnearlyleapedoutofherchest.Shesuddenlysaid,“Ifthat’sthecase,won’tMissWinterbereallysad?”
Lucasncedather.“Whyareyouthinkingaboutsomeoneelseatatimelikethis?”
“Watchtheroad!”Avelinestruggledtostaycalm,tryingnottodistractLucas.
“Whatelse?Youkeepthinkingaboutbeingresponsibleforher.Shereallyisquitepitiful,losingherlegtosaveyouandwaitingforyouallthistime,onlyforyoutodiewithme.”
Avelinecouldn’thelpbutimaghescene,feelingthatSophiawouldbedevastated.
“Andwhataboutyou?”Lucasaskedinadeepvoice.
Her?Whatabouther?Shehadn’tlostalimb,onlyadeeplyheartfeltlove.
Avelinesuddenlyfeltlikughing,“Idon’twanttobelikethoseTVdramafemaleleadswhoenduplosingsomeheylove.”
Thethoughtof thatscenegavehergoosebumps.
Lucas‘thinlipspressedintoastraightlineasthecar’sspeedcontinuedtoincrease,theveinsonthebackofhishandbulging.
“Aveline,doyouregretsavingme?”Inthesilentcar,hisdeepvoice.
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Aveline’sbreathcaughtinherthroat.
Regret?
Whenshefirstlearnedofhisdecision,shedefinitely regrettedit,evenresentedit.Whydidhewantadivorceassoonasheregainedhismemory?
ButafterseeingSophia’ssacrifice,thosefeelings ofregretandangersuddenlydisappeared.
“Nolongerregretting,”Avelinesaid.“Meetingyoumightjustbethecmityofmylife.”
Lucasletoutalough,“CanImakeituptoyou?”
“What?”Avelinefroze,asuddensenseofforebodingrisingwithinher.
Lucassaid,“Aftertoday,canyoustophatingme?”Còntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org
BeforeAvelinecouldrespond,hesuddenlyjerkedthesteeringwheel,crashingthecartowardstheguardrail!Thiswasamethodtoforcefullystopthecar.Iftheycontinueddriving,therewasnotellingwhatmighthappennext!
Thismethodwasextremelydangerous;ifhemiscalcted,thecarwouldcrashintotheguardrail,destroyingthefrontandkillingthemboth!
Avelinehadnotimetothink.Shecouldonlywatchashecontrolledthesteeringwheelwithatenseexpression.Thecar mmedintotheguardrandkeptmovingforward,butthespeeddidindeed.decrease!
Evenso,thecarwasstillgoingveryfast!
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