Seeing this, Aveline didn’t bother trying to make him leave. She started the car and headed straight back to the orphanage. By the time they returned, the sky had turned completely dark.Zachary and a group of children came out to greet her, smiles lighting up their faces when they saw her.”Come on, help me unload,” Aveline said, walking over to open the trunk.Zachary was surprised. “You went shopping?”Aveline replied, “I had some time to kill, so I decided to buy everything the orphanage needed.””Thank you, Miss Aveline!” the children chorused.”You’re welcome. I’m glad you like it,” Aveline said with a warm smile.Just then, the passenger door opened, and Lucas’ tall figure stepped out of the car.Seeing him, the children quickly hid behind Aveline they didn’t know this man.Zachary’s expression shifted when he saw Lucas. After a brief pause, he asked, “Mr. Tudor, what brings you here?””I do have business here,” Lucas nodded, his gaze settling on Aveline. “I came to find my wife.”Zachary was left speechless.Aveline frowned at him. “There are so many children here. Don’t talk nonsense.”Lucas arched his strong brow slightly. “Didn’t we get married? Didn’t we sign the papers? Aren’t you my wife?”Aveline was momentarily at a loss for words.A little girl tugged on Aveline’s hand. Aveline looked down at her and asked, “What’s wrong?””Miss Aveline, he called you his wife, so does that make him our friend?” the girl asked innocently.”Exactly,” Lucas said, a faint smile playing at the corners of his lips as he looked approvingly at the little girl. “What’s your name?” S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Findηøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.The girl blinked her big eyes. “My name is Jessie Summer.””Nice name. How old are you?” Lucas asked, his tone patient as he struck up a conversation with her.Little girls were naturally drawn to good-looking people, and Lucas seemed to match Jessie’s idea of, the perfect prince. His friendly smileput hepat ease, and shemeherself walking over to chat with him. “I’m eight years old,” she replied cheerfully.Aveline watched from the side, feeling a bit exasperated. She decided to ignore Lucas and focused on helping Zachary carry the things from the trunk into the orphanage. The orphanage was brightly lit inside.Seeing how kindly Lucas treated Jessie, the other children grew bolder and gathered around him, their eyes filled with curiosity.”What’s your name?””How old are you?””Why didn’t you come with Miss Aveline?””Are you really Miss Aveline’s husband? Because she doesn’t even look at you!”Outside, Zachary looked at Aveline with concern. “Why did he come looking for you?”Aveline shook her head. “I have no idea. I can’t seem to stop him.”For a moment, they both fell silent.Aveline glanced back into the room and saw Lucas holding a Rubik’s Cube. His long, elegant fingers moved deftly, and in no time, he had solved the scrambled cube. The children were astonished, their jaws dropping in amazement. Their eyes sparkled with admiration as they stared at Lucas.Lucas smiled and handed theRubik’s Cube to one of the kids.Then, he cast a quick glance at thedoorway and noticed Aveline andZachary standing side by side, seemingly deep in conversation.swnyA flash of coldness flickered in his eyes before he leaned down to whisper a few words to the children.Zachary kept his eyes on Aveline, seemingly wanting to say something more, but just then, a group of kids rushed over, grabbing his hand and pulling him away.
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