After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back (Aveline and Lucas) novel Chapter 837

In the following days, Lucas messaged her daily, but there was still no news about Annie.

Aveline had been struggling with insomnia as well.

The video's hype had diminished somewhat but still lingered on the trending list.

One day, while Aveline was in her study drawing, her phone suddenly rang.

She glanced at the screen—it was an unfamiliar number.

She hesitated for a moment but decided to answer it, guessing that the person behind everything might finally be reaching out to her.

"Hello, who's this?" Aveline asked in a cold tone.

The voice on the other end was a processed electronic voice, making it impossible to discern the gender or emotion.

“Do you want to see Annie? She’s with me.”

Aveline immediately asked, “Who are you? Where is Annie?”

The caller continued, “I’ll give you an address. Come alone. Don’t inform Lucas, and don’t let those two bodyguards follow you. Otherwise, I’ll kill her and frame Lucas for it. With the video still generating buzz, imagine how it would look if news broke that Lucas tortured Annie to death. What do you think would happen to him then?”

Aveline abruptly stood up. "Alright, I agree."

The caller wasted no time and hung up immediately.

Soon, a text message appeared on her phone, giving an address in a remote area on the outskirts of the city.

A sense of unease welled up inside her.

Should she inform Lucas? But the caller's warning still echoed in her ears.

She couldn’t risk Annie's life, nor could she let Lucas be falsely accused of murder.

Aveline quickly gathered her things and headed out.

She first went to a mall, blending in with the crowd, and entered a restroom. After changing into a different set of clothes, she reemerged with a hat and a mask, making it harder for Baron and Braden to recognize her.

She rented a car and drove toward the outskirts. When she arrived at the designated location, she saw that it was a secluded compound.