Chapter182
Avelinesmiledslightly athim.“It’snothing.Ijustwantedtoseeifyouneededtogotothehospital.”
Russellreplied,“Noneed.”
Avelinepickedupherforkagain.“Thenlet’seatfirst.”
Shestartedeating,althoughshedidn’thavemuchofanappetite.Therewerestillmanythingssheneededtodealwith.
Russell’scharmingeyeslookeddeeplyather,buthedidn’tsaymuchmore.
Afterthemeal,Avelinewenttopaythebill,onlytobetoldithadalreadybeenpaid.
ShepausedandlookedatRussell.“Russ,didn’tweagreethatIwouldtreatyou?”
Russelzilysaid,“Whenyou’reoutwithme,there’snowayI’dletyoupay.”
Avelineblinked.“So,canIinviteyoutomealsofteninthefuture?”
Russell’smouthtwitchedslightly.“Sure.”
Avelinesmiled,thensatbackdown.
Russellwavedhisphoneather.“Thevideohasbeensenttoyouremail.”
Avelineimmediatelyopenedit,andwhenshesawthegirlwhobumpedintohertamperingwiththefood,her
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expressionturned serious.
Someonehadintentionallypooned thefoodtoframeher?
Russellsaid<b>,</b>“Youhavetheevidencenow,butIadviseyou toeitherreportittothepoliceorgiveitto Lucas.Don’tinvestigateityourself
Thepeopleinvolvedwerenotsomed
herown.
Avelinenodded.“Iunderstand
Shewasawarethatifsomeonehadintentionthefoodtoframeher,theymustbeverypowerful
Axelinecouldn’tfigureoutwhatcouldbe
SheneededtohanditovertothepoliceandaletoLaas.
First,shehadtoclearhername
Russellstoodupandasked,“whereareyouheadednest?Let
Avelinereplied,“I’mgoingtothepolicestationfirst,it’snottoofarfromhere*
“Alright,I’lltakeyou”
Bussellhadalreadygrabbedthekeysandlefttherestaurant
Seeing this,Avelinehadnochoicebuttofose
Atthepolicestation,sheimmediatelypresentedthevideo,andthepolicequicklycopiediostart investigatingthegirl
Afterthat,AvelipewentstraighttothehospitaleventhoughExclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.
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shedidn’twantto.
Shedidn’twanttoseeLucasatallrightnow.
Everytimeshesawhim,shecouldn’thelpbutthinkofthescenewherehepromisedSophiathathewouldmarryher.
Avelinesuppressedtheheavinessinherheartandsteppeddirectlyintotheelevator.
However,whentheelevatordoorsopened,shesawtwobodyguardsstandingnotfaraway.Seeingher,theyimmediatelyapproachedandsaid,“Pleasegoback.”
Aveline’scleareyesturnedcold,“IneedtoseeLucas,gotellhim.”
Thebodyguardsaid,“Mr.Tudor hasspecificallyinstructedusnottoletyouseehim.”
Aveline’sheartachedsharply,andshesaid,“TellhimI’mheretoexinthepoisoningincident.IhaveevidencetoprovethatIdidn’tpoisonhim.”
Thebodyguard’sattitudehardened.“Mr.Tudorsaidno.”
Avelinefellsilent.
Frustrated,shepulledoutherphoneanddialedLucas‘number,buthehungupimmediately.
Thatjerk!
Whatwashethinking?
Whywouldn’theseeher?
<b>Now</b>thatshehadarid
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stillcouldn’tevenseehim?Whatwasthepointofgettingtheevidencethen?
Avelinestubbornlykeptcalling,untilfinally,Lucasturnedoffhisphone.
Avelinefeltlikesmashingherphone.
Itwasinfuriating!
Howcouldhedothis?
TearsofangerstartedtowellupinAveline’seyes,justastheelevatordoorsopenedandSharonwalkedout.