NovelEnglishLucas glanced at the caregiver. "Take good care of her. If anything comes up, call me. Don't bother Aveline again." The caregiver nodded. "Yes, sir." When Lucas stepped outside, he saw Aveline's slender figure already at the entrance. She pulled her scarf tighter, looking like she was feeling the cold, and reached out to open the car door, getting in.
She turned on the heater first, waiting for the temperature to rise before starting the car.
At that moment, a knock cfrom the passenger side window.
Aveline turned her head to see Lucas standing there, his sharp, handsfeatures framed by those deep eyes.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe unlocked the car door.
Lucas opened it and got in.
She asked, "Is something wrong?" Lucas replied, "Why did Grandma want to see you?" Aveline shrugged. "Nothing in particular. Maybe she felt lonely and wanted someone to talk to." And with no one else Barbara could think of, she could only call Aveline whom she had a faint impression of.
Lucas said, "If she asks for you again, you don't have to go." He was genuinely worried that Barbara might end up bullying Aveline.
After all, she had done it before! Aveline nodded. "Are you done talking?" "Hmm?" Lucas looked at her, puzzled.
Aveline continued, "If you're done, you can get out of the car now." Lucas couldn't help but chuckle, both frustrated and amused! She really wasn't willing to show him even a trace of warmth! Instead of getting out, he reached over and fastened his seatbelt. "I'm heading back to Maple Garden too." Aveline gave him a look of disbelief.
He was blatantly hitching a ride! However, she didn't dwell on it and drove back to Maple Garden.
The drive was quiet, the atmosphere between them was delicate and somewhat tense.
Standing in the elevator, Aveline couldn't help but ask, "You won't be absent in seven days, right?" Lucas glanced at her. "You're the one who's always absent." Aveline frowned. "Those were special circumstances." Lucas replied, "Let's hope you don't have any special circumstances this time." Aveline sighed internally.
Just then, her phone rang. She pulled it out and saw that it was Annie calling. ""Hey, Annie." Annie's soft voice cthrough. "Aveline, are you busy right now?" "No, I'm free. What's wrong?" Aveline could sense a hint of caution in Annie's voice.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAnnie whispered, "I... I think my family foundat the hospital. Can you... can you cover now?" Aveline's brows knitted together immediately. "Alright, don't woStay in the ward and don't go out. I'll be there soon." "Okay!" Annie replied quickly.
After hanging up, Aveline pressed the button for the first floor.
Lucas asked, "What's going on?" Aveline replied, "It's about the girl I hit with my car and her family's situation." Lucas said, "I'll go with you." Aveline shook her head, "No need. I can handle it myself."
But Lucas insisted, "The deadline is approaching. I don't want anything else to happen that could cause a delay, and then you'd end upo blamingagain." Aveline sighed and was speechless.
That was a flawless reason.
However, she wasn't entirely
confident herself. Annie had mentioned before that her family was unreasonable and domineering. If a conflict really did occur, she might not be able to handle italone.
& not Still, she looked at Lucas and said, "This is your idea, notasking for your help " X
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