Chapter 314 Slap! Lucas struck her on the backside, his voice cold. Behave yourself!" Aveline was both ashamed and furious, her eyes filled with hatred for him.
Once inside the villa, Lucas placed her in a bedroom on the second floor. Seeing the emotions in her eyes, his gaze remained icy.
"Aveline, I was too lenient with you before, which gave you the courage to schagainst me. This time, you'll stay here until you realize your mistake and give up on the idea of divorce. Then I'll let you go." Aveline's eyes widened in shock. "You intend to imprison me?" Lucas looked at her pale, frail form and said coldly, "Think of it that way if you want, but you brought this on yourself!" With that, he turned to leave.
Panicked, Aveline got off the bed. "No, you can't do this! I have no idea what you're talking about!" She tried to run out, but Lucas grabbed her back.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Aveline, my patience has limits. Don't test me!" Lucas glared at her, the thought of her sending Sophia to him filled him with rage, making him want to strangle her.
This damned woman! Yet, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
A flash of pain crossed Aveline's face, but she persisted, "You can't do this. You can't imprison me, Lucas. I didn't plot against you!" But Lucas didn't believe her.
If she hadn't done it, how could she have been so calm seeing Sophia run out of his room? How could she have immediately talked about divorce? It was clearly premeditated! He should never have trusted her! She wasn't worthy of his trust! Releasing her, Lucas said coldly, "Reflect on your actions here." With that, he left the room.
Aveline started coughing violently, her head spinning, her body weak and in pain.
But his misunderstanding and his words hurt even more.
She opened the door, desperate to leave.
+15 BONUS However, when Aveline reached the villa's entrance, two bodyguards in black suits blocked her path. Madam Aveline, Mr. Lucas has ordered that you cannot leave." "Get out of my way!" Aveline tried to push past them, but her strength was no match for theirs. Just then, two maids cover and pulled her back.
"Madam, please don't make this difficult for us. We cannot disobey Mr. Lucas' orders!" The two maids forcibly dragged her back to the room and locked the door behind her.
"Letout! You have no right to do this! Letout!" Aveline pounded on the door, her eyes growing red with frustration. How could Lucas do this to her? What right did he have to imprison her? She had done nothing wrong! Just having woken up recently and not having eaten, her body was weak.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe stress and exertion quickly took their toll.
After banging on the door a few times, her vision went black, and she fainted.
The two maids outside exchanged worried glances.
Amber Hall asked, "Why did it suddenly go quiet?"
Bonnie Stevens replied, "Let's not worry about it. Just follow MP.Lucas' ve orders. Amber hesitated. "What if something happened to her? She didn't look well."
A hint of disdain flickered in Bonnie's eyes. "Maybe it's just a tactic to get Mr. Lucas' attention. Let's 1. go. We shouldn't do anything beyond our duties, or Lucas might get upset."
After thinking it over, Amber agreed and left with Bonnie to continue their e work downstairs. D X