After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back (Aveline and Lucas) novel Chapter 894

Lucas had already made his way back to Aveline's side, taking her hand with a playful smile. "Ave, do you feel like you need my company? Do you want me by your side all the time?"

Aveline, who had witnessed the whole exchange, simply stared at him, speechless.

Could this man be any more shameless?

Aaron approached with a look of disdain. "Lucas, have you no shame? You'll say anything to avoid grilling. Aren’t you afraid your son will grow up and laugh at you?"

Without missing a beat, Lucas replied, "My daughter wouldn’t laugh at me."

Aaron was momentarily stunned.

Daughter?

He hadn’t even confirmed the baby’s gender, and yet Lucas was already claiming it was a girl.

"Your daughter, huh? You sure about that?" Aaron scoffed. "Do you even deserve one?"

Lucas remained unfazed. "Of course I do. I make all this money just for my daughter to spend, so it has to be a girl."

At that moment, Aveline chimed in, her voice soft but teasing, "Well, I think your daughter would love to taste the barbecue her dad grills himself."

Aaron burst out laughing. "Well said, Aveline! Lucas, looks like your daughter’s waiting—are you really not going to grill for her?"

Lucas gave Aveline a look, surprised she had thrown him under the bus. He sighed dramatically, placing a hand on her belly. "Fine, if it’s for my daughter, I’ll grill."

Reluctantly, he made his way toward the grill but not before dragging Desmond, Baron, and Braden along with him.

The three of them were speechless.

They exchanged glances, quietly questioning the whole point of the fishing competition.

“At the very least, shouldn’t we get an extra serving of grilled fish out of this?” they thought in unison.

Nearby, Selena was laughing so hard she could barely stand. She gave Aveline a thumbs-up. "Only you could handle Lucas so well."

Aveline shook her head. "It wasn’t me. It was his daughter."