After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back (Aveline and Lucas) novel Chapter 854

The screech of tires cut through the night.

“Bang!”

Russell slammed his fist onto the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the brightly lit villa in the distance where Aveline was being held.

He was so close, just a step away.

But if he abandoned the contract now, all the effort he had put into securing his position in the Skyler family would be for nothing.

His hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, veins bulging across his knuckles, his jaw clenched as he stared intensely at the villa one last time.

Then, with a deep breath, he restarted the engine, spinning the wheel, and sped toward the airport.

…

“Hurry up and open the door! They’re really coming!” Wanda’s panicked voice echoed from outside the bathroom.

The two bodyguards were pushing against the door with all their might, but Aveline had barricaded it with a cabinet and was doing everything she could to hold it in place.

However, she was struggling.

Fighting off two grown men was taking its toll.

Her face was pale, and beads of sweat formed on her forehead.

“I can’t do this anymore… I’m leaving!” Wanda’s panicked voice broke through just as Aveline felt her strength waning.

In her panic, Wanda abandoned the bodyguards and ran through another door.

“Damn! She just left like that? Isn’t she afraid of what the boss will do to her?” one of the bodyguards cursed.

The other one replied, "We should leave too. It’s not worth it. If Lucas’ people show up, we’ll be worse than dead."

At that, the first guard immediately agreed. "Let’s go!"

They were just hired hands—nothing more than regular bodyguards. They had no deep loyalty to Russell.

Hearing the commotion outside, Aveline’s tense body finally relaxed. She collapsed to the bathroom floor, gasping for breath.

Relief flooded her.